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SXSW is making its way to London

by Little White Lies

The Austin peren­ni­al is mak­ing its way across the Atlantic and for a brand new cul­tur­al showcase.
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Timestalker – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Alice Lowe’s mirac­u­lous sec­ond fea­ture is a tri­umph of imag­i­na­tion, soul-search­ing and a refined com­ic instinct.
A middle-aged man wearing a blue work uniform stands in a grocery aisle, surrounded by colourful snack foods and other products.
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Flamin’ Hot – first-look review

by Weiting Liu

Eva Lon­go­ria drama­tis­es the inven­tion of Amer­i­ca’s beloved spicy snack food in her charm­ing fea­ture debut.
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I Used to Be Funny – first-look review

by Weiting Liu

A young woman strug­gles to come to terms with her PTSD while the child she used to nan­ny goes miss­ing in Ally Panki­w’s direc­to­r­i­al debut.
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Problemista – first-look review

by Lex Briscuso

Los Espookys’ Julio Tor­res makes the leap to film with a sur­re­al, touch­ing com­e­dy about a Sal­vado­ran immi­grant, co-star­ring Til­da Swinton.
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Midnight in Austin: four world premieres at SXSW 2023

by Anton Bitel

Mur­der­ous teens, strange growths and tele­vi­sion-haunt­ing ghosts are on the bill in SXSW’s mid­night movies slate.
Group of diverse teenagers in casual clothing, standing together against a colourful background.
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Bottoms – first-look review

by Lex Briscuso

Ayo Edibiri and Rachel Sen­nott star as teenagers who start an all-female fight club at their high school in Emma Selig­man’s raunchy sopho­more feature.
Four young women sitting on a sofa in a dimly lit room, holding drinks and looking at something off-camera.
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Bodies Bodies Bodies – first-look review

by Erin Brady

A killer cast slash­es through a dis­as­trous hur­ri­cane par­ty in a raunchy and fun romp meant for a theatre.
Three adults and two youths seated in a living room, surrounded by patterned furniture and shelves.
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Soft & Quiet – first-look review

by Erin Brady

Beth de Araújo takes view­ers into a white suprema­cist night­mare in her ter­ri­fy­ing yet stag­ger­ing direc­to­r­i­al debut.
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Spin Me Round – first-look review

by Annie Lyons

A tal­ent­ed cast includ­ing Ali­son Brie and Aubrey Plaza can’t save Jeff Bae­na’s Ital­ian sojourn from tak­ing a sour turn towards the tedious.
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Alone Together – first-look review

by Cassidy Olsen

This unique and often insight­ful doc­u­men­tary shows Char­li XCX col­lab­o­rat­ing with her fans on a DIY quar­an­tine album.
A man with blond hair wearing a checkered shirt leans on the door of a car parked in a grassy area with trees in the background.
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Song to Song – first look review

by David Jenkins

Ter­rence Mal­ick daz­zles with a meta­phys­i­cal juke­box musi­cal star­ring Rooney Mara and Ryan Gosling.