The Irishman takes top spot at New York Film Critics Circle Awards 2019
It may not have been surprising that Scorsese’s mob epic, democratised to the film-watching public thanks to Netflix, was named the Best Film ...
Tag: SXSW 2019
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Review: Knock Down The House
Many people switch off when it comes to politics — and rightly so. Politicians are typically disassociated with the working classes, and for ...
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SXSW Review: The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash’s impact on music is undeniable. With his stern voice and lyrics reflecting blue-collar life, Cash found a way to blend folk ...
For Sama directors discuss making a doc from five years worth of footage in war-torn Syria
I had the opportunity to interview directors Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts for their profoundly moving documentary For Sama at SXSW this year. ...
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SXSW Review: Mr. Jimmy
At some point in our lives, we’ve aspired to be our heroes. I can’t tell you how many times while playing backyard baseball ...
SXSW Review: Tread
The 40th president of the United States, Ronald Reagan, a one-time actor of some repute, died on June 5, 2004. Not surprisingly, the event ...
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SXSW Review: Red Dog
Some people’s mothers are made for TV, might be the takeaway from Casey Pinkston and Luke Dick’s docu-dramedy Red Dog. Much like the infamous ...
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SXSW Review: Museum Town
There’s a moment when you first see a work of art that you consider the individual behind it: how did they even conceive ...
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SXSW Review: Adopt a Highway
In Adopt a Highway, Ethan Hawke plays recently released convict trying to find his way in a world that’s changed drastically since his incarceration ...
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SXSW Review: Them That Follow
I’m struck by just how at home Walton Goggins seems as some redneck pulled from a holler deep in Kentucky or elsewhere in ...
SXSW Review: Frances Ferguson
Frances Ferguson is bored. She’s a 25-year-old substitute teacher with a dead marriage and a mother who is just as annoyed with her ...
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SXSW Review: Red 11
In 1992, an aspiring filmmaker spent a month as a lab rat in exchange for a $7,000 paycheck. He flipped that check into El ...