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THE RIDER: Chloé Zhao's Haunting Masterpiece (SFIFF Review)
SFIFF Review – THE RIDER: Chloé Zhao’s Haunting Masterpiece

Director Chloe Zhao follows up her debut film with an outstanding sophomore feature, The Rider, that in a just world would see her get an Oscar nomination for her impactful direction.

On The Red Carpet With Jason Sudeikis, Star Of KODACHROME
On The Red Carpet With Jason Sudeikis, Star Of KODACHROME

Alex Arabian spoke with Jason Sudeikis on the red carpet of upcoming Netflix film Kodachrome at San Francisco International Film Festival, about working with Ed Harris, Elizabeth Olson and director Mark Raso.

6 BALLOONS Interview: Director Marja-Lewis Ryan And Producers Samantha Housman & Ross M. Dinerstein

We were able to talk with Marja-Lewis Ryan, Samantha Housman and Ross M. Dinerstein, the director and producers of the Netflix drama 6 Balloons.

SXSW Review: YOU CAN CHOOSE YOUR FAMILY: A Tour Of Toxic Masculinity
SXSW Review: YOU CAN CHOOSE YOUR FAMILY (BEING FRANK): A Tour Of Toxic Masculinity

The narrative debut of director Miranda Bailey, You Can Choose Your Family, is a misjudged dark comedy that earns enough goodwill through the committed performances from its ensemble.

Sorry To Bother You Review
SXSW Review: SORRY TO BOTHER YOU: Boots Riley’s Absurdist, Existential, Surreal, Anti-Capitalist Sci-Fi Masterpiece Of A Debut

It’s hard to describe what Boots Riley’s debut, Sorry To Bother You, is actually about, because it is trippy, all over the place, and absolutely brilliant. You need to see it.

Adventures in Austin: A Love Letter From SXSW
Adventures in Austin: A Love Letter From SXSW

As the SXSW festival comes to its end, Jax Griffin writes a love note to SXSW and its host city, Austin, Texas. She celebrates the food, the people, and the vibe.

Adventures in Austin: A Love Letter From SXSW
SXSW Review: Short Films

Jax Griffin checked out the short films at SXSW to scope the up-and-coming fimmakers, and reviews her favorite ones, among them Hair Wolf, Haven, Milk and more!

SXSW Review: PROSPECT: A Slow-Burning, Atmospheric Hard Sci-Fi
SXSW Review: PROSPECT: A Slow-Burning, Atmospheric Hard Sci-Fi

Quite different from the big budget, blockbuster action films that we associate with sci-fi nowadays, Prospect is a slow-burning, languid study of people who end up at the wrong place at the wrong time, somewhere in outer space.

SXSW Review: FIRST REFORMED: The Culmination Of Schrader's Career
SXSW Review: FIRST REFORMED: The Culmination Of Schrader’s Career

First Reformed had its U.S. premiere at SXSW, with Paul Schrader and Ethan Hawke in attendance. First Reformed brings Paul Schrader’s career to a full circle, with both strong Bressonian and Taxi Driver influences.

Adventures in Austin: A Love Letter From SXSW
Shawn’s SXSW Diary – Monday: Something New, Something Borrowed

Shawn Glinis reviews the two films he saw on the Monday of SXSW: Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade and Bart Layton’s American Animals.

SXSW Review: HALF THE PICTURE: Death By A Thousand Cuts For Hollywood Misogyny

Amy Adrion’s must-see documentary HALF THE PICTURE features many prominent women filmmakers who open up about their experiences with discrimination in Hollywood.

Berlinale 2018, Days 9 & 10: The Festival Comes To A Close
Berlinale 2018, Days 9 & 10: The Festival Comes To A Close

In Gus Edgar’s final rundown of the films of the Berlinale, he reviews Die Tomorrow, Ága, Human, Space, Time and Human, In The Aisles and more.

Berlinale 2018, Days 9 & 10: The Festival Comes To A Close
Berlinale 2018 Days 7 & 8: The Best The Festival Has To Offer

In this report from the Berlinale in Berlin, Germany, Gus Edgar reviews Golden Bear winner Touch Me Not, Chinese film An Elephant Sitting Still, Soderbergh’s Unsane and more.

Berlinale 2018, Days 9 & 10: The Festival Comes To A Close
Berlinale 2018, Days 5 & 6: The Competition Hardly Heats Up

Gus Edgar reports from the Berlinale in Berlin with reviews of Pig, Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot, Season of the Devil, 7 Days in Entebbe and U-July 22.

Berlinale 2018, Days 9 & 10: The Festival Comes To A Close
Berlinale 2018, Days 3 & 4: Provocation Reigns Supreme

In this report from day 3 and 4 at Berlinale 2018, we cover Dovlatov, Eva, Transit, Our House, The Real Estate and Jahilya.