South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival - Folk Horror derives its roots from folklore - cryptids, oral traditions, and ancient folktales. In the 1960s, folk horror suddenly hit its stride as a crucial part of horror film history, particularly as films from Britain were making their mark all over the world. As television became the [...]

South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival - Alexis (Jasmin Savoy Brown) is an experimental musician, working with her friend Marie (Lili Simmons) to create something that most people have never heard. The funny part is, Alexis is losing her chance to hear it too. Her hearing was impacted by an accident as a child, but [...]

South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival - Making its world premiere in the "Documentary Spotlight" category of the Online SXSW 2021, director Garrett Zavgetis' documentary Spring Valley (2021) takes a look at the shocking incident that polarized a nation and launched an FBI investigation. The viral video ignited conversations about excessive use of force on [...]

Welcome to part 3 of our coverage of the SXSW Online 2021 Music Video Competition, in which we'll be discussing this year's submissions through lightning-fast mini-reviews. These videos are already available online, so if you want to want to experience these music videos for yourself feel free to follow the title links, and if you [...]

South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival - When a beautiful woman cannot stand the excruciating passage of time, her grief and anger turns her into a literal black hole. As she sucks everything around her into her blackness, filling the void within her with anything within reach, an entire grief-stricken, morbid world is created inside [...]

South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival - Ahhh, Coffee. The sweet, life giving nectar. Whether you’re one who likes your coffee as black as your soul, an iced coffee addict (like me) or an over the top extra as hell coffee shop orderer… odds are pretty good at least some part of your day or [...]

South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival - Screening as a selection in the "Texas High School Short Competition" category, A Really Dark Comedy (2021) is directed by Manasi Ughdmathe and written by Jackson Coates. In A Really Dark Comedy, high school Gus (Satvik Shankar) is nervous about asking his crush out to prom. Bringing his [...]