By Laurie Coker Rating: B- Before SXSW 2013, embarrassingly, I knew little about Alexander Skarsgård although I got a crash course from a friend, who follows the actor on television’s True Blood. Skarsgård, Ellen Page and Brit Marling star in The East, a film delving into the inner workings of a group bent on stopping… Continue reading Review: THE EAST
Category: Festivals
Movie News: SWIM LITTLE FISH SWIM
FOLLOWING SXSW, SWIM LITTLE FISH SWIM CONTINUES ITS FESTIVAL RUN! After SXSW, Ruben Amar and Lola Bessis’ debut feature film Swim Little Fish Swim will be screened at the Maryland Film Festival and the Northside Festival (NY PREMIERE – CLOSING NIGHT FILM). Please see below for times. The film stars multi-awarded director Dustin Guy… Continue reading Movie News: SWIM LITTLE FISH SWIM
Review: MUD
By Laurie Coker Rating: A+ Matthew McConaughey is on fire. He’s made more movies in the past two years than most actors dream of and his characters are wide and varied. Regardless of the role, he seems to rise up and make it his own. In his most recent film MUD, he plays the title… Continue reading Review: MUD
Riley’s SXSW 2013 Midnighter Roundup Reviews for: YOU’RE NEXT, CHEAP THRILLS, and THE LORDS OF SALEM
YOU’RE NEXT Rating: A+ What was supposed to be a happy and fun family reunion for the Davisons turns awry when some uninvited guests show up and start to terrorize the group. Fortunately, for this family, one of their own, has a surprising background, and a few tricks up her sleeve, as she turns the… Continue reading Riley’s SXSW 2013 Midnighter Roundup Reviews for: YOU’RE NEXT, CHEAP THRILLS, and THE LORDS OF SALEM
SXSW 2013 Review: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
By Laurie Coker Rating: A+ Updating Shakespeare – a challenge, a risk? Impressively, Avengers director Joss Whedon rises to both, with his black and white, modernized version of Much Ado About Nothing, one of my favorite of the Bard’s plays. In the first few minutes of the pre-SWSX screening, I had my doubts. I typically… Continue reading SXSW 2013 Review: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
SXSW 2013 Review: EVIL DEAD
By Laurie Coker Rating: D+ (But this in NOT a genre of film I typically enjoy!) I cannot stand gore for gore sake and shy away from most horror films. I especially loathe films like Saw and Hostel. I prefer to be scared. With that said, I am perhaps the worst person to review the… Continue reading SXSW 2013 Review: EVIL DEAD
TV Series Review: ROGUE
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) As a film critic who watches movies on a regular basis, and has a day job, it is difficult to really devote the time to a television series. I would be lying if I said that I don’t watch TV. I do, but I can guarantee… Continue reading TV Series Review: ROGUE
SXSW Interview: ROGUE TV Series
By Mark Saldana For my final interview at the film festival, I sat down with three actors from the new TV series Rogue. Starring Thandie Newton, Rogue tells the story of undercover cop Grace, a wife and mother coping with the murder of her youngest child and struggling with the belief that his murder resulted… Continue reading SXSW Interview: ROGUE TV Series
Check out ROGUE – NEW DIRECT TV Series!
Rogue – DIRECTV Series Airing Wednesdays 9:00 PM! Dynamic Characters, impressive cast and compelling storylines make Rogue a MUST Watch! By: Laurie Coker Rating: A SXSW film offers a plethora of narrative and documentary films, but recently its hosted sneak peeks of television series, like the monumentally popular HBO series Girls. This year I was… Continue reading Check out ROGUE – NEW DIRECT TV Series!
SXSW 2013 Review: You’re Next, Lords of Salem and Cheap Thrills – Laurie’s Take on 3 Midnight Screenings
By Laurie Coker You’re Next – Rating: A Cheap Thrills – Rating: B Lords of Salem – Rating: F- SXSW Film Festival 2013 came to a close for me at 2 AM Sunday the 17th of March. Whew! I took in one more film at midnight at the Alamo Ritz downtown – a screening of… Continue reading SXSW 2013 Review: You’re Next, Lords of Salem and Cheap Thrills – Laurie’s Take on 3 Midnight Screenings