Tagged SXSW

The luthier’s craft can seem one from another age, the archaic title passed down despite evolving instruments and musical styles. In today’s music industry, Reuben Cox is one of the most respected makers...

Interweaving body horror and psychological warfare, Dutch actor-turned-director Halina Reijn’s dramedy slasher Bodies Bodies Bodies stirred up the festival crowd at this month’s SXSW. The film’s...

The college coming-of-age story is such a tried-and-tested subgenre that it’s impressive when someone offers a new take. Freshman Year, the debut feature from writer, director and lead, Cooper Raiff, shows...

In the realm of great storylines, “A formerly flamboyant hairdresser takes a long walk across a small town to style a dead woman's hair” certainly hits the jackpot. Throw in two contrasting legends in the...

Last year, Stranger Things’ Joe Keery delivered a career-defining performance as social media-obsessed psychopath Kurt Kunkle in Netflix’s Spree. The young man, whose meagre online presence stood in the...

The recent crop of COVID-19 inspired films has proven that banking on an ongoing global pandemic is, at its best, not a very smart idea. From mainstream titles such as Locked Down and Songbird to festival bets...

At the cusp of leaving her job and moving away to fulfil a long-time dream of going to college, Beta (Baize Busan) receives news her father died by suicide after battling an unnamed disease. Upon getting the...

With over 3 million subscribers on her channel and more than a billion combined views, Lily Hevesh is a YouTube sensation. Her accomplishments are even more impressive when one learns she is the only female in...

https://vimeo.com/233685439 A community drifting apart can feel like the end of the world. This is usually an illusion in the mind. In Mounia Akl’s award-winning short, the decomposition of the...

https://vimeo.com/90049558 This is not your standard coming-of-age tale. Prospect tells the story of a young girl and her father hunting through an alien forest for a rare, valuable (and disgustingly...

https://vimeo.com/62596239 Evan Vierra’s ethereal 2012 piece, Caldera, expertly explores the seemingly unliveable space between fantasy and actuality. Having witnessed firsthand his father’s own...