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
I am not the target audience for 1000 Women In Horror. I'm a seasoned horror fan who knows how important women are and have been to the history of the genre. Horror is a woman. Think about it, sure, the masters of horror might all be men (until we make a new bunch of masters), but they all used
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
There's no sense in burying the lede here. Obsession is about as good as horror gets, making an absolute meal out of its simple premise and delivering just about everything you could want from a genre film. It's smart, sometimes funny, always entertaining and often downright terrifying. Its expert
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
Let's keep it really simple with this review, Project Hail Mary is one of those movies that you watch and while you're sitting in the theater, you're hoping you can somehow go back and see it for the first time again. There are scenes, sections, moments, pieces of this film that dazzle, that charm,
It's always a risk when you ask a performer to shoulder a film and carry it over the finish line. Sometimes it works, the star's sheer charisma is enough to override the glaring flaws. But often times, no matter how bright that star shines it can't outshine the weaknesses. Thus is the case with
I am such a sucker for films that make their setting a character. The kind where the city itself is so integral to the story it can't be made anywhere else. I also love a good 70s crime thriller, character-driven narratives packed with equal heart and thrills. Enter The Only Living Pickpocket in
Apocalypse Hotel Ep. 4 "Food and Etiquette Are Mainstays of Culture" now have robot and tanuki work together for a change. This time, it's to overcome the food woes they've been having. However, their food woes end up getting a bit more serious than acquiring new menu choices. Mostly because
Black Butler -Public School Arc- Ep. 5 "His Butler, Gaining Admittance" begins a rather fun sub-arc within the Public School Arc. That sub-arc being Ciel having to do the one thing he's not particularly good at: sports. But first, he has to actually prepare for it. Black Butler -Public School Arc-
Apocalypse Hotel Ep. 8 "Discipline with a Fist! Reconcile with a High Five!" actually gives us a resolution to the cliffhanger of the previous episode. Yes, Yachiyo returns from her involuntary stay in space. However, she finds that so much has changed since she was in space that she basically
