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SXSW Film Review: Elijah Bynum’s ‘Hot Summer Nights’
Tonal shifts aside, "Hot Summer Nights" is a fairly entertaining comedy/drama from the first-time feature director.
Read More »SXSW 2017 World Premiere: ‘May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers’
'True Sadness,' by the Avett Brothers, was nominated for a Grammy in the Americana category. What was the journey of its creation?
Read More »SXSW Film Review: Dominic Bridges’ ‘Two Pigeons’
A real estate agent unwittingly shares his flat with an unseen guest in this dark comedy making its world premiere at SXSW.
Read More »SXSW 2017 U.S. Premiere: ‘Free Fire’ Starring Armie Hammer and Brie Larson
Once the first shot is fired, there is no turning back.
Read More »SXSW World Premiere: ‘Atomic Blonde’ Starring Charlize Theron and James McAvoy
What happens when you send in a woman to do a "man's job?"
Read More »SXSW World Premiere: Giancarlo Esposito’s ‘This Is Your Death’
The stars and director of "This Is Your Death" talk about the dark satire making its world premiere at SXSW.
Read More »SXSW Review: ‘The Most Hated Woman in America’ – A Powerful Performance by Melissa Leo
Why was Madalyn Murray O'Hair the "most hated woman in America?"
Read More »SXSW Film Review: Charlize Theron Is the ‘Atomic Blond’
'Atomic Blond', staring Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, and John Goodman, is a spy film in the tradition of the James Bond/Cold War genre.
Read More »SXSW Film Keynote: Gareth Edwards – Becoming a Filmmaker
Director Gareth Edwards promised attendees at his SXSW keynote address that he would answer the question, “How the heck do you become a filmmaker?” It all started, he explained, when his parents took him to “an obscure art film” called 'Star Wars'. He immediately wanted to grow up to join the rebel alliance and destroy the death star. He shared the disappointment he felt when he was told he couldn’t do this because it was “only a movie”.
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