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20-10-2025 Vol 19

Day: March 15, 2025

SXSW Film Festival 2025: Are We Good?, I’m Carl Lewis!, Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror

When documentaries center on one person, breadth is often sacrificed for depth. Thankfully, for the most part, three docs at…

SXSW Film Festival 2025: Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, Fantasy Life, Brother Verses Brother

Three of the more purely enjoyable films to play at this year’s SXSW didn’t premiere with star-studded red carpets at…

SXSW Film Festival 2025: Table of Contents

Links to all of our coverage this year, separated by author, in order of publication: BRIAN TALLERICO It Ends The…

SXSW Film Festival 2025: Forge, Slanted, The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick

At this year’s SXSW, I’ve found that it’s easier to spot the thematic throughlines across projects. It’s a testament to…

Brian Tyree Henry Does His Best to Carry Apple TV’s Explosive “Dope Thief”

Man, Brian Tyree Henry can do anything. The star of “Atlanta,” “Causeway,” “Widows,” and “The Fire Inside” has become legitimately…

Movies for the Freaks: Mark Anthony Green on “Opus”

Director Mark Anthony Green’s “Opus” is a cautionary tale for an increasingly online world that conflates obsession with genuine connection.…

The Criterion Collection’s June Lineup Features Mishima, Sorcerer, and Brazil on 4K

I’ve still never seen The Wages of Fear (life moves fast and there’s books to read in-between all those films)…

Pet Shop Days Review: An Admirably Abrasive Film With a Blistering Hero at the Helm

Pet Shop Days, written by Jack Irv, Olmo Schnabel, and Galen Core and directed by Schnabel in his debut, features…