SXSW

The Unexpected Cinematic Universes of SXSW 2018

By  Neil Miller 

This year’s SXSW film festival has already given us three films that feel like they’re part of something bigger.

‘Give a Shit,’ and Other SXSW Film Commandments from Darren Aronofksy

By  Matthew Monagle 

In this year’s SXSW keynote address, filmmaker Darren Aronofsky shared his ten commandments for independent filmmakers.

‘1985’ Review: A Quietly Unassuming Tearjerker

By  Tomris Laffly 

Yen Tan’s miracle of a film masterfully sets a heartbreaking, small-scaled familial story against the massive backdrop of the AIDS crisis.

‘Final Portrait’ Review: A Charming Painting of Friendship

By  Natalie Mokry 

Stanley Tucci’s latest film explores the complicated beauty of being a painter, and the bond that can form between subject and artist.

Here’s Your Chance to Experience Westworld at SXSW

By  Neil Miller 

On the eve of SXSW, we took a little tour of the massive, meticulous, and very impressive Westworld: Live Without Limits experience. Here’s your chance to check it out.

The Must See Movies of SXSW 2018

By  Film School Rejects 

Before we eat tacos, brave the crowds, and attend as many movies and parties as SXSW will allow, we’d like to run down the films we can’t wait to see.

Robert Mockler on the Inspiration Behind His Crime Spree Flick ‘Like Me’

By  Brad Gullickson 

The first-time filmmaker tackles isolation in the obsessive age of social media.

‘The Strange Ones’ Review: A Masterful and Unforgettable Tale of Innocence Lost

By  Fernando Andrés 

Lauren Wolsktein and Christopher Radcliff’s haunting tone poem goes places few films dare to go.

The Sweet Symphony of Violence

By  Neil Miller