Comfortably My Festival Favorite (some spoilers ahead) Remember when you walked out of Saltburn thinking that Jacob Elordi was the most charismatic thing since Elvis and the story was utterly mesmerizing? Well he has once again picked a magnificent and multilayered film to which he has lent his talents. A film that will stay with you long after… Continue reading SXSW 2025 Movie Review: On Swift Horses
Author: Jordi Levinrad
SXSW 2025 Film Review: The Surfer
An Immersive Blend of Intense Drama with Dark Humor (spoilers ahead) Nicolas Cage has had a formidable movie career, which has truly escorted me through life, similar to the plethora of Samuel Jackson and Tom Cruise movies. Titles like Face-Off, Snake Eyes, Con Air, The Rock, and Gone in 60 Seconds truly are definitive of the action genre. Lord… Continue reading SXSW 2025 Film Review: The Surfer
SXSW 2025 Film Review: The Baltimorons
One Of The Most Feel-Good Soul-Nourishing Flicks Around At this year’s South by Southwest film festival, within all of the mayhem, invitations, networking functions, movies to see, venues to checkout, bands to watch and people to connect with, it is without a doubt that one of the things I’m most glad about attending… was The Baltimorons premiere… Continue reading SXSW 2025 Film Review: The Baltimorons
SXSW 2025 Festival Movie Review: Summer of 69
Jillian Bell’s Feature Directorial Debut *Spoilers Ahead*American pop culture is chock-a-block with coming-of-age teen comedy movies, with the grand queen undoubtedly being crowned upon Mean Girls, starring Lindsay Lohan and the consistently incredible Rachel McAdams. Even as a foreigner (South African born) and immigrating to America, I absolutely cannot deny the comfort and fun of kicking… Continue reading SXSW 2025 Festival Movie Review: Summer of 69
SXSW 2025 Festival Movie Review: The Threesome
Situational Comedy At Its Best! The Threesome premiered at the 2025 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival in Austin Texas on March 7, 2025 to an adoring audience, myself included. Chad Hartigan’s direction is wonderfully entertaining and when paired with this hilarious script and stunning performances by the leads, the result is an epic… Continue reading SXSW 2025 Festival Movie Review: The Threesome
Fantastic Fest ‘24 Review: The Apprentice
Stan’s impression is a ginormous character smear The Apprentice is a biographical drama based in the 70s and depicts the rise of a young Donald Trump from under his father’s wing and into the commerce limelight of New York City. Releasing just in time for the November election, it is clear the creators of this… Continue reading Fantastic Fest ‘24 Review: The Apprentice
Fantastic Fest Film Review: The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
I am Immensely Thankful that I got to see this Documentary At Fantastic Fest this year, I was standing in the Fons PR ticket office on Day 5 when I helped a man through the door with his luggage. It turned out to be the director of ‘Parvulos’, who personally asked me to watch his film that morning. That… Continue reading Fantastic Fest Film Review: The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
Fantastic Fest 2024 Review: Body Odyssey
Body Odyssey is a wildly psychodramatic and remarkably original dive into the dark and murky underbelly of the world of bodybuilding. We follow one character’s struggles as she prepares to compete in the Miss Universe bodybuilding pageant, while trying to keep her coach’s expectations balanced against her own physical and sexual needs. Director Grazia Tricarico… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2024 Review: Body Odyssey
Fantastic Fest ‘24 Review: House of Spoils
A Fairly Spooky new offering from Amazon Studios within the Genre of Horror It is an incredible time to be alive as we watch these different companies such as Amazon, Hulu and Apple tv enter the film industry with their own studios, giving us new creations, talent, and productions procured for audiences directly to our… Continue reading Fantastic Fest ‘24 Review: House of Spoils
Fantastic Fest 2024 Review: Bookworm
Delightfully charming and exceedingly enjoyable It’s fantastic fest time again, and this is honestly one of the coolest festivals, not just within the genre of horror and paranormal film, but festivals in general. With its incredibly curated list of films, the venue being the Alamo Drafthouse in South Austin (which has become arguably a kind… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2024 Review: Bookworm