Author: Jason Whyte

The closing night gala of AIR was a movie that was officially announced just a few days ago. I was lucky to attend the screening where SxSW Film & TV lead Claudette Godfrey (who absolutely killed it as the new showrunner this year taking over for long time lead Janet Pierson) introduced Ben Affleck, who […]

One of the very best narrative movies of SxSW and of 2023 is Tony Tost’s new movie AMERICANA which had its premiere on Friday at a nearly sold out screening at the Paramount Theatre with the filmmakers and a portion of the cast in attendance. ABOUT: A heist of the mythical Lakota Ghost Shirt goes […]

ABOUT: Louise, an aimless, 28 year-old Brooklynite, recently single, sort of a musician, depressed without admitting to it, drunkenly falls while doing something stupid and breaks her hip. This lands her in a physical therapy ward full of people twice her age. There, she meets Antonina – a cranky elderly Polish woman, who speaks no […]

ABOUT: “Molli and Max In The Future” is a Sci-Fi Romantic Comedy about a man and woman whose orbits repeatedly collide over the course of 12 years, 4 planets, 3 dimensions and one space-cult. A grounded romantic comedy set in an absurd world, “Molli and Max” takes the character-driven romance of a movie like “When […]

One of the real finds at South By Southwest Film & TV this year was the premiere of the Midnighters selection MONOLITH which enjoyed a completely sold out attendance at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar location and where I was hiding behind a massive bowl of buttered popcorn for the duration. ABOUT: A bold science […]

Seeing Anthony Mackie’s name in the credits was an instant sell for me. I was thrilled to attend the second screening of the romantic space comedy (yes you read that right) IF YOU WERE THE LAST at the Paramount Theatre during SxSW 2023. ABOUT: Adam and Jane are three years into a NASA mission that […]

Another title from the Festival Favourites after it screened successfully at Sundance earlier this year, I was lucky to see a well attended screening of THE STARLING GIRL at the Zach Theatre earlier this week with the director in attendance. ABOUT: 17-year-old Jem Starling struggles with her place within her Christian fundamentalist community, but everything […]

Part of the terrific Midnighters section programmed by Austin’s own Peter Hall, I got to see a VERY late night screening of the sequel THE WRATH OF BECKY and by late, I mean 8:15pm at the Stateside with the director in attendance. ABOUT: After living off the grid for two years, Becky finds herself going […]

It was another capacity crowd this week at the Paramount in Austin for the premiere of the Apple Original title STILL: A MICHAEL J FOX movie directed by Davis Guggenheim Getting to see Mr. Fox in person was an absolute highlight of the festival and he told many jokes in the Q&A. ABOUT: The film […]

More Canada represent in Austin! After not being able to see it at TIFF, Vancouver and even the Victoria Film Festival, I finally caught up with Sophie Jarvis’ movie UNTIL BRANCHES BEND at SxSW Film & TV this year. The movie has one final screening on Friday and if you are still in town…you know […]

One of the finest documentaries that will be out this year, I was lucky to attend the premiere of BEING MARY TYLER MOORE at the Zach Theatre earlier this week. ABOUT: With unprecedented access to the Mary Tyler Moore Estate, friends, family, and colleagues, “Being Mary Tyler Moore” constructs an intimate mosaic of Mary’s sixty-year […]

Earlier this week the true Texas story THE LONG GAME wowed the premiere audience at the Paramount Theatre for SxSW this week. I was there bright and early to see stars Jay Hernandez and Dennis Quaid in person along with director Julio Quintana. ABOUT: When JB Peña moves to the small town of Del Rio, […]

One of the funniest movies to come out of SxSW this year, the new filmmaking powerhouse of Ms. Seligman and Ms. Sennott were one of the biggest breakouts of SxSW this year. BOTTOMS had a loud as hell premiere at the Paramount Theatre early in the festival and also had a terrific repeat screening at […]