At SXSW 2026, ‘Normal’ with Bob Odenkirk and ‘Pretty Lethal’ with Uma Thurman, used clever and creative screenwriting tropes to create engaging and exciting cinema.
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SXSW 2026 Reviews: ‘Ready or Not 2: Here I Come’ with Samara Weaving and ‘The Comeback’ Starring Lisa Kudrow
"Ready or not," it's time for a "comeback" with Samara Weaving and former 'Friends' star Lisa Kudrow.
Read More »SXSW 2026 TV Review: ‘Margot’s Got Money Troubles’ Takes on Modernity With Fanning, Pfeiffer, and Offerman
SXSW not only brings attendees movies and music, it also gives them a peek at what they can enjoy on their TV in the coming year. At the 2026 edition of the South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and Festivals we learned that Margot’s Got Money Troubles. The series, which will premier on …
Read More »SXSW 2026 Film Review: Keke Palmer and Demi Moore in ‘I Love Boosters’ Make Opening Night Memorable
Writer/director Boots Riley premiered an amazing and funny film – I Love Boosters – at the opening night of SXSW 2026.
Read More »Music & Film Reviews: A Paisley Underground Anthology, plus ‘Elvis ’56,’ the Light Crust Doughboys, and Sam Lewis
The Dream Syndicate, Long Ryders, the Rain Parade, and, of course, the Bangles are here, along with groups you've probably never heard.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘Song Sung Blue’ Starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson
When it features its stars singing the Neil Diamond songbook, this biopic delights. Otherwise, it's a depressing slog.
Read More »Movie and Music Reviews: ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere,’ plus Pavlov’s Dog and the Dream Syndicate
It's far from the exhilarating, upbeat tale that some fans might expect. Though we see a few snippets of Bruce in concert, rocking out in front of adoring fans, the lion’s share of this movie captures a very different offstage persona.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever’ – Starring Judy Greer
Judy Greer heads a cast featuring talented child actors in an emotional holiday tale.
Read More »New York Film Festival Review: Bradley Cooper’s ‘Is This Thing On?’
In Bradley Cooper's third outing as director, Will Arnett and Laura Dern portray a couple whose separation leads to an unpredictable midlife catharsis.
Read More »New York Film Festival Review: ‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ from Jim Jarmusch
Jim Jarmusch constructs three scenarios about family, all different, but all revealing isolation between adult children and their parents.
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