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SXSW Review – ‘Backspot’ Shows the Side Effects of Success

The world of competitive sports is filled with extremely motivated people and a great deal of pressure to succeed. Those two elements can combine to create a toxic, unhealthy environment in which the safety and mental well-being of athletes is not adequately considered and monitored. Playing sports while in high school can increase that tension…

Actress Susan Park on SXSW Pilot Lucy & Sara

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Actress Susan Park, best known for her performances in television series like Fargo, Vice Principals, Snowpiercer, and High Desert, makes her directorial debut with Lucy & Sara, an offbeat TV series screening in the Independent TV Pilot Competition at the SXSW Film & TV…

SXSW Review – ‘The Hobby’ Celebrates Board Games

Games are fun to play, but not everyone approaches them with the same mindset. What can be a mandatory family activity or a great way to relax for some can be the most serious of activities for those who devote extraordinary amounts of time to learning rules and honing their skills in board game play….

SXSW Review – ‘My Sextortion Diary’: One Woman’s Fight Back

The threat of public embarrassment is a tremendous motivator, one that can be exploited by nefarious actors to exert control over others. Evolving technology has made the potential for obtaining and distributing personal and potentially damaging information much easier and more dangerous. The playfully-titled My Sextortion Diary takes audiences through the saga of one woman’s…

It Lives Inside: Exclusive Interview with Writer-Director Bishal Dutta on the SXSW Winner

Contemplating which country and culture they belong to and fit into is a challenge many people contend with throughout their lives. But that journey can become even more throught-provoking for first-generation children of immigrants. That’s certainly the case for Bishal Dutta, the filmmaker behind the upcoming supernatural horror thriller, It Lives Inside. Dutta was inspired…

SXSW Film Review: Brittany Snow Makes a Powerful Directorial Debut with ‘Parachute’

Eating disorders are a miserable affliction, and one of the most difficult and complicated facets of their manifestation is that they’re often imperceivable to others. Body dysmorphia can cause people who appear thin and attractive to doubt themselves at every moment, often leading them to take drastic measures to attempt to become more like those…

SXSW Film Review – ‘Northern Comfort’ is a High-Intensity Comedic Look at the Fear of Flying

A fear of flying is no joke, except if it’s the subject of a comedy film. Northern Comfort opens with its terrified passengers holding on for dear life and sincerely freaking out all while aboard a small plane that hasn’t even left the ground. That’s essentially the calmest and most believable moment in the entire…

SXSW Film Review: Eva Longoria Ignites Passionate Origin Story for Titular Cheetos Snack in Directorial Feature Debut ‘Flamin’ Hot’

Being able to channel their heritage and upbringing into the corporate workforce that has long shunned their values, beliefs and overall identities is a courageous journey for anyone who’s determined to be seen by society. That’s certainly true for successful Mexican-American businessman Richard Montañez, whose life is chronicled in the endearing new biographical comedy-drama, Flamin’…

SXSW Film Review – ‘Being Mary Tyler Moore’ Offers a Vibrant Portrait of a Trailblazing Actress and TV Creator

Mary Tyler Moore was a tremendous influential figure in television history, paving the way for other female comedians and actresses and advancing the depth of Hollywood’s portrayal of women. Her legacy has been preserved through reruns of The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, but as is always the case, there…

SXSW: Evil Dead Rise / Q&A with Executive Producers Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell, Writer-director Lee Cronin, and Actresses Lily Sullivan and Alyssa Sutherland

The contentment that accompanies the reunion of family members who are determined to reconnect are often cut short by unpredictable harrowing situations in horror movies. That’s certainly the case for the two sisters who serve as the protagonists of the highly anticipated fifth entry in the Evil Dead franchise, Evil Dead Rise. Their reunion is…