At the start of quarantine many of us (myself included) held ourselves to an impossible standard of productivity. There was this shared understanding that if we were to have all of this newfound time spent at home and away from…
SXSW 2021 review: ‘Recovery’ looks for humor in lockdown
Enjoyment of Recovery, directed by Mallory Everton and Stephen Meek, is going to hinge on two major factors. The first is the ability to stomach a comedy that mines laughs from the pandemic; with this being the bigger hurdle to…
SXSW 2020: Best Short Films Streaming Online
Due to the unfortunate circumstances the world is currently facing in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, SXSW had to cancel its film festival for the first time in 34 years. Solutions were quickly found to stream some of the…
Mickey and the Bear Movie Review: A familial strife that touches and brims with realness
A bevy of animals reside in Annabelle Attanasio’s debut feature. Anaconda, Montana is the setting. The high school’s sports team has a copperhead in its logo. Some dedicated close-ups of taxidermied fauna. And, of course, don’t forget the duo that makes…
Music Interview: Mateo Messina
No matter what film you watch, the accompanying music is what helps you connect to the movie. It gives you emotions. It gives you a sense of relief or it will have you on the edge of your seat. This…
SXSW Review: The Work
To read more SXSW coverage, click here. Very few movies have left me as lost for words as the documentary The Work, which chronicles four very intense days of group therapy. Just how intense? The sessions are in a maximum…
SXSW Interview: Netflix’s ‘The Most Hated Woman in America’
To read more SXSW coverage, click here. Edmund Burke had a point when he said, “Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.” With the current state of our country, it is important to remember fighters like Madalyn…