SXSW

Film Festival.

The Feast

‘The Feast’ Serves Up a Heaping Plate of Morality and Death, Welsh Style

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Privilege meets its match as new money meets old gods.

The Spine Of Night Sxsw

‘The Spine of Night’ is a Heavy Metal Parade of Violence

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Philip Gelatt and Morgan Galen King celebrate Ralph Bakshi and Frank Frazetta. If you don’t know who they are, move along.

Alien On Stage Sxsw

‘Alien on Stage’ Offers Ridley Scott in a Basic Format

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We want to join this troop of British bus drivers as they celebrate the scariest space movie of all time.

Swan Song Sxsw

Let’s Not Make ‘Swan Song’ the Swan Song for Udo Kier

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Todd Stephens’ new film gives the iconic character actor the whole stage, and his domination is expected and utterly brilliant.

Jakobs Wife

‘Jakob’s Wife’ is a Celebration of Blood and Barbara Crampton

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Every movie would benefit from featuring a Concrete Blonde song.

Offseason

‘Offseason’ Brings Mystery and a Sea-Born Terror Ashore

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When a cemetery director asks you to visit his remote island community, say no.

Ma Belle My Beauty Sxsw

‘Ma Belle, My Beauty’ Conventionally Depicts an Unconventional Romance

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Marion Hill’s serene debut feature is an enjoyable yet predictable film about a polyamorous relationship.

Broadcast Signal Intrusion

‘Broadcast Signal Intrusion’ is Embedded with a Creepy Conspiracy

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Masks make everything thirty percent creepier.

Gaia

‘Gaia’ Finds Monsters Both Human and Otherwise Deep in the Forest

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God is real, and she’s tired of being disappointed beneath our feet.