Reviews

  • SXSW Review: The Snake

    As a man who often says things he instantly regrets, I can appreciate anyone who is committed to being a mega-douchebag. That takes serious conviction, even in a fictional context. And such conviction exists in The Snake.

  • SXSW Review: New World Order

    We’re drowning in beer, bad ideas, and conspiracy theories at South By.

  • SXSW Advanced: Make-Out With Violence

    We risk losing our doctored press badges and sneak behind enemy lines to get an early look at a film playing at SXSW – Make-Out With Violence.

  • Review: The Last House On The Left

    If there’s one thing movies have taught us it’s that fat funny guys can get hot skinny chicks. If there’s one thing more relevant to the new film The Last House on the Left, it’s that remote vacation destinations, while beautiful, are quite often death traps just waiting to kill you and your family.

  • SXSW Advanced: Alexander the Last

    We risk losing our doctored press badges and sneak behind enemy lines to get an early look at a film playing at SXSW – Alexander the Last.

  • Indie Spotlight: Happy Birthday, Harris Malden

    Good solid acting, some amazingly professional camera work, and a quirky story set it apart as an indie that will hopefully gain some ground and pick up distribution along the way.

  • Review: ‘Tokyo!’ Is A Film Worth Visiting

    Paris, je t’aime and the upcoming New York, I Love You are two examples of anthology films, but nestled in between them is the new film, Tokyo! Two French directors and one Korean take turns telling stories that attempt to explain if the city defines it’s people or if the people define the city.

  • Foreign Objects: Brotherhood of the Wolf (France)

    Foreign Objects travels the world of international cinema each week to look for films worth visiting. So renew your passport, get your shots, and brush up on the local age of legal consent, this week we’re heading to… France!

  • Review: ‘Crossing Over’ Delayed for a Reason

    This highfalutin, silly immigration drama from writer-director Wayne Kramer wastes a lot of terrific actors.