The newest edition of the SXSW Film & TV Festival arrives this week, and I'm excited to toss some must-see movies out for your reading pleasure! Check out my picks after the jump... DEAD EYES For admirers of found footage—and first-person survival horror video games—Dead Eyes is an absolute must-see. The entire film unfolds through … Continue reading Must-See Movies at 2026’s SXSW
SXSW 2025: Ash
★★ Billed as a new "mindbender" from rapper/DJ/filmmaker Flying Lotus, Ash appears on paper to be a perfect fit for both South by Southwest Film and TV Festival and horror streamer Shudder. If only a captivating package had translated to an equally captivating final product. Ash is practically indistinguishable from a variety of other Alien … Continue reading SXSW 2025: Ash
SXSW 2025 Wrap Up
Oh hey, one of our favorite film festivals every year has returned with a vengeance! Check out our full coverage of 2025's SXSW Film & TV Festival just after the jump. Films $POSITIONS (Written by Intern, Miranda Zampogna) Reflecting the ongoing crypto-scam TikTok-star lawsuits, writer/director Brandon Daley rips from the headlines, bringing a germanely frenetic … Continue reading SXSW 2025 Wrap Up
SXSW 2025: O’Dessa
★★ A post-apocalyptic rock opera led by Stranger Things breakout Sadie Sink? What could possibly go wrong? Certainly writer/director Jeremy Gasper brings a unique visual style to the bright extravaganza of muchness that is O'Dessa. Unfortunately, almost none of it works, save for maybe the silky-smooth vocals of Sink. In the strange other-world of this … Continue reading SXSW 2025: O’Dessa
SXSW 2025: The Surrender
★★★★ Losing the ones we love is never easy. The five stages of grief do not necessarily have to occur in order, but denial almost always rings true as the first. What would happen to a family so deeply in denial that they convince themselves they can resurrect the recently deceased? Writer/director Julia Max makes … Continue reading SXSW 2025: The Surrender
SXSW 2025: Fucktoys
★★★★ A depraved feminine-driven journey through a 16mm dreamscape, Fucktoys loudly announces the arrival of writer/director/lead actress Annapurna Sriram. Expect grimy aesthetics, hilarious cameos, and plenty of bodily fluids—for AP (Sriram), that is just another average day in Trashtown. The mesmerizing cinematography and vignette nature of the narrative structure are accompanied by gross-out humor and … Continue reading SXSW 2025: Fucktoys
SXSW 2025: Now! More! Yes!
★★★★ (Written by Intern, Alecia Wilk) Now! More! Yes! would be nothing without its subject selection. Thankfully, TW Hansen is a supernova with terrible spending habits, and Max Hey made the righteous decision to follow him around with a camera. Out of barebones videography comes an unrivaled character study, outshining the stars of any biopic. … Continue reading SXSW 2025: Now! More! Yes!
SXSW 2025: Sweetness
★★★★ Fan obsession has been around for decades in cinema, as perfectly evidenced by the success of 1990's Oscar-winning Misery, and the innumerable films focused on this very topic that have followed in its wake. Anyone who has ever attended a themed convention or a public fan event can see that sometimes, this mania can … Continue reading SXSW 2025: Sweetness
SXSW 2025: One More Shot
★★★ As if I needed another reminder that I am getting old, it would appear that setting film and television in the iconic era of the 90s has become a new standard. Look no further than yet another time loop comedy, this one set during New Years Eve of 1999. There is a very specific, … Continue reading SXSW 2025: One More Shot
Six Must-See Titles at 2025’s SXSW
The newest edition of the SXSW Film & TV Festival is here, and we're ready as ever to throw some movies on your radar! Check out our picks after the jump... $POSITIONS (Written by Intern, Miranda Zampogna) Emerging with thrilling highs, invest this newest get-rich-quick scheme into the portfolio of tragicomedy hits. Writer/director Brandon Daley … Continue reading Six Must-See Titles at 2025’s SXSW