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South by Southwest · 2024

South by Southwest 2024

Narrative Spotlight

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11 films · 3 reviews

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Cold Wallet

Review preview for Cold Wallet

Hodierne handles the blend of styles within the film with a laid back confidence that makes it easy to lower one’s guard at the wrong moments.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
A team of Redditors lose everything after a cryptocurrency scam leads them to plot to kidnap the 'financial influencer' who screwed them over.

(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Cutter Hodierne; Writer: John Hibey, Cutter Hodierne; Stars: Raúl Castillo, Josh Brener, Melonie Diaz, Tony Cavalero, Nigel Gore)

Full review See: Interview with Cutter Hodierne about Cold Wallet

Cuckoo

Review preview for Cuckoo

It’s Schafer’s performance that anchors it.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
On a trip to the German Alps with her father and stepmother, Gretchen discovers that the resort town where they’re staying hides sinister secrets, as she’s plagued by strange noises and frightening visions of a woman pursuing her.

(Country: Germany; Year: 2024; Director: Tilman Singer; Writer: Tilman Singer; Stars: Hunter Schafer, Dan Stevens, Jessica Henwick, Marton Csókás, Jan Bluthardt)

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Doin' It

A 30 year old Indian-American virgin gets a job teaching high school sex education.

(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Sara Zandieh; Writer: Lilly Singh, Sara Zandieh, Neel Patel; Stars: Lilly Singh, Ana Gasteyer, Sabrina Jalees, Stephanie Beatriz, Mary Holland, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Trevor Salter, Sonia Dhillon Tully)

I Don't Understand You

Following a devastating adoption scam, a couple go on an Italian vacation in an attempt to reconnect. After getting their rental car stuck in a countryside ditch, things begin to go awry. Between the torrential weather and language barrier, Dom, Cole and the Italians around them descend into a comical fiasco.

(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Brian Crano, David Craig; Writer: Brian Crano, David Craig; Stars: Nick Kroll, Andrew Rannells, Nunzia Schiano, Morgan Spector, Eleonora Romandini)

I Love You Forever

A subversive love story gone wrong that follows a young woman into and out of an emotionally abusive relationship.

(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Cazzie David, Elisa Kalani; Writer: Cazzie David, Elisa Kalani; Stars: Sofia Black-D'Elia, Ray Nicholson, Jon Rudnitsky, Cazzie David, Raymond Cham Jr)

I Wish You All The Best

After Ben, a non binary teen, is kicked out of their conservative parents house, they move in with their estranged sister and embark on a journey of self-discovery that teaches them about love, friendship, and family.

(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Tommy Dorfman; Writer: Tommy Dorfman; Stars: Corey Fogelmanis, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Alexandra Daddario, Cole Sprouse, Lena Dunham, Amy Landecker, Lexi Underwood, Lisa Yamada, Judson Mills, Brian Michael Smith.)

Magpie

Review preview for Magpie

Yates recognises Ridley’s skill with interiorised emotion and makes the most of it.

Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
When Ben and Anette's daughter is cast in a film alongside glamorous movie star Alicia, Ben is quickly drawn into Alicia's world. Anette is left at home with the baby, pushed to her emotional limits and psychologically on the brink.

(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Sam Yates; Writer: Tom Bateman; Stars: Daisy Ridley, Shazad Latif, Matilda Lutz, Hiba Ahmed, Cherrelle Skeete, Pippa Bennet-Warner, Alistair Petrie)

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My Dead Friend Zoe

Engaged in a mysterious relationship with her wise-cracking (and dead) best friend from the Army, a female veteran is summoned to the remote lake house of her estranged Vietnam vet grandfather.

(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Kyle Hausmann-Stokes; Writer: Kyle Hausmann-Stokes, AJ Bermudez; Stars: Sonequa Martin-Green, Natalie Morales, Ed Harris, Morgan Freeman, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Gloria Reuben)

A Nice Indian Boy

When Naveen brings his fiancé Jay home to meet his family, his traditional Indian parents must contend with accepting his white-orphan-artist-boyfriend and helping them plan the most fabulous Indian wedding their community has ever seen.

(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Roshan Sethi; Writer: Eric Randall, Madhuri Shekar; Stars: Karan Soni, Jonathan Groff, Sunita Mani, Zarna Garg, Harish Patel, Peter S Kim, Sas Goldberg)

Turtles (Les Tortues)

After 35 years together, the seemingly perfect life that Thom and Henri had built started to go awry. They start to drift away from each other a little more each day. But Thom will do anything to save his relationship and rekindle their love.

(Country: Belgium, Canada; Year: 2023; Director: David Lambert; Writer: David Lambert; Stars: Dave Johns, Olivier Gourmet, Brigitte Poupart, Laurent Bonnet)

The Uninvited

Rose and Sammy's Hollywood Hills party takes a chaotic turn as elderly stranger Helen exposes hidden truths, reigniting old flames and unearthing secrets. Rose confronts her past, leaving everyone questioning their existence and desires.

(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Nadia Conners; Writer: Nadia Conners; Stars: Elizabeth Reaser, Walton Goggins, Lois Smith, Eva De Dominici, Rufus Sewell, Pedro Pascal, Michael Panes, Kate Comer, Roland Rubio, Annie Kurzen)