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The Buccaneers Star Kristine Froseth & Desert Road Hype Their Impossible-To-Describe Movie [SXSW]

The Buccaneers Star Kristine Froseth & Desert Road Hype Their Impossible-To-Describe Movie [SXSW]

Unease and suspense are at the heart of the new time-loop thriller, Desert Road, which made its debut at the ...

Birdeater Team Breaks Down Toxic Masculinity In The Australian Outback [SXSW]

Birdeater Team Breaks Down Toxic Masculinity In The Australian Outback [SXSW]

Among the films that made their debut at the 2024 South by Southwest Festival was the Australian indie, Birdeater. The ...

I Don’t Understand You Review: There Are Ample Laughs & Gasps To Be Had In This Twisted Comedy

I Don’t Understand You Review: There Are Ample Laughs & Gasps To Be Had In This Twisted Comedy

I Don’t Understand You starts on a familiar note. Andrew Rannells and Nick Kroll take on their usual comedic tones ...

The Greatest Hits Review: Solid Acting Chemistry Can’t Keep This Messy Time Traveling Romance Afloat

The Greatest Hits Review: Solid Acting Chemistry Can’t Keep This Messy Time Traveling Romance Afloat

The Greatest Hits follows a once budding music producer, Harriet (Lucy Boynton), two years after a tragic car accident claimed ...

Ghostlight Review: An Emotional, Gorgeously Told Story That Balances Heart, Humor & Grief

Ghostlight Review: An Emotional, Gorgeously Told Story That Balances Heart, Humor & Grief

Ghostlight, which initially played the 2024 Sundance Film Festival before heading to SXSW, is one of those films that’s difficult ...

Y2K Review: Julian Dennison Is The Highlight Of A Messy Sci-Fi Horror Comedy That Loses Its Charm

Y2K Review: Julian Dennison Is The Highlight Of A Messy Sci-Fi Horror Comedy That Loses Its Charm

If you were alive during Y2K, then you know the dreaded switch from 1999 to 2000 was a heavily talked ...

Azrael Review: Samara Weaving Heavily Supports A Mismanaged Religious Horror

Azrael Review: Samara Weaving Heavily Supports A Mismanaged Religious Horror

Azrael, the latest horror starring scream queen Samara Weaving, hails from the minds of director E.L. Katz and screenwriter Simon ...

Magpie Review: Daisy Ridley Stuns In Compelling, Intoxicating Psychological Thriller

Magpie Review: Daisy Ridley Stuns In Compelling, Intoxicating Psychological Thriller

Domestic thrillers can be deliciously messy, but Magpie, starring the alluring Daisy Ridley in an ambitious and delectable role, takes ...

Sydney Sweeney & Immaculate Team On The Grand Tradition Of Religious Horror [SXSW]

Sydney Sweeney & Immaculate Team On The Grand Tradition Of Religious Horror [SXSW]

Immaculate is an exploration of horror and religion as Sister Cecilia’s life becomes a nightmare after joining a convent in ...

We Were Dangerous Review: A Hopeful, Heartfelt Coming-Of-Age Story That Is Stalled By Pacing Issues

We Were Dangerous Review: A Hopeful, Heartfelt Coming-Of-Age Story That Is Stalled By Pacing Issues

Directed by Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu from a screenplay by Maddie Dai (with additional writing by Stewart-Te Whiu), We Were Dangerous ...

Road House Stars Prove Their Action Movie Cred & React To Jacked Jake Gyllenhaal [SXSW]

Road House Stars Prove Their Action Movie Cred & React To Jacked Jake Gyllenhaal [SXSW]

Road House follows Dalton, a former UFC fighter struggling to make ends meet as he attempts to escape the violence ...

Magpie’s Daisy Ridley, Matilda Lutz, Director & Producers Talk Intimate Psychological Thriller [SXSW]

Magpie’s Daisy Ridley, Matilda Lutz, Director & Producers Talk Intimate Psychological Thriller [SXSW]

Daisy Ridley is leading the charge both behind and in front of the camera with Magpie. The Star Wars alum ...

Dìdi Director Sean Wang On His Semi-Autobiographical Tale Of Adolescence & Motherly Love [SXSW]

Dìdi Director Sean Wang On His Semi-Autobiographical Tale Of Adolescence & Motherly Love [SXSW]

A film about coming of age in the US as a first-generation teenager, Dìdi (弟弟) made its Texas debut at ...

Civil War Review: Kirsten Dunst Shines In Alex Garland’s Powerful, Ambiguous War Epic

Civil War Review: Kirsten Dunst Shines In Alex Garland’s Powerful, Ambiguous War Epic

It would be easy to assume that Civil War is an alternate take on the events of January 6th, but ...

Arcadian Review: Nicolas Cage Leads Satisfying Horror Thriller That Could’ve Used More Worldbuilding

Arcadian Review: Nicolas Cage Leads Satisfying Horror Thriller That Could’ve Used More Worldbuilding

Director Benjamin Brewer’s apocalyptic action thriller, Arcadian, is intense. It’s the kind of horror that will actually make you jump ...

Desert Road Review: A Creative, Compelling Time Loop Thriller With A Deep Emotional Core

Desert Road Review: A Creative, Compelling Time Loop Thriller With A Deep Emotional Core

Written and directed by Shannon Triplett, in her directorial feature debut, Desert Road is a complex story that is handled ...

Family Filmmaker & Star On The Real Horror Of Family Drama And Autobiographical Storytelling [SXSW]

Family Filmmaker & Star On The Real Horror Of Family Drama And Autobiographical Storytelling [SXSW]

One of the best trends in recent horror cinema continues with Family, which just premiered at South By Southwest. Written ...

We Were Dangerous Stars Erana James & Rima Te Wiata On Balancing Drama, Tension & Humor

We Were Dangerous Stars Erana James & Rima Te Wiata On Balancing Drama, Tension & Humor

We Were Dangerous is a heartfelt drama that tells the story of three misfits in 1954 New Zealand who have ...

We Were Dangerous Stars Erana James & Rima Te Wiata On Balancing Drama, Tension & Humor

We Were Dangerous Filmmakers On Their Hilarious Yet Tense New Zealand Period Drama

We Were Dangerous is a hilarious yet tense drama that explores themes of colonization and body autonomy in 1954 New ...

Whatever It Takes Documentary Director & Producer On Unveiling An Insane eBay Scandal

Whatever It Takes Documentary Director & Producer On Unveiling An Insane eBay Scandal

Whatever It Takes is a new documentary that premiered at South by Southwest 2024 and tells a story of harassment ...