“It is remarkable how Everything Will Be All Right delves into such deep threads of life as a short film when many features struggle to do so.”
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“If the sound unifies, speaks to the soul, and if it transcends—as has been the case with Cymande staples like “Bra” and “Dove”—then Cymande is proof that forward-thinking listeners will naturally cultivate a respect for the past.”
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“Grindhouse was big in the 70’s because they were cheap, easy to make, and knew how to get butts in the seats with gratuitous violence and lots of nudity. Ti West elevates the style in a very meta way.”
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“If you’re on board, sticking with Morosini’s rollercoaster will yield zany and icky surprises, as well as some delightfully committed performances.”
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“Comedy Punks is a story of frustrations and failures, but it is not a story of giving up.”
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“Somewhere in this film is a story about shared traumas and grief, and the self-realizations born within…However, Campbell-Hughes doesn’t dive deep enough or write distinct enough voices for this story to take off, and so it stays mired.”
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“[Zahida Pirani] is able to illustrate authenticity by dedicating the film to real women in her hometown of Queens, New York.”
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“…in the end, it’s a game of style over substance for The Cellar."
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Quick-takes on 13 of the films that competed in this year’s SXSW Narrative Shorts Competition.
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“Hauru skips dexterously between cinema verité-style footage, iPhone captures, and traditionally cinematic looking dream sequences in ways that give her film both momentum and a feeling like it operates on its own disobedient accord.”
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