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The Art of Self Defense | SXSW Movie Review

SYNOPSIS A dark comedy set in the world of karate. The film centers on Casey (Jesse Eisenberg), who is attacked…

5 years ago

US | AFM Movie Review – SXSW

Synopsis: From Director Jordan Peele, Us, focuses on a family of four returning to their beachfront home where the mother…

5 years ago

The Curse of La Llorona | Movie Review

La Llorona is a horrifying apparition, caught between Heaven and Hell.  In Latin American lore, she drowned her children in…

5 years ago

SXSW Film 2018 Review | A Quiet Place

In the modern horror thriller A QUIET PLACE, a family of four must navigate their lives in silence after mysterious…

6 years ago

A VIGILANTE | SXSW Film Review

A VIGILANTE is a timely thriller inspired by the women who escape domestic abuse.  Olivia Wilde takes a big step…

6 years ago

SXSW Film Review | A PRAYER BEFORE DAWN

A recently closed Thai prison served as the set for A PRAYER BEFORE DAWN, based on the real-life experiences of…

6 years ago

SXSW 2018 Film Review | Ready Player One

From filmmaker Steven Spielberg comes the action adventure “Ready Player One,” based on Ernest Cline’s bestseller of the same name,…

6 years ago

SXSW 2018 Film Review | Isle of Dogs

When, by executive decree, all the canine pets of Megasaki City are exiled to a vast garbage-dump called Trash Island,…

6 years ago

Review | Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing Missouri

Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing Missouri is a must see this season and I might be as bold as to…

6 years ago

SXSW Film 2017 | Colossal

One of my favorite movies to highlight at this years SXSW Film Festival is Colossal. It had an impact on…

7 years ago