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Miguel is one of only a few people left on the planet. That’s no metaphor, Earth has lost its luster and a mass exodus is taking humankind to another habitable planet: Proxima Centauri B. Staying on Earth was not his plan and he aims to do something about it, hacking the system that rejected him he hopes to force his way onto the next ship out.
Mustache and With Love and a Major Organ are two cheeky, sweet, heart-wrenching stories about just wanting to be loved whether it’s by family, friends or a special someone. I think we can all relate to that.
A Good Person, the newest movie from Zach Braff: director and writer, is melodrama through and through, for better or worse. It’s often manipulative, cloying, overly sentimental, and it leans heavily on cliche. It’s also saved by excellent performances by two leads.
One might worry that so many postponements portend disappointment, but set those trepidations aside. Like their dark hero, director Chad Stahelski and his indefatigable star Keanu Reeves are incredibly good at what they do: conducting symphonies of stylized violence and making it look so awesome that the near three-hour run time flies by.
While I didn’t get to dig into as many as I wanted, there were still a few that caught my attention. Funny enough, they were mostly in the horror genre… not exactly my cup of tea most of the time, but they were quirky and fun and I happily hopped out of my comfort zone. Check out my reviews below!
Native born South Korean, Freddie (Ji-Min Park) was adopted by a French family when she was only months old. As she attempts adulthood, Freddie is unexpectedly pulled toward her birthplace and without a ounce of Korean fluency she flies there on a whim. Despite saying otherwise to her new Korean friends, she desperately wants to connect with her birth parents.
Despite not making out to the physical festival, I have access to a scrumptiously large number of short films this year from every genre. I’m excited to get back to my niche in The Sunbreak universe and share with you some of the best from this year’s SXSW Film & TV Festival. So lets get on with it!
After two years of the pandemic creating a more accessible festival, in-person SXSWFilm is back with a tantalizingly long list of films that I am eager to devour. While I won’t be in Austin this year to experience the crazed ups, downs and sideways of traversing the crowds, freebies and long lines I will get to chow down on the smorgasbord of offerings that SXSW Film has to offer.
Everyone else is doing it, everywhere, seemingly all at once: guessing which film’s will take home trophies this weekend at the 95th …
Scream 6 (2023 | USA | 123 minutes | Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett ) The original 1996 meta-horror classic Scream earned …
