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Jake Johnson stars as Eddie, a gambling addict who is put in charge of a duffle bag full of cash and the chance to change his life in Win It All.
Read More »‘Win It All’ Is A Gamble That Doesn’t Pay Off | SXSW Film Review
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‘Going To Brazil’ Is A Step In The Right Direction | SXSW Film Review
Four women are trapped in a foreign country, forced to go on the run. With strong characters and fun direction, Going To Brazil pushes film equality forward
Read More »‘Prevenge’ Takes A Unique Stab At Childbirth | SXSW Film Review
Alice Lowe directs and stars as an expecting mother whose unborn child begins instructing her to kill in the new horror film, Prevenge.
Read More »‘Goran’ Is A Head-Spinning Journey Through Obsession | SXSW Film Review
Goran features a strong performance from Franjo Dijak, yet ultimately succumbs to the films pacing issues. Read on for our review.
Read More »‘Free Fire’ Establishes Ben Wheatley As Visionary Director Of The Future | SXSW Film Review
Free Fire revolves around two gangs of criminals trapped in a warehouse for a night with nothing but time and bullets on their hands. Read on for our review
Read More »Demolition (2016) | Film Review
Demolition shines due to Jake Gyllenhaal's stellar performance of a man demolishing his way through grief. Read on for our film review.
Read More »In A Valley Of Violence | A SXSW Film Review
Ethan Hawke stars as a man in the Old West just trying to get to Mexico, when fate forces his hand on a tale of revenge. This is In A Valley Of Violence
Read More »Claire In Motion | A SXSW Film Review
Claire In Motion is an intelligently told character piece about one woman's journey to self-discovery, with a multi-layered performance from Betsy Brandt.
Read More »Preacher (2016) | A SXSW TV Pilot Review
Back in 1995 a new comic book made its debut, and if memory serves it was met with fervent praise (pardon the pun). Published by Vertigo, an Imprint of DC Comics, Preacher was controversial not only because of its twisted take on Christian mythology, but also because it was uncompromisingly bloody and sexual, occasionally all at the same time, but …
Read More »I Am Not A Serial Killer (2016) | A SXSW Film Review
Before I was a co-host on The Hollywood Outsider podcast, I ran my own podcast called The Dead Robots’ Society. It is a show made by writers for writers, and one thing we tried to do from time to time was review a published novel. The reviews weren’t so much about whether we liked the story or not, but about …
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