Category Archives: SXSW

South by Southwest Film Festival, Austin, TX

A Necessary Death

Posted on April 16, 2008 by James McNally

A Necessary Death (2008, Director: Daniel Stamm): This was the last of the screeners I was sent for films showing at SXSW this year, and to be perfectly honest, I wasn’t looking forward to watching it. In fact, I’d been … Continue reading →

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Ibid

Posted on March 15, 2008 by James McNally

Ibid (2008, Director: Russell Friedenberg): Billed as a sort of road movie about two escaped mental patients on a quest from God to write “new commandments” before the world ends, Ibid is actually a mess of styles and techniques that … Continue reading →

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Joy Division

Posted on March 15, 2008 by James McNally

Joy Division (2007, Director: Grant Gee): I wanted to catch this back at TIFF in September, but saw Anton Corbijn’s Control (review) instead. The two films essentially complete each other, and seeing this after Corbijn’s dramatic film made me appreciate … Continue reading →

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Medicine for Melancholy

Posted on March 8, 2008 by James McNally

Editor’s Note: I’ve decided to begin posting my reviews of films screening at SXSW early, hopefully helping anyone attending make some decisions about what to see. Medicine for Melancholy is screening on Sunday March 9 at 2:30pm, Tuesday March 11 … Continue reading →

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We Are Wizards

Posted on March 5, 2008 by James McNally

Editor’s Note: I’ve decided to begin posting my reviews of films screening at SXSW early, hopefully helping anyone attending make some decisions about what to see. We Are Wizards is screening on Saturday March 8 at 1:45pm in the Austin … Continue reading →

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