An Interview with A STRAY’S Musa Syeed, Barkhad Abdirahman, & Faysal Ahmed
This week at SXSW, I had the privilege of speaking with director Musa Syeed about his film, A Stray, which premiered at the…
At SXSW: AMERICAN FABLE
Writer/director Anne Hamilton interned with Terrence Malick. This relationship is abundantly clear in her debut feature, American Fable, which premiered in the Visions…
At SXSW: FREE IN DEED
Writer/director Jake Mahaffy’s Free in Deed is a fever pitch of prayer, praise, torment, and attempted healings. It’s not an easy film to watch…
At SXSW: DON’T THINK TWICE
A film about members of an improv group going through life’s struggles with a cast featuring the likes of Gillian Jacobs, Keegan-Michael Key,…
At SXSW: THE SEER
When I saw Wendell Berry’s name in the subtitle of The Seer, a documentary that premiered at SXSW this week, I immediately put…
At SXSW: TRANSPECOS
Given the vehemence with which the US/Mexico border is both physically and verbally contested, it’s a wonder that it hasn’t inspired more cinematic…
At SXSW: A STRAY
Last year, a film used dogs to make a political, cultural, and religious statements about immigrants in Europe. White God received critical acclaim,…
At SXSW: DEMOLITION
Demolition might be one of the better films you’ll see this year. It’s got it all where it counts, an inspired script, smart…
At SXSW: MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
Jeff Nichols is one of my favorite directors. His new film, Midnight Special, isn’t my favorite of his films, but you’ll definitely want…