“It is a film that strikes with punchy dialogue and colourfully coiffured characters, but under-utilized plot threads dull its sharpness in the end.”
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“There is a spirit in craft beer the world over that is very specific to California, and Brewmance is at its best when it is charting this spirit through the history of the region and into its modern embodiments of Ten Mile and Liberation.”
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“The Letter Room is, in its essence, a light, dramatic character study, but it leans heavily on Isaac’s charm and star-power to make it a study of any nuance.”
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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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“A film like this isn’t trying to stir the pot or nudge its characters towards heightened emotions or drastic decisions; Hill is much more content in establishing a scenario and characters that feel authentic and lived-in, and letting these characters fold and pour over each other in ways that feel natural.”
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“Swan Song is a tender and straightforward story, but there are undercurrents of simmering emotion that lace every patch collected on this quilt of Americana.”
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“Ninjababy is spirited and brimming with charm, and comes equipped with appeal for audiences young and old, despite its brief ‘R-rated’ moments.”
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“[T]here is some wicked tension building done along the way with clever sound design and editing choices, and moments of macabre weirdness punctuate the story throughout.”
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“[W]hat this documentary is most sorely missing ... are the inspired, passionate accounts from Basinski’s everyday fans – the people who might be able to tell us with zealousness what the music really means to them and their existential predicaments.”
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“It is clear that Walker has put a lot of thought and care into her characters and that, in pitting them against each other, she only aims to create a space in which mutual respect and understanding can be cultivated in the most recognizably human of ways.”
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