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[SXSW Review] Detention

Detention, the newest film by Torque director Joseph Kahn, is going to turn a lot of people off. While there is an overall story that does eventually pay off an...

[SXSW Review] Hobo with a Shotgun

Hobo with a Shotgun is an exploitation movie done right; along with its hyperviolence and sadistic sense of humor, it's also dark and gritty, a dirty movie th...

[SXSW Review] How to Die in Oregon

How To Die in Oregon is an alarmingly personal documentary examining the ethics and politics of killing oneself through what some call “physician-assisted suici...

[SXSW Review] Dragonslayer

The scariest thing about Dragonslayer is that in most places in this country you need a permit to get a dog or cat, but any idiot can have a child. Dragonslay...

[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...