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Film Review – ‘Spin Me Round’ is a Well-Cast Culinary Comedy

There is a certain appeal to chain restaurants. They are reliably consistent in different places and are often family-friendly with their menu choices. What they are typically not is sophisticated and high-brow, but that doesn’t stop them from marketing themselves as such. For a manager who dumps alfredo sauce out of a bag, the prospect…

Film Review – ‘Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood’ is an Intoxicating Ode to Another Time

It’s difficult to fully capture the excitement and energy of the space race in the present moment. Scientific advancements have reached a certain point that the idea of traveling outside of the orbit of our planet doesn’t feel that outside the realm of possibility, though it’s also not the focus of those working on the…

Exclusive SXSW Film Festival Interview: Director Ahsen Nadeem on Seeking Answers at a Japanese Monastery in ‘Crows are White’

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Filmmaker Ahsen Nadeem has embarked on a strange journey throughout his life. online pharmacy lipitor with best prices today in the USA Born to Muslim parents in Saudi Arabia who later moved to Ireland, Nadeem met a woman who wasn’t Muslim and kept the…

SXSW Film Festival Review – ‘Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down’ is a Powerful Testament to a Survivor

There are few lawmakers who have been targeted for death and survived. Among the most inspiring stories is that of Gabby Giffords, a congressman from Arizona who was shot in the head during a “Congress on Your Corner” event she was hosting in 2011. Since undergoing her incredible recovery, Giffords has made preventing future gun…

SXSW Review: The Kids in the Hall- Comedy Punks

My parents raised me on a steady helping of genius material. When it came to comedy, I was introduced to the likes of Monty Python and SCTV at a very young age. So, when The Kids in the Hall popped up on my TV screen in the late 80s/early 90s not only was I all…

SXSW Film Festival Review – ‘The Cow’ Brings Audiences on a Weird and Winding Journey

Movie characters always seem to think that it’s a good idea to head into the middle of the woods late at night. No one expects that will lead to their eventual death at the hands of a deranged serial killer or their sacrifice to the devil, to name a few possibilities, but it still doesn’t…

SXSW Review: Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off

Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, Serena Williams, Tom Brady; every sport has a figure everyone around the world can say they know, even if they have no knowledge of the sport in the first place. When it comes to skateboarding, it’s undeniable that Tony Hawk is that recognizable figure. Though the world knows his…

Exclusive SXSW Film Festival Interview: Maria Bakalova and Directors Mina Mileva and Vesela Kazakova on Misogyny and Eastern European Portrayal in ‘Women Do Cry’

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Actress Maria Bakalova received international acclaim and an Oscar nomination for her portrayal of Tutar, the daughter of fake Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev, in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. The prominence of that part has led to upcoming roles in Judd Apatow’s The Bubble and A24’s…

SXSW Review: In the Court of the Crimson King

When it comes to the world of Prog Rock every fan will have their preference as to which band holds the crown as their favorite. Opinion is all that matters when it comes to what a single person likes. But when it comes to King Crimson, I think it is hard to deny that they…

Exclusive SXSW Film Festival Interview: Director Gretchen Stoeltje on Showcasing the Liberal Fight in Texas in ‘Shouting Down Midnight’

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. In 2013, Texas State Senator Wendy Davis pulled off an astonishing feat, preventing a vote on SB5, a bill drastically reducing abortion access in the state, with a lengthy filibuster. Though Governor Rick Perry convened a special session to pass the bill the next…