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A Poignant Sci-fi Statement About Life And Mortality

History repeats itself in this ingenious but surprisingly heartfelt sci-fi, which takes the premise of Groundhog Day and fashions from it a poignant statement about life and mortality. Refreshingly for the genre, it focuses on a middle-aged woman — a scientist-slash-physicist, even —...

SXSW Audience Award Winners Include ‘Monkey Man,’ ‘Bob Trevino Likes It’

SXSW organizers on Monday announced the Audience Award winners for the festival’s recently wrapped 31st edition. The list includes Tracie Laymon’s dramedy Bob Trevino Likes It, which prevailed in Narrative Feature Competition, and the action thriller Monkey Man marking Dev Patel’s directorial debut, which...

Plot To Kill Rapper During SxSW Performance Foiled By Austin Police

Two men allegedly plotted to kill a rapper performing at a show last week during Austin’s South by Southwest Music Festival. The alleged hit would have taken place at a March 10 show unaffiliated with the festival, according to an affidavit obtained by Fox...

Anne Hathaway Anchors Michael Showalter’s Fluctuating Story Of An Unconventional Romance

In Michael Showalter’s The Idea of You, based on the novel by Robinne Lee, Amazon/MGM brings to the screen a narrative that tantalizes with the prospect of exploring the complexities of love, age disparity, and the pursuit of happiness in the digital age....

Alex Garland’s Journey Through War’s Desolation Loses Its Way

Alex Garland‘s latest film, Civil War,  from A24 and featuring a star-studded cast including Kirsten Dunst, Cailee Spaeny, Wagner Moura, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jesse Plemons, and Nick Offerman, aims to hold a mirror up to a society spiraling out amongst civil war. In...

‘Civil War’ World Premiere Conquers Festival

One of the most highly anticipated movies in a contentious red vs. blue election year, A24‘s Civil War, made its grand splash Thursday night in Texas democratic stronghold of Austin, TX — and the media, which this feature casts a spotlight on, savored...