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The 2025 SXSW Film & TV Festival

It's time for our annual podcast wrap-up of the 2025 SXSW Film & TV Festival, complete with reviews on over 25 film and TV premieres! …
The Rivals of Amziah King | SXSW 2025 Film Review

The Rivals of Amziah King is audacious and brilliant work of art, complimented on every side of the camera. …
The Age of Disclosure | SXSW 2025 Film Review

The Age of Disclosure is a riveting dissection of a potentially massive government coverup that remains engaging throughout. …
Pop Culture Debates, John Hughes, Ending a Franchise

On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider Podcast, we discuss Pop Culture Debates, John Hughes, and Ending a Franchise …
Redux Redux | 2025 SXSW Film Review

Redux Redux is a film that never lets go, challenging audiences to confront the weight of loss, the complexities of revenge, and the redemptive power of hum…
The Studio | 2025 SXSW TV Review

The Studio offers a brilliantly comedic and insightful look at the tumultuous world of filmmaking, capturing both the chaos and intense pressure of life on …
Death of a Unicorn | SXSW 2025 Film Review

Despite a few misgivings over the CGI, Death of a Unicorn is stacked with laughs and gratuitous violence. It's Cocaine Bear with unicorns. …
Slanted | SXSW 2025 Film Review

Slanted follows a teenage girl who undergoes an experimental racial transformation surgery and the repercussions of her choices. …
Another Simple Favor | SXSW 2025 Film Review

Paul Feig reunites Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick for another twisty murder mystery, this time in Italy, in Another Simple Favor. …
Oscars 2025 | The 97th Academy Awards Winners, Reactions, and Wrap-Up

For this special Oscars 2025 wrap-up of The Hollywood Outsider, we discuss the highlights and winners of the 97th Annual Academy Awards. …

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