SXSW Review: Bluebird
To anyone who’s a fan of country music, the Bluebird Cafe, Nashville, is the holy grail, a place of pilgrimage and wonder. People ...
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SXSW Review: La Mala Noche
La Mala Noche is an under-the-radar narrative premiering at SXSW this year, and with its heavy subject matter it’s easy to see why ...
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SXSW Review: The River and the Wall
I’ve spoken highly of all the films I’ve been fortunate enough to see over the course of the last five days at SXSW, ...
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SXSW Review: Days of the Whale
Set in Medellin, Colombia, Days of the Whale is a story of youthful rebellion and the inevitable consequences of getting in with the ...
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SXSW Review: Aleksi
Aleksi made me laugh out loud so many times that I lose count. The directorial debut of Croatian director Barbara Vekaric and was ...
SXSW Review: Vai
Vai is a portmanteau film telling the stories of eight different women named Vai. Residing in seven different Pacific countries, their name means ...
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SXSW Review: Vision Portraits
Vision Portraits is the rare kind of film that you’ve always hoped to see, heralding back to the earliest use of montage in ...
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SXSW Review: For Sama
For Sama is the story of the Syrian uprising and civil war, told through the point of view of Waad al Kateab. Her ...
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SXSW Review: Community First, a Home for the Homeless
Community First is a true passion project of director Layton Blaylock. Seeing him involved in the residents’ lives is a powerful thing and ...
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SXSW Review: Go Back To China
Go Back To China will no doubt received mixed reviews from audiences of different backgrounds, but I’m of the opinion that it was ...
Review: An Elephant Sitting Still
Writer/director Hu Bo took his own life shortly after completing An Elephant Sitting, adapted from one of his own stories. He was only ...
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The 2018 Golden Cages: Most Overrated Movie
Welcome one and all to Flixist’s new end of the year awards program, the Golden Cages! With Hollywood becoming increasingly out of touch ...