SXSW Film Review: Chronicles of a Wandering Saint

Argentinian divine comedy is a visual miracle

"...Do floats atop a techno dance beat halfway through SXSW selection Chronicles of a Wandering Saint...."

March 13, 2023 Screens Post by Dex Wesley Parra

SXSW Film Review: Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

The life and impact of the jazz drumming pioneer

"...Waltzes had its unveiling in a world premiere at SXSW...."

March 13, 2023 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Review: The Long Game

Bordertown golf story filled with humanity and Cheech

"...The world premiere at SXSW of The Long Game successfully balances emotion, humor, and..."

March 13, 2023 SXSW Post by Jessi Cape

SXSW Film Review: Satan Wants You

The Satanic panic as a guidebook to the dangers of crazy conspiracies

"...and Smith as the starting point for Satanic panic, SXSW documentary Satan Wants You explores the impact that Michelle..."

March 12, 2023 SXSW Post by Matthew Monagle

SXSW Film Review: Last Stop Larrimah

True crime whodunnit exposes murder in and of an Australian town

"...If this SXSW selection were just a character study of a town,..."

March 12, 2023 SXSW Post by Lina Fisher

SXSW Film Review: Flamin' Hot

Director Eva Longoria serves up heartwarming corn and cheese

"...of Flamin’ Hot, Eva Longoria’s directorial debut, brings to SXSW the touching story of Flamin' Hot Cheetos creator Richard..."

March 12, 2023 Screens Post by Jessi Cape

SXSW Film Review: Bottoms

Seligman and Sennot re-team for a wicked lesbian John Hughes riff

"...During the film's world premiere at South by Southwest last night, the..."

March 12, 2023 Screens Post by Lina Fisher

SXSW Film Review: The Wrath of Becky

The teenage Nazi killer is back for more bloody fun

"...reprises her lead role and heads keep rolling. The film starts with a very campy vibe before the animated..."

March 12, 2023 SXSW Post by Rod Machen

SXSW Film Review: Self Reliance

The Most Dangerous Game spoof lacks bite

"...The premise of SXSW selection Self Reliance is beautifully simple and absurd: Directionless..."

March 12, 2023 Screens Post by Trace Sauveur

SXSW Film Review: My Drywall Cocoon

Brazilian drama stylishly reduces its characters to metaphors

"...night of the party and the day after, Brazilian film and SXSW 2023 selection My Drywall Cocoon from writer/director..."

March 12, 2023 Screens Post by Dex Wesley Parra

SXSW Film Review: Parachute

Addiction and romance clash in this truthful drama

"...Theatre Catch up with all of The Austin Chronicle's SXSW 2023 coverage...."

March 12, 2023 Screens Post by Rod Machen

SXSW Film Review: Citizen Sleuth

Doc is a dogged investigation of true-crime podcasting

"...see why director Chris Kasick wanted to make a film about her...."

March 12, 2023 Screens Post by Katherine McNevins

SXSW Film Review: Talk to Me

Séance chiller saves the best for first and last

"...Early in the film, Talk to Me reminds us of how much fun..."

March 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Matthew Monagle

SXSW Film Review: Late Bloomers

The kindness of strangers creates beauty, growth, and laughs

"...insult to this sweetly rendered narrative, even though the film is promoted as a comedy, because those shenanigans are..."

March 11, 2023 Screens Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Featured Session: Julia Ducournau

"I obviously don't care for shock value at all."

"...was rewarded with the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival for her latest Titane, only the second woman..."

March 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Rod Machen

SXSW Film Review: The Arc of Oblivion

Documentary explores the beautiful effort of human record-keeping

"...narration and twee animation for the South By Southwest Film and Television 2023 selection, the King Corn director creates..."

March 11, 2023 Screens Post by Lina Fisher

A Contemporary Prometheus in The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster

Bomani J. Story retells Frankenstein as a Black horror

"...a disease. At least, that’s how the heroine of SXSW selection The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster views..."

March 11, 2023 Screens Post by Dex Wesley Parra

Killing Nazis for Funsies in The Wrath of Becky

Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote unleash teen hell in the splatter satire

"...That was a question that filmmakers Matt Angel and Suzanne Coot had on the brain..."

March 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

Action-comedy rolls a critical hit

"...After all, this is D&D, where high weirdness, magical..."

March 10, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Reinventing the Fantasy Movie With SXSW Opening Night's Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

Writers/directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein on dungeons, dragons, and heists

"...The opening night slot at the South by Southwest Film and Television Festival has often celebrated movies that balance..."

March 10, 2023 Screens Feature by Matthew Monagle

SXSW Doc Rewinds the Truly Horrible The Star Wars Holiday Special

Wookies go Vaudeville in A Disturbance in the Force

"...So his new film, A Disturbance in the Force (receiving its world premiere..."

March 10, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Documentary Exhumes a Personal History Folk Icon and Activist Joan Baez

The Diamonds & Rust of Joan Baez I Am a Noise

"...well documented through two autobiographies, numerous books, and previous films. Yet Joan Baez I Am a Noise takes audiences..."

March 10, 2023 Screens Feature by Doug Freeman

Short & Sweet: “When You Left Me on That Boulevard”

Austin filmmaker Kayla Abuda Galang brings her Sundance-winning short film home

"...Welcome to "Short and Sweet," our look at short films playing at SXSW. Every day during the festival, we'll..."

March 10, 2023 Screens Feature by Dex Wesley Parra

Lady Bird Johnson Documentary Reveals the Legendary First Lady's Wonk Side

SXSW's The Lady Bird Diaries goes beyond beautification

"...a podcast produced by ABC News; and now a film directed by director Dawn Porter, of John Lewis: Good..."

March 10, 2023 Screens Feature by Lina Fisher

Representation in the Toy Aisle in Black Barbie: A Documentary

Lagueria Davis' SXSW selection recounts how her Aunt Beulah changed dolls forever

"...A Documentary (premiering at this year’s South by Southwest Film & Television Festival). When Mattel started, they only made..."

March 10, 2023 Screens Feature by Jenny Nulf

The Lighter Side of Freezing Your Eggs in Scrambled

SXSW alum Leah McKendrick's finds a fertile topic for comedy

"...a cast, and write and star in her own film, partly to South by Southwest. That’s where #MeToo revenge..."

March 10, 2023 Screens Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Supernatural Horror Brooklyn 45 Wrestles With Good People Committing Terrible Sins

Ted Geoghegan conjures the ghosts of World War II

"...Geoghegan, it might be "period horror director." His first film, SXSW 2015 selection We Are Still Here, was an..."

March 10, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Queer South By Proficiency Check

Save time in choosing what LGBTQ to catch, and roll the dice with Qmmunity's recommendations

"...you land in will have a corresponding high-quality queer SXSW recommendation attached that you can attend. No networking or..."

March 10, 2023 Arts Feature by James Scott

We Have an Issue: Chaotic Good

SXSW is an absolute beast, but our special pullout issue is here to help you navigate it

"...SXSW is an absolute beast – a chaotic and thrilling..."

March 10, 2023 Column by Kimberley Jones

Life, Loss, and William Shatner

In You Can Call Me Bill, documentarian Alexandre O. Philippe examines the philosophy of the man who keeps boldly going

"...make a documentary about William Shatner. The Swiss director's filmography combines explorations of pop culture phenomena (zombie history Doc..."

March 10, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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