SXSW: Film

SXSW 2024

SXSW Film Review: The Idea of You
SXSW Film Review: The Idea of You
Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine in a rom-com for adults

March 18, 2024

SXSW Film Review: The Greatest Hits
SXSW Film Review: The Greatest Hits
Love means never having to flip to the B side

March 16, 2024

SXSW Film Review: Cuckoo
SXSW Film Review: Cuckoo
Black Forest fairy tale strains credulity

March 15, 2024

SXSW Film Review: Civil War
SXSW Film Review: Civil War
Alex Garland enters the battlefield of combat zone journalism

March 14, 2024

SXSW Film Review: Arcadian
SXSW Film Review: Arcadian
Nic Cage plays protective father in this creature feature

March 14, 2024

SXSW Film Review: Hood Witch
SXSW Film Review: Hood Witch
Modern-day witch hunt set in Paris needs fine-tuning

March 14, 2024

SXSW Film Review: Omni Loop
Review: Omni Loop
Woman stuck in time reckons with life choices

March 14, 2024

SXSW Film Review: Cheech and Chong’s Last Movie
SXSW Film Review: Cheech and Chong’s Last Movie
The stoner comedian duo has come a long way, man

March 13, 2024

SXSW Film Review: Mogwai: If the Stars Had a Sound
SXSW Film Review: Mogwai: If the Stars Had a Sound
Band doc ends up being breathtaking look at community building

March 13, 2024

Ryan Gosling Is a Lot More Than Just Ken in SXSW Headliner <i>The Fall Guy</i>
Ryan Gosling Is a Lot More Than Just Ken in SXSW Headliner The Fall Guy
The year’s best rom-com is also the year’s best action comedy

March 13, 2024

SXSW Film Review: Immaculate
SXSW Film Review: Immaculate
Nun horror delivers decent scares, but gets in its own way

March 13, 2024

SXSW Film Review: I Wish You All the Best
Review: I Wish You All the Best
Nonbinary teen leads coming-of-age family drama

March 13, 2024

SXSW Film Review: Ben and Suzanne, A Reunion in 4 Parts
SXSW Film Review: Ben and Suzanne, A Reunion in 4 Parts
Rom-com spotlights a slowly unraveling relationship

March 12, 2024

SXSW Film Review: The Uninvited
SXSW Film Review: The Uninvited
A Hollywood garden party unearths certain truths

March 12, 2024

SXSW Film Review: The Truth vs. Alex Jones
SXSW Film Review: The Truth vs. Alex Jones
Doc follows families taking on conspiracy theorist

March 12, 2024

Dev Patel’s <i>Monkey Man</i> Crushes at SXSW Premiere
Dev Patel’s Monkey Man Crushes at SXSW Premiere
Brutal action is star’s promising directorial debut

March 12, 2024

SXSW Film Review: Dory Previn: On My Way To Where
SXSW Film Review: Dory Previn: On My Way To Where
A songwriter like no other gets an intriguing portrait

March 12, 2024

SXSW Film Review: Clemente
SXSW Film Review: Clemente
Baseball doc shines a light on a small-market superstar

March 12, 2024

SXSW Film Review: Azrael
SXSW Film Review: Azrael
The left behind navigate a supernatural horror

March 11, 2024

SXSW Film Review: Whatever It Takes
SXSW Film Review: Whatever It Takes
A cyberstalking whodunit with a corporate twist

March 11, 2024

SXSW Film Review: Wakhri
SXSW Film Review: Wakhri
Pakistani teacher turned star faces violent backlash

March 11, 2024

SXSW Film Review: Grand Theft Hamlet
SXSW Film Review: Grand Theft Hamlet
“To be or not to be” in a virtual reality mid-pandemic? Fantastic.

