At SXSW25: BROTHER VERSES BROTHER
I am always intrigued when filmmakers set creative limitations for themselves. Perhaps the most radical, but inconsistent, of these being Dogme 95, a…
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At SXSW24: Doppelgängers³
I’ll confess, Doppelgängers³ wasn’t on my list of films to catch at the festival this year. My colleague Alexander Carpenter and I only…
THE GOD OF WILD PLACES: A Review
We’ve sequestered death, pushed it off to arm’s length. […] Hunting has changed that for me in a way that religion never did.…
At SXSW24: Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird
Let’s get this out of the way first: At the Drive-In were one of the most important bands in my life. They altered…
At SXSW24: MY DEAD FRIEND ZOE
“We see a lot of war movies. We don’t really see a lot of movies about veterans,” said first time writer/director and Army…
At SXSW24: TIMESTALKER
Writer and director Alice Lowe had an idea – and she was willing to chase that idea through time and space in order…
At SXSW24: SING SING
We are more than the worst thing we have done. But what if the worst thing we ever do becomes part of the…
At SXSW24: MONKEY MAN
Might as well come out and say it…Monkey Man is one of the best action movies I’ve seen in a long time and…
At SXSW24: BACKSPOT and NATATORIUM
Two of my first SXSW24 screenings were of small, fiercely independent dramas that feature strong female leads. Backspot is one of the first…
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Killer Serials: BEARTOWN (105)
In the latest episode of the Killer Serials podcast, Tony Jones and Ryan Parker discuss the finale of the HBOMax limited series, Beartown. They…
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THE GOD OF WILD PLACES: A Review
We’ve sequestered death, pushed it off to arm’s length. […] Hunting has changed that for me in a way that religion never did.…
The Need for New Stories
It might sound like a weird question, but what comes first, perception or storytelling? The two are so intricately interwoven that by the…
A Fresh Take on JUDAS: A Conversation with Jeff Loveness
Already vying for our favorite comic of the year, Judas (Boom! Studios), a four-issue series from writer Jeff Loveness and artist Jakub Rebelka. In it’s short…
THE PUSH
Patrick Gray and Justin Skeesuck completed the Camino de Santiago in 2014. What set them apart from their fellow pilgrims is that Patrick…