Bill Graham

[Review] The Dead Lands

Set in pre-Colonial times in New Zealand, Toa Fraser’s The Dead Lands follows tribal conflict between two factions that is both illuminating and frustratingly c...

[SXSW Review] 7 Chinese Brothers

Jason Schwartzman has again nailed the slacker anti-hero in writer/director Bob Byington's 7 Chinese Brothers. The film revolves around 30-ish Larry (Schwartzma...

[SXSW Review] Creative Control

On the surface, a black and white near-future film about advertising executives struggling to sell eyeglasses that augment reality in order to help fund their w...

[SXSW Review] Heaven Knows What

There’s a repulsion instinct that makes Heaven Knows What one of the more compelling films on the festival tour this past year. Exploring the plights of the mid...

[SXSW Review] Peace Officer

We all like to trust in law enforcement and the justice system, but when it comes to the police of our municipalities it has become increasingly evident that so...

[SXSW Review] The Invitation

When you play in the midnight slot of a film festival nowadays, audiences can expect something to go horribly wrong within the world of the movie. So going into...