At SXSW25: MAKE IT LOOK REAL
Few elements of pop culture have been as historically controversial as the cinematic depictions of nude bodies and simulated (or real) sex acts,…
At SXSW25: THE MAKINGS OF CURTIS MAYFIELD
Premiering at SXSW25, The Makings of Curtis Mayfield was, without a doubt, the most fun I have had at a film screening since…
At SXSW25: ASCO: WITHOUT PERMISSION
Having spent most of my adult life living outside Mississippi, I would occasionally encounter people that would react a certain way when they…
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…
INTO THE SPOTLIGHT
Director Thaddeus D. Matula‘s documentary, Into the Spotlight, follows a theatre troupe composed, primarily, of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Each…
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…
SXSW21: Without Getting Killed or Caught
Without Getting Killed or Caught tells the story of Guy Clark, the great Americana songwriter. Like many retrospective documentaries, it explores the highs…
SXSW21: The Sparks Brothers
Edgar Wright’s love of music should come as no surprise. From the classic musical cues in Shaun of the Dead to the choregraphed…
SXSW21: ALIEN ON STAGE
Tired of performing the standard pantomime fare, an amateur theater group, composed primarily of a group of bus drivers in Dorset, UK, decides…