Film
SXSW 2021 music documentary review roundup: Tom Petty, Poly Styrene, Sparks, and more
Reviews of a number of great music documentaries from SXSW 2021 including Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free, The Sparks Brothers, Without Getting Killed or Caught, and more.
JAKOB’S WIFE puts a welcome feminist spin on classic horror tropes [SXSW 2021 review]
Barbara Crampton stars as a repressed wife who undergoes a bloody transformation in the darkly comic JAKOB’S WIFE. Read our review here.
Demi Lovato: Dancing With the Devil is a harrowing look at her addiction, sexual trauma, and recovery [SXSW 2021 review]
The harrowing 4-part YouTube doc detailing the pop singer’s near-fatal overdose, sexual trauma, mental health issues, and eating disorders. Read our review of the SXSW premiere here.
COME TRUE writer-director Anthony Scott Burns: “I miss movies that are divisive”
The COME TRUE filmmaker on his unsettling new horror film that plays out like a waking nightmare. Read our interview here.
The Safdie Brothers are producing a 2-part documentary on Paul Reubens for HBO
Billed as a “kaleidoscopic portrait told in two parts,” the series will follow the life and career of Paul Reubens (AKA Pee-Wee Herman).
CLERK: The first trailer for the Kevin Smith documentary is here ahead of SXSW Online 2021
CLERK debuts on March 17 at the SXSW Online 2021 film festival.
CRAZY SAMURAI: 400 vs 1 brings a 77-minute one-take epic fight to Blu-ray [Review]
Featuring a 77-minute unbroken single-take action sequence, CRAZY SAMURAI: 400 vs 1 is an endurance test in more ways than one. Read our review here.
Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry Apple TV+ doc is an intimate look at the teen superstar’s stratospheric rise
The documentary follows Eilish through the writing, recording, and tour for her smash debut album, WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?
CRUELLA trailer: Emma Stone stars as a punk rock Cruella de Vil in the upcoming 101 Dalmatians prequel
The film releases on May 28, 2021.
