#SXSW: “I USED TO BE FUNNY” REVIEW
By Mr. Will Wong
Rachel Sennott (also at SXSW '23 with BOTTOMS) continues her ascent, giving us range in Torontonian Ally Pankiw's (The Great, Schitt's Creek) self-penned directorial feature debut, I USED TO BE FUNNY. We meet Comedian Sam (Sennott) who is beginning to carve-out her own space in Comedy, but then suffers a trauma which de-rails her aspirations. All the while, she debates whether or not to reconnect with a missing teen whom she used to nanny, Brooke (Olga Petsa).
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#SXSW: “UPON ENTRY” REVIEW
By David Baldwin
Diego (Alberto Ammann) and Elena (Bruna Cusí) are immigrating from Spain to the United States in the hopes of starting a new life. They have landed in Newark with all the necessary approvals and have three hours before their connecting flight leaves for Miami.
That is how UPON ENTRY opens, with the remainder of its 74-minute running time composed of anxiety, confusion and an endlessly grueling interrogation after Diego and Elena are taken to a secondary inspection area ...
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#SXSW: “AMERICAN BORN CHINESE” TO PREMIERE AT SXSW 2023 AND ARRIVES MAY ON DISNEY+
Today, Disney+ revealed the May 24, 2023 premiere date for the Disney+ Original series “American Born Chinese.” This :30 first look at the genre-hopping action-comedy from Disney Branded Television series produced by 20th Television, celebrates the show’s three Oscar nominees: Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan and guest star Stephanie Hsu. The Series gets a premiere at SXSW this week!
Based on the graphic novel of the same name by Gene Luen Yang, "American Born Chinese" tells the story of ...
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#SXSW: “THE LONG GAME” REVIEW
By Amanda Gilmore
In 1955, Veteran JB Peña (Jay Hernandez) and his wife move to the small town of Del Rio, Texas. He gets hired as the school district’s superintendent. It’s there that he sees a glimpse of himself reflected in a group of five Mexican-American students. The students work as caddies outside school hours. JB catches them playing the sport one night and relishes in their potential. He offers them the chance to be the school’s first golf team. The rest is ...
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#SXSW: “299 QUEEN STREET WEST” REVIEW
By Mr. Will Wong
What better stage for 299 QUEEN STREET WEST to debut than at a Festival like SXSW, where Music, Film, Television and Comedy intersect? This third Documentary from Toronto Filmmaker Sean Menard (The Carter Effect) explores the great cultural impact of MuchMusic in its iconic Queen Street headquarters. For any Canadian whom like myself grew-up throughout the '80s and '90s, the groundbreaking Music Television Station forever will be embedded into our generation's identity. In ...
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#SXSW: “PLAN C” REVIEW
By Amanda Gilmore
In 2014, Francine, a Social Scientist, and her partners launched Plan C. The purpose of the network was to spread information about how and where to buy abortion pills online. The organization now includes many people from advocates, midwives, and doctors. Director Tracey Droz Tragos first begins documenting the group in 2019 and follows them all the way through to the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022.
This Documentary would feel urgent at any point throughout ...
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SXSW: “APPENDAGE” REVIEW
By David Baldwin
Hannah (Hadley Robinson) is a young fashion designer barely keeping it together under the weight of mounting anxieties. She keeps having sharp pains in her stomach due to all of the stress and one night, the pains get so bad that a literal appendage with eyes and a mouth violently pushes itself out of her. This monstrous entity can talk too and it seems keen on fueling her anxieties.
I am not going to lie to you – I laughed out loud the moment the “Appendage” ...
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#SXSW: FIRST LOOK AT “TRANSFOMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS” STATUE UNVEILING
TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS had a huge debut at SXSW '23 with the unveiling of character statues at Porsche House! Stars Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback and Toby Nwigiwe were in Austn for the big presentation!
The statues will be touring the world with upcoming stops in LAS VEGAS, CHICAGO, AND NEW YORK CITY, plus SAO PAULO, SINGAPORE, SYDNEY, MADRID, BERLIN, LONDON, MEXICO CITY and TOKYO.
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Returning to the action and spectacle that have captured moviegoers around the ...
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#SXSW: RED CARPET PHOTOS FROM PREMIERE OF “DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOR AMONG THIEVES”
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS had the honour of opening the 2023 SXSW Festival at Paramount Theatre, and the response has been phenomental for this Film by Co-Directors Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley. In fact, it is sitting at 100% on the Tomatometer. The Film arrives March 31, 2023 via Paramount Pictures.
In attendance last night were the Film’s stars: Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis and Daisy Head, plus Directors Jonathan Goldstein and ...
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#SXSW: “SLIP” REVIEW
By Mr. Will Wong
The world is obsessed with Multiverses and we're here for it. Not unlike EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, SLIP explores what could've been in a parallel universe. Zoe Lister-Jones creates, directs and stars in this Dramedy series as Mae Cannon, who is living content and comfortable with her husband Elijah (Whitmer Thomas) and a job in the Art world. But it isn't enough and she longs for more. Her relationship is void of passion, and she makes an interesting observation ...
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