Pink Wall is an experimental film that marks the transition of Tom Cullen as an actor to that of a director and screenwriter. This is a film that takes place over the course of six years in Jenna (Tatiana Maslany) and Leon’s (Jay Duplass) relationship. The story is told by way of flashing back and forth during important moments in their six year relationship. It may complicate the narrative with regards to following the story…
"SXSW 2019: Pink Wall"Category: Movie Reviews
Good Boys is a romp of a laugh riot as the film focuses on a trio of prepubescent teenagers who are about to attend their first kissing party. Max (Jacob Tremblay), Thor (Brady Noon), and Lucas (Keith L. Williams) are best friends in sixth grade. Somewhere along the way, the trio picked up “The Beanbag Boys” and the name stuck. They aren’t without the typical bullying in school. Much like other high school films, they’re…
"SXSW 2019: Good Boys"
With a strong focus on female friendship, Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut, Booksmart, is the next great classic high school comedy. It’s very easy to see the influence of a filmmaker like Amy Heckerling in watching this film. She’s the filmmaker who directed both Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Clueless. These two films inspired a generation and Booksmart is sure to follow. Both Amy (Kaitlyn Dever) and Molly (Beanie Feldstein) may be best friends but they’re…
"SXSW 2019: Booksmart"
The Hummingbird Project is a pretty ambitious film and offers fine performances but the film as a whole falls pretty far short of expectations. A pair of New York cousins, Vincent Zaleski (Jesse Eisenberg) and Anton Zaleski (Alexander Skarsgård in unrecognizable form), have big dreams. This dream is building a straight fiber-optic cable line between Kansas and New Jersey. Mark Vega (Michael Mando) is their pick to run things. Despite the odds, the two aren’t going…
"The Hummingbird Project aims high, falls short"
The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story tells the story of the music mogul behind the success of both the Backstreet Boys and N’Sync. If you were grew up in the late 1990s or early 2000s, you should be quite familiar with the boy band craze. This was a period when tweens and teens were going insane over the boy bands. Remember when boy bands were a thing? Oh, how times have changed. What…
"SXSW 2019: The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story"
Through interviews and clips, I am Richard Pryor profiles the life and career of the late ground-breaking comedian, Richard Pryor. To say that Richard Pryor was one of a kind would not be an understatement. Pryor would rank at or near the top should one put together a list of the best stand-up comedians. There’s no disputing this. Live on the Sunset Strip is arguably one of the greatest stand-up specials of all time. This…
"SXSW 2019: I am Richard Pryor"
Premiering at the famed Paramount Theatre at SXSW, Long Shot is the most hysterical political romantic comedy in years. Brooklyn Advocate journalist Fred Flarsky (Seth Rogen) is the type of muckraker known for making trouble. He’s a dedicated journalist who will do whatever it takes to get the story even if it means jumping out of a window. This is a journalist who is very outspoken in his beliefs especially when it comes to media…
"SXSW 2019: Long Shot"
Stuffed takes us across the globe and into the world of taxidermy by focusing on the art of a select few taxidermists in this stunning documentary. When I think of taxidermy, I tend to think of dead animals that have been stuffed for one reason or another. At least, this is what I’ve always thought but this is a film that manages to prove me wrong. It would not be the first documentary nor the…
"SXSW 2019: Stuffed"
Jump Shot digs into the back story of Kenny Sailors’ life as we learn more about the man who is credited with the invention of the jump shot. Kenny Sailors did not live to see this documentary premiere. The former college basketball start passed away in 2016 two weeks after his 95th birthday. He did live to see his induction into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012. This film more or less serves…
"SXSW 2019: Jump Shot"
The fate of humanity is on the line as Snatchers certainly brings all the horror beats to this high school-set comedic action-thriller. Imagine having sex and waking up to discover you’re pregnant the next day. Not just pregnant but nine months pregnant. This is what happens to Sara Steinberg (Mary Nepi) one day after having unprotected sex with ex-boyfriend Skyler (Austin Fryberger). It’s unfortunate because she just happens to be one of the popular girls at…
"SXSW 2019: Snatchers"