Here are my final reviews and interviews from the 2016 SXSW Festival, published on Hammer to Nail: Gleason review In Pursuit of Silence interview…
In “Demolition,” Gyllenhaal & Company Shine Through a Strained Metaphor
Demolition (Jean-Marc Vallée, 2016) The last few years have been good to Canadian director Jean-Marc Vallée, with Dallas Buyers Club, in 2013…
“Hardcore Henry” Is a Bloody Mess
Hardcore Henry (Ilya Naishuller, 2015) I saw Hardcore Henry at the recent 2016 SXSW Festival, and my initial reaction to the film has…
SXSW2016, Part 6: The Penultimate Post (with Still More “Hammer to Nail” Reviews and Interviews, plus “Bmoreart”)
Just when you thought we were done with my reviews and interviews from the 2016 SXSW Festival, I have still more Hammer…
If “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” Is a Dreary Slog, At Least We’ve Still Got Dear Old Mom
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (Zack Snyder, 2016) In the end, it all comes down to good old Mom.…
“Baskin,” an Uneven (and Disgusting) Horror Film, Still Offers a Few Welcome Surprises
Baskin (Can Evrenol, 2015) So I may have not yet had a chance to see (the, by all accounts, overwrought…
SXSW2016, Part 5: More Pieces on “Hammer to Nail” …
So SXSW might be over for the year, but my reviews and interviews from the 2016 festival still keep coming. Here…
SXSW2016, Part 4 (Friday, March 18 and beyond)
If you missed it earlier in the week, here is the list of the SXSW2016 Jury Awards. And here are…
SXSW2016, Part 3 (Wednesday-Thursday, March 16-17)
And so the week at SXSW has continued. Since the last post, I have had only two more pieces published on…
SXSW2016, Part 2 (Monday-Tuesday, March 14-15)
The last two days of the festival have seen me continue with more of the same – movie screenings and…