SXSW2023 Review: Self Reliance
It’s hard not to root for Jake Johnson. Whether it’s the lovably goofy characters he plays or the general air of affability he…
SXSW2023 Review: Talk To Me
The directorial debut of Danny and Michael Phillippou asks the question: what if conjuring the dead became a party drug? This tantalizing premise…
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…
