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SXSW: Friendship Thrives on Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd’s Abrasive Bromance Humor

©Courtesy of A24 There’s something very relatable human about the way adults mask their feelings, instead of finding a community in which they can freely express themselves. Writer-director Andrew DeYoung‘s feature film debut, Friendship, explores what happens when a middle-age man has kept his emotions hidden for so long that he no longer knows how…

SXSW: The Rivals of Amziah King is an Ambitious Crime Thriller

High-stakes heists are often the most exhilarating driving force behind compelling crime thrillers. But filmmaker Andrew Patterson is proving that the genre can also thrive on the nostalgia that makes a community feel like home for its residents, who can overcome any conflict with the support of their loved ones. In his new movie, The…

SXSW: The Surfer Rides Nicolas Cage’s Absurdist Comedy

©Courtesy of Lionsgate No actor has mastered crafting his characters’ descent into mental and physical disarray quite like Nicolas Cage. He has seen a bit of a resurgence in choosing realistic, but at times unhinged, acclaimed roles during the first half of the current decade. His latest film, the psychological thriller The Surfer, proves to…

SXSW 2025 / Address Unknown: Fukushima Now: Director Arif Khan Interview

The process of redefining the meaning of home is a powerful one for anyone who has endured the aftermath of personal trauma. The lasting painful impact that the disaster of losing a home has on families and their extended communities is explored in the new animated historical documentary, Address Unknown: Fukushima Now. Arif Khan wrote,…

SXSW: ‘Uvalde Mom’ is an Important Look at a Societal Failure and One Woman Who Pushed Back

It’s an unfortunate reality in America that any conversation about school shootings includes far too many examples that should have inspired direct action to curb them from happening again in the future. But due to a sharp political divide on root causes and gun control, little has been accomplished despite decades of red flags and…

SXSW Award Winner ‘Slanted’ Tackles White Privilege in a Larger-than-Life Way

White privilege is a concept that many people don’t want to talk about since they think it inherently implies that there’s something wrong or unimpressive about being born with a certain skin color. But those who stop to contemplate it even just briefly will realize that, for those who are able to move throughout this…

SXSW Review: Exploring Japan’s Loneliness Epidemic in ‘Dear Tomorrow’

It’s hard to accurately locate those who are lonely because they’re, by their very nature, a self-identifying group. But people who don’t feel like they have friends or family they can talk to and may not be comfortable with meeting others in an in-person setting are much more likely to be okay responding to a…

SXSW 2025 / The Spies Among Us: Directors Jamie Coughlin Silverman and Gabriel Silverman Interview

Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on our YouTube channel. Regardless of their time period, political adversaries will always be defined by the same ideal – the extreme lengths leaders will go to maintain their power, as their opponents determinedly try to stop and expose their tactics. That’s certainly the case for the cast…