One of the reasons SXSW has been in our festival rotation for years is that it’s one of the few festivals we can all attend. Having all three editors on the ground is fun and also means we get to spend time together. However, this year’s selection of genre fair was so large that we […]
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Sometimes a film has all of the key ingredients, years to marinate, and an impassioned chef, but still tastes off. That’s how I feel about Kevin Hamedani’s The Saviors. I get what it’s doing and love that. I love this cast and enjoyed the bits that worked. However, it sadly fell flat in a lot
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Of course, I was going to be first in line to catch a movie titled Chili Finger. And a stacked cast? I knew I was in for a good time. Directed by Edd Benda and Stephen Helstad and written by Helstad, Chili Finger stars Judy Greer as a divorce attorney who decides to blackmail a
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Quince (aka Fifteen) premiered at SXSW 2026 in grand fashion. Starring Macarena Oz and Greta Martí, the comedy horror showcases the acting skills of the two young actresses owning their lead roles. Quince allows them to shine in the chaos that is center stage. In the movie, Ligia (Martí) and Mayte (Oz) are best friends
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40 Years of Fuckin’ Up: A Film by NOFX made its Austin premiere March 15 at SXSW 2026. After four decades of chaos, controversy, and self-described mediocrity, the punk band NOFX has built a legacy around doing things their way, even if they openly claim they suck. The fans, of course, know better. During the
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I walked into another banger at SXSW this year and just want to talk to everyone about it. Written and directed by Curry Barker, Obsession stars Michael Johnston as Bear, who has a crush on Nikki (Inde Navarrette) and is working up the nerve to ask her out. He is desperate to find the perfect
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I’m one of the many people who loved Ready or Not and felt it was a complete story. However, I also learned long ago to stop asking Radio Silence and Guy Busick questions. It always resulted in eating crow while trying to buy merch. More importantly, I refuse to be embarrassed on Samara Weaving’s internet
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Sinner Supper Club is a goodbye letter to friendship groups. It’s seeking closure and finding that it doesn’t always go to plan. Writers and directors Daisy Rosato and Nora Kaye created a story of love, friendship, death, and ultimately the uncertainty of life. Shot in six days on an iPhone, the film is the product
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Premiering at South by Southwest, Kill Me is a movie about depression…but it refuses to behave like one. At a time when conversations about mental health are more public than ever, the film asks an unsettling question: what happens when someone with a history of depression insists they are telling the truth… and no one
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A man jacked off next to me at a SXSW premiere and all I got was a lousy t-shirt. Okay, so that’s slightly misleading. I actually got the t-shirt at a different premiere, and it wasn’t a lousy shirt. I really like it. But other than that, it’s a pretty true statement. I’m being serious,
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