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South by Southwest · 2023

South by Southwest 2023

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Bottoms

Review preview for Bottoms

There may be other movies this year that'll give you the wisdom of "gay Yoda" or that reflect the slippery "hobbies to terrorism" pipeline. There won't be many with public address announcements that blur the lines between unreliable narration and inner ear disorders

Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
Two unpopular girls in their senior year start a fight club to try to impress and hook up with cheerleaders.

(Country: US; Year: 2023; Director: Emma Seligman; Writer: Emma Seligman, Rachel Sennott; Stars: Rachel Sennott, Ayo Edebiri, Ruby Cruz, Havana Rose Liu, Kaia Gerber, Nicholas Galitzine, Miles Fowler, Marshawn Lynch, Dagmara Dominiczyk, Punkie Johnson)

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Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves (Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves)

Review preview for Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves

We're told you can't do everything with magic, but the film does manage to make much magical.

Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people.

(Country: US; Year: 2023; Director: Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley; Writer: Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley, Michael Gilio; Stars: Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez , Hugh Grant , Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith , Sophia Lillis , Chloe Coleman, Daisy Head)

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Evil Dead Rise

Review preview for Evil Dead Rise

Evil Dead Rise doesn’t add much that’s new to the franchise, but it does deliver on entertainment.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
The reunion of two estranged sisters is cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a primal battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish version of family imaginable.

(Country: US; Year: 2023; Director: Lee Cronin; Writer: Lee Cronin; Stars: Lily Sullivan, Alyssa Sutherland, Morgan Davies, Gabrielle Echols, Nell Fisher)

Full review See: Interview with Lee Cronin about Evil Dead Rise

Flamin' Hot

The story of Richard Montañez, the Frito Lay janitor who channelled his Mexican American heritage and upbringing to turn Flamin' Hot Cheetos into a snack that disrupted the food industry and became a global phenomenon.

(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Eva Longoria; Writer: Linda Yvette Chávez, Lewis Colick; Stars: Jesse Garcia, Annie Gonzalez, Dennis Haysbert, Emilio Rivera, Tony Shalhoub, Matt Walsh, Pepe Serna, Bobby Soto, Jimmy Gonzales, Brice Gonzalez)

Joy Ride

A story of identity and self-discovery centred on four unlikely friends who embark on a once-in-a-lifetime international adventure.

(Country: US; Year: 2023; Director: Adele Lim; Writer: Cherry Chevapravatdumrong, Teresa Hsiao; Stars: Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu, Sabrina Wu)

Problemista

An aspiring toy designer from El Salvador struggles to bring his unusual ideas to life in New York City. As time on his work visa runs out, a job assisting an erratic art-world outcast becomes his only hope to stay in the country and realise his dream.

(Country: US; Year: 2023; Director: Julio Torres; Writer: Julio Torres; Stars: Julio Torres, Tilda Swinton, RZA, Isabella Rossellini, Larry Owens, Catalina Saavedra, Greta Lee)

Tetris

Review preview for Tetris

I was entertained, but unlike an actual game of Tetris I didn't want to go straight back to it.

Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
A thriller based on the true story of American video game salesman Henk Rogers (Taron Egerton) and his discovery of Tetris in 1988. When he set out to bring the game to the world, he entered a dangerous web of lies and corruption behind the Iron Curtain.

(Country: US; Year: 2023; Director: Jon S Baird; Writer: Noah Pink; Stars: Taron Egerton, Nikita Efremov , Sofia Lebedeva, Anthony Boyle, Ben Miles, Ken Yamamura , Igor Grabuzov, Oleg Shtefanko, Ayane Nagabuchi, Rick Yune)

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