At SXSW18: HEAVY TRIP
From the outside, the death metal scene can seem pretty intimidating. Full of the dour and dejected, decked out in shirts depicting horrific…
At SXSW18: FIRST REFORMED
Portraying ministers in film is a daunting task. Make them too pious and they are foreign to a large audience. Make them “too…
At SXSW18: HEARTS BEAT LOUD
Making its SXSW debut after charming audiences at Sundance, Brett Harley’s “Hearts Beat Loud” is the perfect movie to celebrate as Austin transitions…
At SXSW18: Making the Grade
Like Jeremy Workman’s The World Before Your Feet, Making the Grade is another surprisingly charming documentary that premiered at SXSW this year. It’s…
At SXSW18: ON HER SHOULDERS
The Yazidis are a Kurdish religious minority that has recently been displaced from their northern Iraq homeland by ISIS. They make up about…
At SXSW18: The Gospel of Eureka
The Gospel of Eureka might be the most “American” film at SXSW this year, at least in its depiction of the diverse expressions…
At SXSW18: JINN
The coming-of-age genre, particularly at film festivals, might inspire collective eye rolls. But when the character that is coming of age is a…
At SXSW18: THEY LIVE HERE, NOW and THE WORLD BEFORE YOUR FEET
Issues of immigration, immigrants’ rights, and the global refugee crisis are at the forefront of our collective political, ethical, and moral conversations. At…
