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A Great Movie Year Deserved a Better Oscars
by admin|3 months ago|Roger Ebert
When judging whether a particular year’s Oscars are “good” or “bad,” you should break down your response into separate criteria. Were you happy with what won? Did you like the speeches? Were there memorable unscripted moments? How was the host?...
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SXSW 2024 Review: RESYNATOR, Revelatory Musical History Turns Surprisingly Personal
by admin|3 months ago|Screen Anarchy
Alison Tavel's terrific film documents a remarkable inventor who just happens to be her father. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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THE HOBBY
by admin|3 months ago|Hammer to Nail
(For its 31st edition, the SXSW Film & TV Festival will host nine days of screenings from March 8-16, 2024. Check out Chris Reed’s The Hobby movie review. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Board games are a delight. They...
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SXSW 2024 Review: THE MOOGAI, An Examination Of Indigenous Trauma Let Down By Flaccid Script
by admin|3 months ago|Screen Anarchy
An Aboriginal demon steps in for the real-life enduring trauma of Australia’s “Stolen Generations” in Jon Bell’s debut feature, The Moogai. Government sponsored assimilation programs ripped tens of thousands of Aboriginal children from their families to be placed with white...
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SXSW Film Festival 2024: Babes, My Dead Friend Zoe, Y2K
by admin|3 months ago|Roger Ebert
The first full day of features at the Paramount (after Opening night premieres of “Road House” and Netflix’s “3 Body Problem—and an AM preview of new episodes of “Hacks”) felt like a purposeful attempt by the programmers to offer escape....
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True/False 2024: Coming Home Again
by admin|3 months ago|Roger Ebert
True/False is a rare gem. As a critic based in Chicago—whether it’s Cannes, Karlovy Vary, Sundance, SXSW, NYFF, or TIFF—I’m always venturing out of the Midwest to a festival in another region or another country. But no matter who I’ve...
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True/False 2024: Ibelin, Alien Island, Yintah
by admin|3 months ago|Roger Ebert
Usually, I make it a rule to not rewatch films at festivals; When my time on the ground is so limited, I would rather discover a new title rather than re-explore (in fact, the only time I’ve ever rewatched any...
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True/False 2024: A Photographic Memory, There Was There Was Not, Three Promises
by admin|3 months ago|Roger Ebert
Like many festivals and observers, True/False, the preeminent nonfiction film festival in Columbia, Missouri, has had displacement on its mind while considering a central question: How do we hold onto what once was? For many filmmakers, the preservation of memories,...
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SXSW 2024 Review: HUNTING DAZE, This Party Ends In Blood
by admin|3 months ago|Screen Anarchy
One of several films at this year’s SXSW that explore the effects of women’s presence in traditionally male spaces, Annick Blanc’s Hunting Daze is among the bloodiest of the lot. When exotic dancer Nina (Nahéma Ricci) gets in a fight...
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SXSW 2024 Review: AZRAEL, Samara Weaving Leads This Dialogue-Free Ripper
by admin|3 months ago|Screen Anarchy
In a future some time beyond the Rapture, a sect of penitents renounces the gift of speech in the hopes of secondary salvation. However, their survival depends on more than piety, and when a sacrifice goes awry, one former believer...
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