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The PrankS
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March 20, 2022

SXSW 2022: The Prank wastes a devilish turn from Rita Moreno

The living legend's vicious physics teacher is the only part of this dark comedy to make the grade.
The CowS
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March 18, 2022

SXSW 2022: The Cow should be put out to pasture

Winona Ryder is the sole saving grace in The Cow, an unnecessarily convoluted mystery with a distastefully archaic view of women & aging
stay the nightS
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March 18, 2022

SXSW 2022: Stay the Night is a pleasant Canadian romantic excursion

Not quite as good as the films it mimics, Stay the Night still has several charms of its own
PiratesS
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March 18, 2022

SXSW 2022: Pirates travels generic high seas of New Year’s Eve mischief

The backdrop of an impending new millennium can't jump start this comedy's creative juices
Spin Me RoundS
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March 17, 2022

SXSW 2022: Spin Me Round wastes its promising comedic ingredients

Jeff Baena’s lifeless mysterious comedy will leave you scratching your head in all the wrong ways
Diamond HandsS
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March 17, 2022

SXSW 2022: Diamond Hands isn’t rich with insight, but flush in entertainment

The GameStonks debacle is competently, but not distinctively, chronicled in this documentary
Still Workign 9 to 5S
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March 14, 2022

SXSW 2022: Still Working 9 to 5 has too much on its agenda

A successful behind the scenes look at the classic workplace comedy falls short as a sober documentary about the modern feminist movement
Once Upon a Time in Ugance (Blue Finch Film Releasing)&
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November 15, 2021

“Once Upon a Time In Uganda” shows off Wakaliwood’s delirious DIY filmmaking

Cathryne Czubek & Hugo Perez's endearing doc about Ugandan filmmaking group Wakaliwood is both accessible and specific.
SXSW 2021 DocumentariesS
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March 22, 2021

SXSW documentary wrap-up: “The Return, Life After Isis” plus more

The remaining trio of true stories at this year's festival focus on politics and its impact on both individuals and society at large.
Subjects of Desire / United States vs. Reality Winner (SXSW)S
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March 21, 2021

SXSW 2021 Doc Competition: “Subjects of Desire”, “United States vs. Reality Winner”

From depictions of Black beauty to the ethics of whistleblowing, two female-focused docs out of SXSW struggle to hammer home a central message.  (This dispatch..