SXSW 2026 Review: Echoes of the Past Are Made to Reverberate in “The Man with the Big Hat”
A lovely profile of singer/songwriter Steven Fromholz makes sure his music capturing small-town Texas isn't lost to time.
SXSW 2026 Review: A Drummer Pounds the Pavement in Danny Madden’s Uplifting “Downbeat”
The "Beast Beast" director gets a lot of bang for his buck in this tale of a musician who has his art and not much else in this electric drama.
SXSW 2026 Review: Walking the Plank Starts to Look Like a Springboard in Josh Plasse’s Genuine “The Pirate King”
Rob Riggle delivers a rare dramatic turn as a war vet who finds the ground beneath his feet again, setting sail with a bunch of pirate reenactors.
SXSW 2026 Review: A School May Fail Its Students, But They Still Show Class in “First They Came for My College”
A compelling chronicle of the dispiriting conservative takeover of Florida's cherished liberal arts school the New College offers some hope.
Nadav Lapid on the Resistance It Took to Get to “Yes”
The "Synonyms" director discusses his spiky musical that grew out of the discord he felt in the wake of October 7th & pushing cinema to its limits.
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SXSW 2026 Interview: Jamie Kiernan O’Brien on an Ongoing Education in “Gender Studies”
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