Dead Eyes drops you directly into the nightmare…whether you want to be there or not. Told entirely through a first-person POV, the film follows Sean (Rijen Lane) and his fiancée, Grace (Ana Thu Nguyen), as they venture deep into a remote forest in search of Sean’s missing father. His
!['Wishful Thinking' - A Sci-Fi Romance That Redefines the Modern Rom-Com [SXSW Review]](https://thathollywoodshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Wishful-Thinking-660x372.webp "Wishful Thinking")
In Wishful Thinking, love isn’t just complicated, it’s cosmically unstable. Charlie (Lewis Pullman), a struggling musician, and Julia (Maya Hawke), an ambitious video game designer, are stuck in that uniquely frustrating relationship purgatory: they can’t make it work, but they can’t seem
Director-writer duo Alex Prager and Vanessa Prager bring their dystopian science fiction satire Dreamquil (2026) to SXSW with a film that blends retro aesthetics, AI anxiety, and domestic discontent. The story centers on Carol (Elizabeth Banks), a wife and mother struggling to balance career
Writer/Director Macon Blair is trying to bring back the chaotic road-trip comedy with The Shitheads. But does it work? I’m unsure. There are moments that land and genuine laughs sprinkled throughout, but it has left me wondering if the movie itself misses the mark or if I’ve simply outgrown this
Let’s talk about one of my favorite films to come out of SXSW, Edie Arnold is a Loser. The story is a coming-of-age indie film that channels teenage alienation through the raw energy of punk. The story follows the shy Catholic School dork, Edie Arnold, who is dragged against her will to a punk
Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride is fantastically unhinged in the most delicious and deliberate way. This is not a nostalgic retread of Frankenstein. It is a reclamation project. A gothic romance filtered through 1930s Chicago Mob grit, stitched together with satire, horror, and a sharp awareness of
SXSW is where genre films go feral, indies get discovered, and at least one midnight screening turns into the movie everyone pretends they saw first. This year’s lineup feels aggressive in the best way. Big casts. Horror dominance. Streaming premieres are stacked next to theatrical plays. And more
For the first time in nearly two decades, the cast of Laguna Beach is coming back together. “The Reunion: Laguna Beach” will stream exclusively on The Roku Channel beginning April 10, reuniting original cast members Lauren Conrad, Stephen Colletti, Kristin Cavallari, Lo Bosworth, Talan Torriero,
Indulging every absurd idea that pops into his head, the film unfolds with propulsive vibrance and unshackled execution. That approach turns out to be a bit of a gift and a curse for Riley; a gift in the sense that we get something fresh and original, but a curse because its unbridled approach
Though marital arts action cinema is vast and varied, it is rare for one to elevate the genre and push it forward. There have been few recently - The Raid comes to mind, and while not technically "martial arts" I'd argue John Wick counts - that feel as if something new and special is happening.
This is a first for Marvel Studios and their Marvel Television branch for their Special Presentations. We've had others like Werewolf By Night that introduced a new character, but not one for an already established character like The Punisher. The Punisher: One Last Kill comes off the heels of his
