Reviews

[Review] The Lincoln Lawyer

Opening and closing with a whole lotta soul (literally), The Lincoln Lawyer fills the middle with something that feels oddly archaic: courtroom drama. It’s ...

[SXSW Review] The FP

A clever spoof on the action films of the 1980's, The FP is one of the more unique films I have seen in recent memory. Taking place some time in the future wh...

[SXSW Review] Paul

Paul is a highly enjoyable love letter to geek fandom. Starting at Comic-Con (where else?), two British sci-fi enthusiasts (Simon Pegg as Graeme and Nick Fros...

[SXSW Review] Beginners

Beginners is a heartbreaking, soulful exploration of both hetero and homosexual repression. It’s a deeply personal and haunting narrative recalling other ho...

[SXSW Review] Bridesmaids

Note: although South by Southwest’s programming department considered last night’s screening of the upcoming comedy Bridesmaids a work in progress, in his intro...

[SXSW Review] Hesher

After seeing Hesher, directed by Spencer Susser, I can completely understand why it's been making the festival rounds for a year and a half without a proper the...

[SXSW Review] Insidious

Insidious, the newest horror movie from Saw creators James Wan and Leigh Whannell, chucks away the blood and gore that most in the genre rely on nowadays. It in...

[SXSW Review] Becoming Santa

Becoming Santa, a documentary by Jeff Myers is something I would have passed over if it was playing in a theater nearby or on television. And it's a shame, beca...

[Review] Red Riding Hood

The point of a fairy tale is to scare the bejesus out of little kids until they learn a lesson. Or, at the very least, make them think twice about involving t...