Category: Festivals

Writer-director Michael Pierro’s debut thriller feature, Self Driver, was a festival favorite and won various awards. The film stars Nathanael Chadwick (The Last Porno Show), Reece Presley (In a Violent Nature), and Lauren Welchner (Faulein Cherie). About: Self Driver follows a down-on-his-luck driver who, facing mounting expenses and the unrelenting pressure of modern living, is… Continue reading Movie Review: Self Driver – Festival Favorite Now Has US VOD Release

The 27th annual Cine Las Americas International Film Festival took place in Austin from May 14 to 18, 2025, featuring five days of films, red-carpet events, and special screenings. The festival showcases storytelling rooted in the vibrant cultures of Latine/x, Indigenous, Latin American, and Ibero-American communities, offering features narratives, documentaries, shorts, music videos, and the… Continue reading CLAIFF 27 Movie review and news: Take it Away: The Rise and Fall of Tejano Hollywood Austin Premiere

I walked into Andrew DeYoung’s Friendship at its U.S. premiere at SXSW 2025, not quite knowing what to expect. The premise—a suburban dad desperate for a new friend whose enthusiasm spirals into chaos—seemed ripe for uncomfortable laughs and maybe even some quietly incisive social commentary. To its credit, the film delivers flashes of both. But… Continue reading SXSW 2025 Movie Review: FRIENDSHIP – When Weird Goes Off the Rails

I’m not typically a horror fan by nature, but I occasionally dip into the genre when something feels odd or offbeat enough to catch my attention. That was the case with Clowns in a Cornfield. I missed it during its SXSW 2025 screening—my usual movie buddy had no interest in seeing a killer clown in… Continue reading Clowns in a Cornfield – isn’t awful, but it’s aggressively average

In 2019, Asian American writer-director Sarah Kambe Holland’s short film, Egghead & Twinkie won Best Film and Best Director from the Women Making a Scene International Film Project, along with a production grant to produce the concept as a full-length feature. The feature film was then selected to screen at multiple film festivals, and in… Continue reading Movie Review: Egghead & Twinkie – Austin Film Festival Award Winner – Now on Digital

Sam Haye’s directorial debut feature, Pools, is the 2024 SXSW Sydney Audience Award Winner and had the North American Premiere at TIFF Next Wave earlier this month. Pools had a sold-out screening at the festival that features a breakout performance from Odessa A’zion (Until Dawn, “Ghosts” TV series, Sitting in Bars with Cake, Hellraiser, “Nashville”… Continue reading TIFF Next Wave Movie Review: Pools – Sold Out North American Premiere after SXSW Sydney