San Antonio Film Festival Review: The Baseball Comedy ‘Benched’
John C. McGinley and Garret Dillahunt star as clashing Little League coaches in an entertaining film adaptation of Richard Dresser’s play ‘Rounding Third.’
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Film Review: Punk is Alive in ‘The Icarus Line Must Die’
Michael Grodner’s documentary-tinged drama starring The Icarus Line frontman Joe Cardamone is an intriguing love letter to L.A.’s punk rock scene.
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Movie Review: Leigh Whannell’s Computer-Powered Actioner ‘Upgrade’
The writer/director draws on classic exploitation tropes to create a bleak vision of the future that is both funny and frightening.
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San Antonio Film Festival Retro Review: ‘Hell or High Water’
A flashback review of the magnificent ‘Hell or High Water,’ which made its Texas debut at the 2016 San Antonio Film Festival with co-star Gil Birmingham in attendance.
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SAFILM Retro Review: ‘Catching Sight of “Thelma and Louise'”
This is certainly a unique premise for a documentary. Director/producer Jennifer Townsend was not in the film business at all
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SXSW 2018 World Premiere: The Darkly Comic ‘Brothers’ Nest’
Two bickering brothers plot the perfect murder in this dark crime thriller from Australia.
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SXSW World Premiere: The Visually Striking ‘The Field Guide to Evil’
With an impressive list of international directors providing interpretations of their own local legends, the blood-soaked ‘The Field Guide to Evil’ brings surreal nightmares to life.
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SXSW Film Review: Bart Layton’s Sensational ’American Animals’
The documentary filmmaker’s first narrative feature is an exciting true crime caper.
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SXSW World Premiere: Shana Feste’s ‘Boundaries’
The road trip movie is energized by welcome quirky humor and a terrific cast.
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Film Review: Andy Muschietti’s stylish, scary ‘It’
The stylish remake of the made-for-television original is an exercise in sustained suspense.
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