Movie Reviews
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SXSW 2025: TOGETHER is a romantic nightmare
Together is a horror movie for the romantic in all of us.

“Black Bag” - Film Review
If Logan Lucky is Steven Soderbergh’s “Ocean’s 7/11,” then Black Bag is his “Ocean’s Mr. & Mrs. Smith.”

SXSW: “O’Dessa” - Film Review
Perhaps a little ramblin’ farm kid can save your soul if you let your guard down and see O’Dessa as the sincere, electrifying leap of faith it is.

SXSW: “American Sweatshop” - Film Review
A taut psychological thriller with room for some fine-tuning, American Sweatshop urges its viewers to reconsider what it means to consume content.

“The Monkey” - Film Review
The Monkey doesn’t know how to build a deeper foundation beneath its creepy monkey surface, but its mere existence will be a thrill to horror seekers everywhere.

“Queen of the Ring” - Film Review
Queen of the Ring is a powerhouse showcase for Bett Rickards, but one that spends a little too much time dancing around the ring.

Slamdance: “Victorian Ladies” -
Victorian Ladies is an utter delight, a throwback to the simpler, funnier days of YouTube.

“Adult Best Friends” - Film Review
Adult Best Friends is an encouragement to grow, to change, and to push the ones you love to do the same.

Slamdance: “Standout: The Ben Kjar Story”
Standout: The Ben Kjar Story goes beyond the wrestling mat to the heart of sport to create a biography of someone who chose to stand out.

Slamdance: “The Big Johnson” - Film Review
From the plethora of archival footage to the glowing way all the interviewees spoke of Dean, The Big Johnson paints a lovingly complex portrait of a person who stood tall.

“In the Summers” - Film Review
In the Summers is as miraculous as the hazy days of nothingness that amount to everything.

“Heart Eyes” - Film Review
For those who like a little murder with their romance, let Heart Eyes be your Valentine this year.

Spotlight on Indigenous Cinema Alliance
The Indigenous Cinema Alliance will celebrate 10 years of highlighting the best in global Indigenous film and television. The exciting line-up of movies and events will elevate and celebrate work on a major international level as part of the 2025 European Film Market and the Berlinale.

“Suze” - Film Review
Suze is a sweet little comedy about the aches and pains of growing up, whatever age you are.

“Daughters” - Film Review
Daughters does not tell the audience what these men did that brought them to this jail, but it does look to what comes next for the fathers and the daughters and the power of programs like this one to reform the prison system.

“Not An Artist” - Film Review
Not An Artist is for all the artists out there, whether they call themselves one or not.

“Companion” - Film Review
The fun of Companion is in its unfolding and in Thatcher’s masterful understanding of a woman fighting to live for herself and no one else.

“Presence” - Film Review
Presence is not horror in the way one might expect, but it speaks to the deeply human fear of ceasing to exist.

“La cocina” - Film Review
La cocina is careening off the edge of the world at breakneck speed, not for greatness or millions of dollars, but for the simple ability to live a better life.

“Janet Planet” - Film Review
Janet Planet is for the weirdos who found more solace in art than they did with other people when they were young. For the adventures taken and missed, all in the name of growing up.