SXSW2023: Late Bloomers
In the dramedy Late Bloomers, Karen Gillen plays Louise, a flailing 28 year old going through the usual motions. You know the story…
SXSW Review: Mama Bears
We’re not going to see changes in our legislative halls until we change what we hear in the pews from the pulpits of…
SXSW Review – Crows Are White
A Buddhist monk, shrouded in night, donning the bright white medieval garb of his sect, wanders up a mountain with a simple lamp.…
SXSW Review: The Kids in the Hall – Comedy Punks
For a generation of comedy fans, The Kids in the Hall gave us permission – not simply to laugh at life’s absurdities but…
SXSW Review: I LOVE MY DAD
How far would you go to (re)connect with an estranged family member? The central character of the SXSW narrative feature winner, I Love…
SXSW Reviews: FIRE OF LOVE and CLEAN
My participation at SXSW22 has once again been online only. Prepping for a move to Mississippi and to teach a course the week…
SXSW Review: Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood
Richard Linklater is a master of the quotidian. Whether it’s the aimless 70’s summer night of Dazed and Confused or the sprawling meditation…
SXSW Review: Really Good Rejects
Really Good Rejects is a film ostensibly about Reuben Cox, a luthier who pioneered a special type of pick up found on numerous…