March 11, 2024

SXSW Film Review: Kryptic
SXSW Film Review: Kryptic
Goopy creature feature is a muddled take on self-discovery

March 11, 2024

SXSW Film Review: Faders Up: The John Aielli Experience
SXSW Film Review: Faders Up: The John Aielli Experience
Longtime host of Eklektikos, first-time documentary

March 11, 2024

SXSW Film Review: The Antisocial Network
SXSW Film Review: The Antisocial Network
Dispiriting doc probes “insurrection for the lulz”

March 11, 2024

SXSW Film Review: We're All Gonna Die
Review: We're All Gonna Die
Sci-fi romance balances humor and grieving

March 11, 2024

SXSW Film Review: How Music Got Free
SXSW Film Review: How Music Got Free
Does what it says on the tin, to a point

March 10, 2024

SXSW Film Review: Resynator
SXSW Film Review: Resynator
A daughter gets to know her late dad through his invention

March 10, 2024

SXSW Film Review: Y2K
SXSW Film Review: Y2K
Stoner disaster-comedy banks on 90s nostalgia

March 10, 2024

SXSW Film Review: Babes
SXSW Film Review: Babes
We need more raunchy female friendship films like this

March 10, 2024

SXSW Film Review: The Black Sea
SXSW Film Review: The Black Sea
Charming experimental debut blends improv and travelogue

March 10, 2024

SXSW Film Review: The In Between
SXSW Film Review: The In Between
Intimate doc captures life, loss on the U.S.-Mexico border

March 10, 2024

SXSW Film Review: Hunting Daze
SXSW Film Review: Hunting Daze
Midnighter is an unpleasant nightmare of toxic masculinity

March 10, 2024

SXSW Film Review: My Dead Friend Zoe
SXSW Film Review: My Dead Friend Zoe
A veteran processes her grief in emotional dark comedy

March 10, 2024

SXSW Film Review: Bob Trevino Likes It
Review: Bob Trevino Likes It
Barbie Ferreira shines in charming film about chosen family

March 10, 2024

SXSW Film Review: We Can Be Heroes
SXSW Film Review: We Can Be Heroes
Cheering doc about summer camp for the awkward and adventurous

March 10, 2024

SXSW Film Review: We Strangers
SXSW Film Review: We Strangers
Surreal psychodrama follows a grifting maid getting her due

March 10, 2024

SXSW Film Review: The Queen of My Dreams
SXSW Film Review: The Queen of My Dreams
Moving family dramedy jumps between Pakistan and Canada

March 9, 2024

SXSW Film Review: Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted
SXSW Film Review: Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted
An endearing portrait of the R&B/country/etc. musician

March 9, 2024

SXSW Film Review: Cold Wallet
SXSW Film Review: Cold Wallet
A well-cast thriller about crypto and its discontents

March 9, 2024

SXSW Film Review: Mamifera
SXSW Film Review: Mamifera
At 40, Lola navigates unexpected pregnancy and decisions

March 9, 2024

SXSW Film Review: Secret Mall Apartment
SXSW Film Review: Secret Mall Apartment
Profound documentary is more than just a strange story

March 9, 2024

SXSW Film Review: Road House
SXSW Film Review: Road House
Eighties classic gets a rock ’em, sock ’em remake

March 9, 2024

SXSW Film Review: Oddity
SXSW Film Review: Oddity
A wickedly fun blend of melodrama and horror

March 9, 2024

SXSW Film Review: Stormy
SXSW Film Review: Stormy
Doc explores life in the eye of Hurricane Trump

March 9, 2024

SXSW Film Review: A House Is Not a Disco
SXSW Film Review: A House Is Not a Disco
Portrait of the Pines on Fire Island moves and shakes

March 9, 2024

SXSW Film Review: We Were Dangerous
SXSW Film Review: We Were Dangerous
Reform-school girls break the rules

March 9, 2024

SXSW TV Review: 3 Body Problem
SXSW TV Review: 3 Body Problem
Acclaimed sci-fi story opens the fest’s TV portion

March 9, 2024

SXSW Film Review: <i>Monolith</i>
Film Review: Monolith
Australian audio-horror builds tone through sound

March 24, 2023

SXSW Film Review: <i>Deadland</i>
Film Review: Deadland
Border drama adds supernatural tension to the politics

March 20, 2023

SXSW TV Recap: <i>A Small Light</i>
TV Recap: A Small Light
Disney+ series tells the story of the family that hid Anne Frank

March 20, 2023

SXSW Film Review: <i>Join or Die</i>
Film Review: Join or Die
Can Rotary Clubs and bowling save America?

March 20, 2023

SXSW TV Recap: <i>Rabbit Hole</i>
Film Recap: Rabbit Hole
Kiefer Sutherland's new show is a paranoid flashback

March 20, 2023

SXSW Film Review: <i>You Can Call Me Bill</i>
Film Review: You Can Call Me Bill
A meditation on death from the liveliest man you'll see

March 19, 2023

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