‘The Cabin’ – Silly Over Substance
This attempt to inject new life into the “terror in the woods” genre comes off as muddled and risible.
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Film Review
Review: The South Africa-Set Hitchcockian Thriller ‘Number 37’
The Capetown-set Hitchcockian thriller delivers the suspenseful goods.
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Review: The Comedy-Drama ‘Welcome to the Men’s Group’
A bit talky and a bit long, the film manages to develop into a rather powerful commentary about the American male’s place in contemporary society.
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Review: Yen Tan’s Moving ‘1985’
Yen Tan’s drama tells the moving story of a young gay man’s life in a small town during the 1980s.
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San Antonio Film Festival Review: The Baseball Comedy ‘Benched’
John C. McGinley and Garret Dillahunt star as clashing Little League coaches in an entertaining film adaptation of Richard Dresser’s play ‘Rounding Third.’
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Film Review: Punk is Alive in ‘The Icarus Line Must Die’
Michael Grodner’s documentary-tinged drama starring The Icarus Line frontman Joe Cardamone is an intriguing love letter to L.A.’s punk rock scene.
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Movie Review: Leigh Whannell’s Computer-Powered Actioner ‘Upgrade’
The writer/director draws on classic exploitation tropes to create a bleak vision of the future that is both funny and frightening.
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San Antonio Film Festival Retro Review: ‘Hell or High Water’
A flashback review of the magnificent ‘Hell or High Water,’ which made its Texas debut at the 2016 San Antonio Film Festival with co-star Gil Birmingham in attendance.
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SAFILM Retro Review: ‘Catching Sight of “Thelma and Louise'”
This is certainly a unique premise for a documentary. Director/producer Jennifer Townsend was not in the film business at all
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SXSW 2018 World Premiere: The Darkly Comic ‘Brothers’ Nest’
Two bickering brothers plot the perfect murder in this dark crime thriller from Australia.
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