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‘Witch Hunt’ (SXSW 2021) Non-Spoiler Review

May 19, 2021May 19, 2021 - by John Daniel Tangalin

Elle Callahan’s ‘Witch Hunt’ premiered at #SXSW in March and does “a great job of walking around any budgetary issues”. Our full review!

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‘Violet’ (SXSW 2021) – Non-Spoiler Review

April 15, 2021April 17, 2021 - by Jordan Simmons

#Violet, @JustineBateman’s directorial debut, premiered at #SXSW last month. It is “an experimentative study of characters” worth watching!

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Adaptation / Adaption / Comedy / Film Festival / Reviews / Science Fiction / SXSW21 / TCS

‘Made For Love’ – Pilot Review (SXSW 2021)

March 31, 2021April 5, 2021 - by Jordan Simmons

HBO Max’s #MadeforLove pilot premiered at #SXSW last month. It is “exciting, darkly funny, and at times, infuriating to watch.”

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Adaptation / Adaption / Horror / Independent / Reviews / SXSW21 / TCS

‘Alien On Stage’ Documentary (SXSW 2021) Review

March 25, 2021April 5, 2021 - by Jordan Simmons

#AlienOnStage screened at #SXSW last week. The documentary is “a great mood-lifting remedy we all deserve after such a horrible year.”

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‘The Hunt For Planet B’ (SXSW 2021) Review

March 25, 2021March 25, 2021 - by Jordan Simmons

#TheHuntforPlanetB was screened at #SXSW last week. What’s offered in the film is “something deeper than a traditional science documentary”!

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‘Play It Safe’ (SXSW 2021) Spoiler Review

March 23, 2021April 5, 2021 - by John Daniel Tangalin

Mitch Kalisa’s dramatic short film #PlayItSafe released at #SXSW last week and showed us the liminal spaces worth breaking through!

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Animated / Independent / Reviews / SXSW21 / TCS

‘Love Is Just A Death Away’ (SXSW ’21) Spoiler Review

March 23, 2021April 5, 2021 - by John Daniel Tangalin

Bára Anna Stejskalová’s #SXSW stop-motion animated short film #LoveisJustaDeathAway succeeds in its unique storytelling techniques!

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‘Here Before’ (SXSW 2021) Non-Spoiler Review

March 23, 2021May 26, 2021 - by John Daniel Tangalin

Stacey Gregg’s mysterious drama-thriller ‘Here Before’ premiered at #SXSW last week. The film properly takes us through the stages of grief.

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‘Sound of Violence’ (SXSW 2021) Spoiler Review

March 21, 2021May 30, 2021 - by John Daniel Tangalin

Alex Noyer’s #SoundofViolence premiered at #SXSW this past week. The film is a creative combination of ‘Crank’ and ‘Peeping Tom’!

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‘Luchadoras’ (SXSW 2021) Documentary Review

March 21, 2021May 28, 2021 - by John Daniel Tangalin

Paola Calvo and Patrick Jasim’s #Luchadoras premiered at #SXSW this past week. The documentary sheds light on violence towards Mexican women.

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