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SXSW 2024 Review: THE MOOGAI, An Examination Of Indigenous Trauma Let Down By Flaccid Script
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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SXSW 2024 Review: THE IN BETWEEN, Stop Your Sobbing
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Director Robie Flores and producer Alejandro Flores fill their debut feature with wistful yearning and thoughtful observations on their hometown, straddling Texas and Mexico. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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SXSW 2024 Review: DEAD MAIL, This Lo-Fi Retro Thriller Excites In Form And Function
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When a mysterious bloody plea for help ends up in the dead letter office of a rural post office, the inspector on site becomes determined to find its origin, leading him down a deadly road in writer/directors Joe DeBoer and...
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Berlinale 2024 Review: THE DEVIL’S BATH, Gripping Period Drama on the Cusp of Reality and Despair
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Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala embark on a haunting exploration of 18th-century womanhood, set against the backdrop of societal and religious confines. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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