In the expat community, there is the problem of the trailing spouse. That’s because half of an expat couple usually arrives in a foreign country with a new job, a new office and new responsibilities. Meanwhile, the other partner, often a woman, doesn’t have a work permit in the county, doesn’t know anyone, often doesn’t […]
SxSW 2022 Reviews
SxSW Review – X
A few years ago, Ti West promised in interviews that he was done with the horror genre. He broke his promise and returns to his roots with the new movie X, a homage to 70s horror films, which I saw last night at its World Premiere at SXSW. The director and stars of the movie […]
SxSW 2022 Review – THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT – The Ultimate Meta
The UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT is the ultimate “meta” movie! Nicolas Cage plays one of his most difficult roles, playing himself. well, a fictional version of himself; which may be close to his true self. According to Cage it was not easy getting into his own head. This is one of the most “Cageian” films you […]
SxSW 2022 Interview – THE FACE OFF director Jose Miguel Martinez
“Cletus Abernathy, prompted by an upcoming morning duel, far removed from his glory days, is fraught with anxiety as he attempts to sharpen his skills one last time before confronting destiny. Thinking back to his past training with Samantha Tilley, Abernathy grows increasingly confident until he is pulled out of his delusions by the rumors […]
SxSW 2022 Review – 32 SOUNDS
32 SOUNDS is an unusual film by Sam Green, one that’s much closer to walking through an installation art exhibit by a multimedia artist like Bruce Nauman or Nam June Paik, than it is like watching a typical documentary film. The film’s own website describes it as “an immersive documentary and profound sensory experience.” The […]
SxSW 2022 Review: DEADSTREAM
It’s been a while since a SXSW midnight screening left me with a big smile coming out of the theater and DEADSTREAM did this to me. The only way I can describe this film is EVIL DEAD meets PARANORMAL ACTIVITY. It’s like if Sam Raimi made a found footage film and a parody of streaming […]
SxSW 2022 Review – EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
The Opening film at SXSW film festival after a three year hiatus was the most perfect film to open the festivities after the long pandemic that we all went through. As the creators The Daniels said in their opening remarks, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE shouldn’t exist but somehow it got made. There were two […]