ReviewsSXSW ’13 Review: Jeanie Finlay Gets to the Bottom of “The Great Hip Hop Hoax”A pair of Scottish rappers who rose to fame claiming they were Eminem clones from California talks discuss their deception in detail in the ...byStephen SaitoApr 2, 2013
ReviewsSXSW ’13 Review: Michelle Monaghan & Radha Mitchell Birth a Beautiful Friendship in “Gus”Slightly uneven in tone, Jessie McCormack's directorial debut finds its rhythm in its fine observations of a woman unable to conceive and th...byStephen SaitoMar 28, 2013
InterviewsSXSW ’13 Interview: Josh Izenberg on Skating with “Slomo,” an Inspiring Doc on a Neurologist Turned SpiritualistThe filmmaker behind this year's Best Documentary Short talks about how his dad led him to find the incredible subject of his new film, a fo...byStephen SaitoMar 28, 2013
ReviewsSXSW ’13 Review: Desensationalizing History in the Otherwise Sensational “Our Nixon”An unprecedented look at the private home movies filmed by Richard Nixon's inner circle offers a revealing peek behind the White House curta...byStephen SaitoMar 25, 2013
ReviewsSXSW ’13 Review: Vincent Grashaw’s Muscular Escape Thriller “Coldwater” Runs HotFollowing in the footsteps of his work on "Bellflower," the editor-turned-director makes an equally headturning debut with a look at the bon...byStephen SaitoMar 25, 2013
ReviewsSXSW ’13 Review: When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Gets Going in “The Other Shore”First-time feature director Timothy Wheeler has his work cut out for him in getting past a polished central subject for this inspirational d...byStephen SaitoMar 24, 2013
InterviewsInterview: Megan Griffiths on Uncovering “Eden,” Bringing to Light Sex Trafficking in the U.S.After winning awards at SXSW and the Seattle Film Fest last year, this harrowing drama is finally hitting theaters and its director talks ab...byStephen SaitoMar 21, 2013
InterviewsSXSW ’13 Interview: Dayna Hanson on Dancing Towards Her First Feature “Improvement Club”The Seattle-based choreographer-turned-filmmaker tells us what's fact and fiction in the comedy based loosely on the experience of a dance t...byStephen SaitoMar 20, 2013
ReviewsSXSW ’13 Review: “Swim Little Fish Swim” Provides a Pleasant DistractionThe demands of a dull domestic life get in the way of a rich and fulfilling artistic one in this light, finely observed comedy.byStephen SaitoMar 19, 2013
InterviewsSXSW ’13 Interview: Jeffrey Schwarz on the Divinely Entertaining Biopic “I Am Divine”The director of a new documentarian on the life of famed drag queen and longtime collaborator of John Waters talks about the incredible acce...byStephen SaitoMar 19, 2013