SXSW

Mar 29
4 min

Language Lessons

Making her incredible directorial debut, Natalie Morales also wrote and stars in this Covid themed story about two unlikely friends...

Mar 28
2 min

Hysterical

The message couldn’t be clearer, the future of comedy is female. Featuring comedy’s biggest female superstars like Iliza Shelsigner,...

Mar 25
2 min

The End of Us

The pandemic year(s) are memories I’m making now that I plan on forgetting in the future. Yes, there have been significant personal...

Mar 23
2 min

Clerk

I’ve never seen a Kevin Smith anything. I honestly thought this doc was going to be about Kevin James, which I discovered very quickly...

Mar 23
2 min

Size Doesn't Matter : Short Films

My Fat Arse and I” - animated shorts competition A humorous depiction of what it feels like to be a woman and believe the lie that being...

Mar 20
2 min

Demi Lovato: Dancing With the Devil

The most anticipated film of the festival, “Demi Lovato: Dancing With the Devil", releasing in a four-part episodic series on March 23,...

Mar 18
3 min

R#J

As a huge Shakespeare fan I had a blast with this modern take on Romeo and Juliet. Part of the fun for me is decoding the language and...

Mar 18
3 min

The OXY Kingpins

I am no stranger to documentary films. I find them fascinating, educational, and I love to watch real people that give me a contextual...

Mar 18
1 min

South by SouthWest Festival Coverage

It's my first time covering a film festival (as a critic) and I am so thrilled to have this opportunity. So far, it's been fulfilling and...

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