Film Festivals
Dances With Films 2026 Review: ‘Angeleno’ – Brings Life to Its City & Characters
A first-generation Latino American spends a weekend navigating his past, present, and future through a series of parties across Los Angeles, and discovers nothing is ever too late in a city built for ...
SXSW 2026 Review: ‘Daughters of the Forest’ Is a Visually Splendid Journey Into an Extraordinary Way of Life
Deep in Mexico's forests, two Indigenous mycologists seek to reconcile the past and present while reimagining the future for themselves and the changing world they inhabit.
SXSW 2026 Review: ‘The Ascent’ Details Mandy Horvath’s Extraordinary Climb Up Mount Kilimanjaro
A bilateral amputee who lost her legs at 21 sets out to make history by crawling to Kilimanjaro's peak. During her grueling journey, she finds healing and friendship with local guides while pushing th...
SXSW 2026 Review: ‘I Got Bombed at Harvey’ Is The Wildest True Crime Story You’ve Never Heard
In 1980, 1,000-pound dynamite bomb was wheeled into Harvey's Wagon Wheel Casino in Lake Tahoe with a $3 million ransom note demanding payment in 24 hours. As the bomb squad works to disarm it, FBI r...
SXSW 2026 Review: ‘They Will Kill You’ Is Outrageously Fun & A Bloody Good Time
A woman answers a help-wanted ad for a housekeeper in a mysterious New York City high-rise, not realizing she is entering a community that has seen numerous disappearances over the years.
SXSW 2026 Review: Love, Loss, and Secrets Behind the ‘Amazing Life of Sea-Monkeys’
A widow fights powerful corporations to reclaim her late husband’s famous Sea-Monkeys toy empire, while protecting its secret formula and confronting the complex history behind their creation.
15 Must-See Films and TV Shows Playing at the 2026 SXSW Film & TV Festival
Scott Menzel shares his top 15 must-see films and TV shows premiering at the 2026 SXSW Film & TV Festival. Among the standout titles are Hokum, Family Movie, Pretty Lethal, and many others. The 20...
Dara Resnik and James Takata Discuss ‘California Scenario’ and the Healing Power of Film, Poetry & Art
Single parents Jacob Hara and Laura Acker live parallel lives, each needing to heal before they can find one another. A family secret throws everything into chaos, sending Jacob to his daughter Lexi's...
SBIFF 2026 Review: ‘Wasteman’ Matches Brutal Drama With Powerhouse Performances
After years in prison, in which time his son has grown up without him, Taylor’s parole is approaching. It’s bad timing, then, that new cellmate Dee ropes Taylor into violent inmate rivalries, endanger...