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[SXSW Review] Drinking Buddies

The themes one deals with in a film can sometimes be better than the film itself, and this notion carries true for Drinking Buddies, the newest film from Joe Sw...

[Review] Emperor

Handsomely lensed and well acted, Emperor, from director Peter Webber (Girl with the Pearl Earring), embraces classical Hollywood sensibilities, almost to the p...

[Review] Satellite of Love

Now this was a surprise. Knowing absolutely nothing about Satellite of Love before sitting down to watch it, an opening carnival scene with the trio of Samuel (...

[SXSW Review] Zero Charisma

Zero Charisma is the kind of film one attends a film festival to see. There are no big stars, and the film entered with little buzz, but those humble beginnings...

[Review] The ABCs of Death

The omnibus horror concept has been something of a trend as of late, and for good reason. With relatively small budgets, these collaborative efforts are easy to...

[SXSW Review] Euphonia

Filmmakers have always been intrigued by the loneliness and isolation felt by teens everywhere, not just in anonymous suburbs lined with big box stores off inte...

[SXSW Review] Evil Dead

There's nothing quite like hearing 1,600 people roar, cheer, scream, cringe and laugh for a film premiere. Evil Dead nearly blew the roof off of the Paramount d...

[Review] Dead Man Down

There is a fine line between a movie that refuses to hold your hand and a movie that just plain doesn't know how to pace or structure itself. A film that metes ...

[Review] Admission

It’s often been said that television is a writer’s medium, while film is a director’s medium. With that notion, it’s a shame that no director has been able to e...