Category: Festivals

SXSW 2026 – Love Language: enough sincerity and charm along the way to make it enjoyable

Love Language feels like the kind of romantic comedy that’s trying to be a little more thoughtful than most, even if it doesn’t always get there smoothly. Directed by Joey Powers and led by Chloë Grace Moretz, the film centers on Lou, a writer whose career has stalled into writing marketing copy, only to find… Continue reading SXSW 2026 – Love Language: enough sincerity and charm along the way to make it enjoyable

SXSW 2026 – Forbidden Fruits: frustrating, shallow, and nowhere near clever

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I saw Forbidden Fruits at SXSW 2026 and walked out feeling genuinely disappointed. It sets itself up like it’s going to be bold, edgy, and maybe even a little subversive, especially with its all-female coven operating inside a suburban mall. Directed by Meredith Alloway and featuring a strong cast led by Lili Reinhart, Victoria Pedretti,… Continue reading SXSW 2026 – Forbidden Fruits: frustrating, shallow, and nowhere near clever

Critica de cine de SXSW – Ready or Not 2: Here I Come: Un juego mortal con humor negro

Si eres fanático del horror exagerado y satírico, es muy probable que esta sea una película para ti, ya sea que hayas visto la primera película (2019) o no. Me atrevo a decir que esta secuela es una que se puede disfrutar sin haber visto la primera película, ya que hay un resumen introductorio al… Continue reading Critica de cine de SXSW – Ready or Not 2: Here I Come: Un juego mortal con humor negro

SXSW 2026: READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME – A Fun Sequel That Expands on The Lore Of The First Installment

On the second night of the 2026 SXSW Film & TV festival, the programmers scheduled and screened the highly anticipated sequel to Ready or Not, directed by the respected Radio Silence collective (Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett). The movie delivers more of what fans of the first film enjoyed, along with some expansion of the… Continue reading SXSW 2026: READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME – A Fun Sequel That Expands on The Lore Of The First Installment

SXSW 2026 Film Review: Mam

***Spoilers ahead*** ‘Mam’ is a triumph in its own beautiful, charming, and simplistic way. In this documentary-style fiction film, we watch a young man struggling in the New York iron jungle to build his life as we slowly learn that his real dream is to own a restaurant, where he can bring his Vietnamese culinary… Continue reading SXSW 2026 Film Review: Mam

SXSW 2026: that’s a wrap

Now that SXSW 2026 has wrapped, the overall experience felt both familiar and noticeably different. I went in expecting some changes, but the shortened schedule and the absence of the Austin Convention Center shaped the festival’s rhythm more than I anticipated. The core of SXSW—film, creativity, and discovery—was still very much there, but the way… Continue reading SXSW 2026: that’s a wrap

SXSW 2026 – Chili Finger: bold, strange, and undeniably fun

I saw Chili Finger at its world premiere during SXSW 2026, and it’s one of those films that makes me laugh, wince, and then think a little longer than I expected. Directed by Edd Benda and Stephen Helstad, the movie takes a bizarre real-life premise and pushes it into dark, chaotic, and surprisingly thoughtful territory.… Continue reading SXSW 2026 – Chili Finger: bold, strange, and undeniably fun

SXSW 2026 – I Love Boosters: too chaotic to land solidly

With his SXSW 2026 opening night film, Boots Riley’s latest swings big — and I found myself both admiring aspects of it and shaking my head in equal measure. From the beginning, it’s clearly a Boots Riley film: bold, highly stylized, and full of color. The imagery is vivid and creative, almost intoxicating at times,… Continue reading SXSW 2026 – I Love Boosters: too chaotic to land solidly