Two films at SXSW impressed me with their commitment to providing the audience a good time: 'The Fall Guy' and 'Gutter.'
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Can You Be Too Old to Enjoy ‘Harry Potter’ Books and Films?
Can you be too old to enjoy something? For a long time now, I have been hearing people say that 'Harry Potter' books and films – the amazingly magical world created by JK Rowling – are only for young people.
Read More »SXSW 2024 Film Review: ‘Sasquatch Sunset’ Makes a Yeti out of Jesse Eisenberg
Jesse Eisenberg stars in a film about a year in the life of a sasquatch family trying to survive in a changing environment.
Read More »SXSW Exclusive Interview: ‘Resynator’ Director Alison Tavel
The director talks about her award-winning debut feature documentary.
Read More »SXSW 2024 Film Review: ‘My Dead Friend Zoe’ Makes PTSD Real with Morgan Freeman and Ed Harris
'My Dead Friend Zoe' takes an intense, personal look at PTSD as it afflicts a veteran. It adds just enough humor to make the pain bearable.
Read More »SXSW 2024 Film Review: ‘3 Body Problem’ – Search for Aliens and Conspiracies with David Benioff and D.B. Weiss
'3 Body Problem,' a new sci-fi series by Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss and their new partner Alexander Woo debuted at SXSW.
Read More »SXSW Film Review: World Premiere of ‘Resynator’
Making its world premiere at SXSW is Alison Tavel's marvelous documentary about her late father's synthesizer.
Read More »SXSW Movie Review: Natalia Santa’s ‘Malta’
Natalia Santa's film, which is making its world premiere at SXSW, is an absorbing character study.
Read More »Athena Film Festival Review: ‘Fancy Dance’
In 'Fancy Dance,' an Indigenous women (Lily Gladstone) deals with the disappearance of her sister and caring for her niece who is traumatized by her mother's disappearance. She is only comforted by the hope of seeing her mother at the state powwow where the two will be together in the mother-daughter ritual dance.
Read More »Movie Review: Slamdance Audience Award Winner ‘African Giants’
The film is well written and directed, and anchored by impressive performances from the two leads.
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