This seems to be the year for Lily Gladstone to shine. She delivered one of the best performances of this year’s Sundance in Fancy Dance, and has already gotten tremendous praise for her role in Martin Scorcese’s Killers of the […]

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One of the most memorable films to break out at this year’s SXSW was Pete Ohs’ microbudget black comedy, Jethica. Shot for under $10,000 using a Canon DSLR, it premiered in the Visions section of the festival where it gained […]

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One film that made a wave of terror at this year’s SXSW was writer-director Beth de Araújo’s Soft & Quiet. In her feature debut, which plays out in real-time, it follows a group of white supremacist women who set off […]

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Iliana Sosa’s documentary What We Leave Behind captures the life of her aging native-Mexican grandfather and his rural homeland. It won two awards at this year’s SXSW where it had its world premiere. The documentary is not only a portrait […]

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Kathlyn Horan’s documentary The Return of Tanya Tucker – Featuring Brandi Carlile showcases the live musical return of the country music trailblazer after decades away from the spotlight. With the collaboration of Americana star Brandi Carlile, who wrote a new album […]

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After a successful debut at this year’s SXSW, writer/director Addison Heimann’s Hypochondriac is sure to disturb audiences when it hits theaters later this month. It stood out among audiences and critics for its portrayal of mental illness and its LGBTQ+ […]

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One film that stood out to audiences at this year’s SXSW was writer/director James Morosini’s I LOVE MY DAD. Winner of both the Narrative Grand Jury Award and the Narrative Audience Award, Morosini’s semi-autobiographical film stars himself and Patton Oswalt […]

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Director Morrisa Maltz (Ingrid) just premiered her latest film, The Unknown Country, at SXSW 2022 (where I reviewed it), and I had a chance to virtually chat with her during the festival. In the movie, which utilizes a mix of […]

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(The 2022 SXSW Film Festival ran March 11-20 in glorious Austin, Texas. Check out Melanie Addington’s movie review of X. Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Ti West returns with a horror film for the ages. On March 13, X […]

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A two-part documentary on the infamous Kids In The Hall premiered at South by Southwest in advance of their new Amazon Prime series reboot. Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks follows their journey from before they were a troupe to […]

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