Beyond Fest 2026 Review: Daniel Goldhaber and Isa Mazzei’s “Faces of Death” Unmasks a Uniquely Modern Villain
The filmmakers behind "Cam" find a fresh use for the notorious 1978 horror title to unnerve a contemporary audience with this slasher flick.
SXSW 2026 Review: “The Last Critic” Starts a Conversation With One of Music’s Fiercest Champions
A delightful profile of longtime Village Voice music critic Robert Christgau honors its subject's predilection for keeping things sharp and snappy.
SXSW 2026 Review: There’s No Clean Getaway From This Crime in the Crafty “I Got Bombed at Harvey’s”
"The Pez Outlaw" directors find another strange but true tale on the fringes of the true crime genre with the time that a Lake Tahoe casino nearly exploded.
Interview: Gabriel Mascaro on a New Age of Innocence in “The Blue Trail”
The "Divine Love" director discusses seeing the future already all around us in this tale of a society that discards their elderly for progress' sake.
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.
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