National Anthem, 2023. Directed by Luke Gilford. Starring Charlie Plummer, Robyn Lively, Eve Lindley, Mason Alexander Park, Joey DeLeon, Rene Rosado, and Kimberley Christann Pember, SYNOPSIS: A 21-year-old construction worker in New Mexico joins a community of queer rodeo performers in search of their own version of the American dream. In Luke Gilford’s poetically moving […]
2023 SXSW Film Festival Review – Tetris
Tetris, 2023. Directed by Jon S. Baird. Starring Taron Egerton, Nikita Efremov, Sofia Lebedeva, Anthony Boyle, Ben Miles, Ken Yamamura, Igor Grabuzov, Oleg Shtefanko, Ayane Nagabuchi, Rick Yune, Roger Allam, Toby Jones, Ieva Andrejevaitė, Matthew Marsh, Togo Igawa, Miles Barrow, Aaron Vodovoz, Igor Grabuzov, Oleg Stefan, and Polina Sulim. SYNOPSIS: The story of how one […]
2023 SXSW Film Festival Review – I Used to Be Funny
I Used to Be Funny, 2023. Written and Directed by Ally Pankiw. Starring Rachel Sennott, Olga Petsa, Jason Jones, Sabrina Jalees, Caleb Hearon, Ennis Esmer, Dani Kind, Dan Beirne, Stephen Alexander, Miguel Rivas, Marvin Kaye, and Daniel Woodrow. SYNOPSIS: Sam, a stand-up comedian struggling with PTSD, weighs whether or not to join the search for […]