Clerk, 2021. Directed by Malcolm Ingram. Featuring Kevin Smith. SYNOPSIS: A documentary on the career and life of filmmaker and raconteur Kevin Smith. It won’t surprise anyone to learn that this travelogue of Kevin Smith’s inimitable filmmaking career is a for-the-fans outing above all else – after all, it’s directed by Smith’s longtime friend, documentarian Malcolm […]
2021 SXSW Film Festival Review – WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn
WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn, 2021. Directed by Jed Rothstein. SYNOPSIS: Explores the rise and fall of one of the biggest corporate flameouts and venture capitalist bubbles in recent years – the story of WeWork, and its hippie-messianic leader Adam Neumann. The latest documentary from Oscar-nominated filmmaker Jed Rothstein […]
2021 SXSW Film Festival Review – Not Going Quietly
Not Going Quietly, 2021. Directed by Nicholas Bruckman. SYNOPSIS: An intimate, inspiring look at activist and loving father Ady Barkan, diagnosed with ALS at age 32 and who, in spite of declining physical abilities, embarks on a nationwide campaign for healthcare reform. It’s no secret to anyone with their eyes open that the American healthcare system […]
2021 SXSW Film Festival Review – Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror
Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror, 2021. Directed by Kier-La Janisse. SYNOPSIS: Woodlands Dark Days and Days Bewitched is the first feature-length documentary on the history of folk horror, from the 1960s to today. There are few major film genres, if any, as stratified as horror, such that even the most […]
2021 SXSW Film Festival Review – Lily Topples the World
Lily Topples the World, 2021. Directed by Jeremy Workman. Featuring Lily Hevesh. SYNOPSIS: Follows 20-year-old Lily Hevesh – the world’s most acclaimed domino toppler and the only woman in her field – in a coming-of-age story of artistry, passion, and unlikely triumph. “If you have an odd interest, keep doing it,” are the wise words uttered […]
2021 SXSW Film Festival Review – See You Then
See You Then, 2021. Co-written and directed by Mari Walker. Starring Pooya Mohseni and Lynn Chen. SYNOPSIS: A decade after abruptly breaking up with Naomi, Kris invites her to dinner to catch-up on their complicated lives, relationships, and Kris’ transition. Mari Walker’s feature debut offers a perceptive – if slight – window into the difficulties faced […]
2021 SXSW Film Festival Review – Sasquatch
Shaun Munro reviews the SXSW premiere of Hulu’s documentary series Sasquatch… This Duplass brothers-produced true crime series from documentarian Joshua Rofé (Lorena) attempts to bring truthful resolution to an eerie murder-mystery which has hounded a man for almost three decades. And so while Sasquatch – a three-part docu-series premiering on Hulu on April 20th – […]