2020s
For a first feature, Sender arrives loud, aggressive, and unapologetically strange.
Young Mothers features naturalistic acting and is tinged with just the right amount of melodrama to make it emotionally memorable.
With The Saviors, Hamedani has created something that is uniquely discomforting. It’s the kind of bold storytelling we need more of.
For so many reasons, My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in Moscow is essential viewing.
Human Shield is a film that deserves to be watched thoughtfully, sat with, and truly considered.
Erupcja captures the fleeting magic of vacationing in a foreign land and wanting it to somehow last forever… though, it wouldn’t be very magical anymore.
Obsession is a slyly well-structured and blackly comic monkey’s paw romp that draws you in and keeps you hooked from start to finish.
Project Hail Mary may not be a groundbreaking achievement, but it’s sure to give you some escapist entertainment for 2+ hours.
The Stranger is visually stunning, well-acted, and rich with the heady atmosphere one gleans from the pages, but still leaves you wanting more.
Home Delivery offers a warm, often funny, and occasionally uneven experience that wears its heart openly.
Caroline Golum’s sophomore feature boasts a highly stylized, homespun aesthetic that is guaranteed to charm you.
These three SXSW titles shook up the status quo and took (mostly) unexpected turns to create something exciting.
Two of the films at SXSW this year were about the high school experience and the way art can transform and heal.
Inventive, edgy, and ultimately unforgettable, Grind & Drag are coming through with the big SXSW vibes.
Palestine ’36 is an important film despite its imperfections—mainly, its valiant attempts to do and say a little too much for one movie.