SXSW Reviews
‘The Rivals of Amziah King’ Review: Matthew McConaughey Charms as a Beekeeper in Ambitious but Scattershot Crime Thriller
Andrew Patterson's SXSW-bowing film revolves around an Oklahoma apiarist who reunites with his estranged foster daughter.
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‘Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror’ Review: An Affectionate, Personal Look at the Cult Movie Phenomenon
Linus O'Brien, the son of 'Rocky Horror' creator Richard O'Brien, assembles an impressive talking-head cast from the musical and film to discuss an unlikely 50-year trajectory.
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‘The Python Hunt’ Review: One Invasive Species Pursues Another in a Quirky Doc About Snake-Chasing Florida Tourists
Xander Robin's SXSW-premiering documentary is like a real-life version of Peacock's 'Killing It,' which makes more sense if you've seen Peacock's 'Killing It.'
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‘Drop’ Review: A Game Meghann Fahy Endures a Lethal Date in Entertaining Blumhouse Horror
The 'White Lotus' star plays a single mother whose attempt to get back into dating goes awry in Christopher Landon's feature, which also stars Brandon Sklenar.
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‘Magic Hour’ Review: Katie Aselton Directs and Stars With Daveed Diggs in an Uneven Marriage Story
Written by Aselton and her husband, Mark Duplass, the small-scale drama about loss bowed at SXSW.
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‘Hallow Road’ Review: Rosamund Pike and Matthew Rhys Are Riveting in Claustrophobic Real-Time Parental Nightmare
Babak Anvari’s psychological thriller with a hint of dark fairy-tale horror follows a husband and wife driving through the night to get to their traumatized daughter.
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‘Holland’ Review: Nicole Kidman, Matthew Macfadyen and Gael Garcia Bernal in a Stylish Psychological Thriller That Doesn’t Pay Off
In Mimi Cave's sophomore feature, a Michigan homemaker's idyllic life comes undone upon learning her husband's secrets.
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‘Death of a Unicorn’ Review: Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega in an A24 Comedy Torn Between Absurdism and Predictability
Téa Leoni, Will Poulter and Anthony Carrigan co-star in Alex Scharfman's film about a father and daughter whose accidental killing of a magical creature sets off a chain of grisly events.
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‘The Secret of Me’ Review: Illuminating and Compelling Doc Explores the Treatment of Intersex Children
Grace Hughes-Hallett, a producer of 'Three Identical Strangers,' directs this similarly themed account of destructive social experiments and identity.
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‘The Accountant 2’ Review: Chemistry Between Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal Carries an Entertaining but Convoluted Sequel
In Gavin O'Connor's follow-up to 'The Accountant,' Christian Wolff and his brother Braxton try to repair their relationship while solving a complex international mystery.
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‘I’m Carl Lewis!’ Review: Engaging, if Limited, Doc Gives an Athlete and Iconoclast His Due
Julie Anderson and Chris Hay's film, premiering at SXSW, shows how Lewis dominated track and field like nobody else, but never earned America's full embrace.
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‘Good Boy’ Review: Oh, the Horror, Through Canine Eyes
Premiering at SXSW, Ben Leonberg's ghost story unfolds entirely from a dog's perspective.
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