South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival - It's been nearly a decade since Ti West's last movie, The Sacrament. X marks his return and stands as one of his strongest features to date. This isn't quite the 1970s genre throwback it initially seems. Just when you think you have it all figured out, the narrative [...]

South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival -Ah, 2020. We can't forget it, no matter how hard we try. It was a year of lockdowns, mass protests in the U.S. after the murder of George Floyd, and a tumultuous presidential election. White Devil is set during that summer in NYC, and even news clips from that [...]

South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival - In  Nyla Innuksuk's raucous debut Slash/Back, a group of Inuit girls is eager for something exciting to happen in their world. Well, they get their wish when an alien life force crashes upon their land. Armed with various skills, including hunting and horror movie knowledge, they're ready to [...]

South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival - If you're sick of slasher retreads and reboots, then boy, do I have a film for you. Bitch Ass. This is one wildly inventive slasher with each kill modeled after a board game. It also has a sympathetic and interesting killer, whose story is slowly revealed during the [...]

South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival - In writer/director Addison Heimann's Hypochondriac, protagonist Will's (Zach Villa) life is a mess. He can't hold down a job, and his relationship with his boyfriend is frayed. Will harbors serious emotional childhood trauma. The way it plays out is equal parts sad and terrifying. This film is unafraid [...]

South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival - In Night Breakers, a group of migrants navigates an underground maze of tunnels, trying desperately to make their way to the city. They face two big hurdles, however. A creature lurks in the shadows, hiding out in corners, waiting to pick them off one by one. Meanwhile, the [...]

South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival - Horse Brothers is one strange little short. It's an art-house film about two brothers and some bad blood. Oh, and there's a talking horse. The animal convinces one brother to kill the other. Yep, that's the sort of movie we're talking about here. But the eight minutes never [...]