At this year’s SXSW, I’ve found that it’s easier to spot the thematic throughlines across projects. It’s a testament to…
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Man, Brian Tyree Henry can do anything. The star of “Atlanta,” “Causeway,” “Widows,” and “The Fire Inside” has become legitimately…
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Filmmakers often underestimate how important it can be to feel their love for their characters. When a writer/director sees the…
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A lot of films have tried to do their own version of the plot of 1993’s “Groundhog Day,” the first…
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A film finally hit this year’s relatively down SXSW like a bolt of lightning, producing multiple in-film applause breaks and…
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Since its first season debuted in 2021, Prime Video’s “The Wheel of Time” has suffered from bloated storytelling and worldbuilding…
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The Oscar-nominated live-action short “A Lien,” directed by David and Sam Cutler-Kreutz, is a cry for help. Not just from…
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Last month, I released my third book, “The Black Book: An Anthony Mann Reader.” (You can order your copy here.)…
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Developer Hazelight Studios has made a name for itself by strictly making co-op games, a genre where two people have…
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The doc program at SXSW reflects the left-of-center tone of both the festival and the city of Austin. Where else…
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