InterviewsSXSW 2021 Interview: Rayka Zehtabchi and Sam Davis on Creatively Recharging with “Are You Still There?”A stalled car leaves a young woman at a crossroads, but at her lonliest, you can feel the world all around in this immersive drama. byStephen SaitoApr 1, 2021
InterviewsSXSW 2021 Interview: Alba Sotorra Clua on a Fight That Continues After War in “The Return: Life After ISIS”On the limbo of a detention camp in Syria housing women and children with ties to the terrorist organization.byStephen SaitoMar 24, 2021
ReviewsSXSW 2021 Review: A Crime Leaves Everyone a Victim in “When Claude Got Shot”An attempted robbery takes far more from a man than what happened on the night of in this potent look at breaking cycles of injustice in com...byStephen SaitoMar 23, 2021
ReviewsSXSW 2021 Review: “Spring Valley” Brings a Lot to the TableAn arresting doc illustrates how a snap judgment that made headlines revealed a legacy of racism. byStephen SaitoMar 22, 2021
ReviewsSXSW 2021 Review: Justine Bateman’s “Violet” Offers a Bold BreakthroughA female production exec has trouble giving herself the greenlight in this insightful and stylish character study.byStephen SaitoMar 21, 2021
InterviewsSXSW 2021: Stacey Gregg on Finding an Original Way Into a Psychological Thriller With “Here Before”On chasing spirits in this crafty Andrea Riseborough-led drama.byStephen SaitoMar 19, 2021
InterviewsSXSW 2021 Interview: Whitney Call, Mallory Everton and Stephen Meek on Having the Humor Required to Start “Recovery”On finding a creative outlet during the COVID-19 pandemic and hoping delivering some laughs with this road trip comedy will make this time m...byStephen SaitoMar 19, 2021
ReviewsSXSW 2021 Review: Mei Makino’s “The In-Between Girl” Goes Straight to the HeartA teenager finds her comfort zone in this cunning coming-of-age comedy.byStephen SaitoMar 18, 2021
ReviewsSXSW 2021 Review: A Search for Other Signs of Life in the Universe Finds Plenty of It on Earth in Nathaniel Kahn’s Spirited “The Hunt for Planet B”A lively look at the development of the James Webb Telescope, designed to uncover new exoplanets, shows the humans capacity to still dream b...byStephen SaitoMar 18, 2021
ReviewsSXSW 2021 Review: “The Drover’s Wife” Offers a Quite Different Little House on the PrairieThose sidelined for so long in Westerns take center stage in Leah Purcell's intriguing spin on the genre.byStephen SaitoMar 18, 2021