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SXSW Review – Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
The film opens in 1990 at a hotel in Florida. Woken up by what Michael J. Fox thought was a moth fluttering against his cheek, it was instead a trembling pinkie finger animating itself, and he could not get it to stop. Thinking of why…
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SXSW Review – Deadland
***Trigger/Spoiler Warning: This film contains depictions of suicide*** Deadland (2023) revolves around the struggle of immigrants trying to cross into the US from Mexico at any cost. Screenwriters Lance Larson (also the director) and Jas Shelton take it one step further, with their main character…
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SXSW Review – If You Were the Last
Sometimes a SXSW screening is chosen just because you love the actors involved, regardless of everything else. The choices do not always work out, and you see a not-so-great film. In the case of If You Were the Last (2023), the opposite happens, and it…
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SXSW TV Review – The Big Door Prize
The Big Door Prize is a new television series on Apple TV+, premiering March 29th—the first three episodes screened at SXSW. The trailer reveals an intriguing premise, with the source material coming from a novel of the same name written by M.O. Walsh. The Big…
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SXSW Review – Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Dungeons & Dragons has long been a game played by kids who grew into adults or just adults who fell in love with the gameplay and imaginative scenarios. Personally, I never played the game; my only exposure is through films and television shows. For some…
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Film Review – The Son (Second Take)
The Son (2022) is the newest film from director Florian Zeller, whose film The Father (2020) garnered two Oscar wins in 2020. Zeller and Christopher Hampton also returned to write the script based on Zeller’s play. The Son is not a sequel to The Father…
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Film Review – Women Talking
***Trigger Warning – this film deals with domestic abuse, rape, pedophilia, and incest. Please take care if you want to watch this film or read any reviews.*** Sarah Polley (who will forever be Ramona to my generation) has resurfaced as the director of Women Talking…
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Film Review – The Whale
The word-of-mouth and promotion of The Whale (2022) have been in full force since Cannes. Even when we didn’t know what it was about, other than Brendan Fraser being in a fat suit, people clamored to learn more about the film. There hasn’t been a…
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