David Robert Mitchell’s “The Myth of the American Sleepover” languishes in a dream like state that resonated with my experiences when I was a teen. Mitchell has stripped away the distractions, and unimportant props, thus revealing real characters, feelings, and situations. The film follows characters who, on the last Friday night before school starts, looking [...]

This is part of a series of reviews on films screened while attending SXSW. This review represents the opinion of the author only. Note: This review contains spoilers. ••• Bryan Poyser’s funny and complicated “Lovers of Hate” could be a study of how a very dysfunctional sibling relationship can make all other relationships seem “normal”. [...]

Amy and I were both going to SXSW, but now one of us needs to stay here and hold down the fort, so Amy will be at SXSW and I’ll be here in the office. We’d both like to talk to you throughout the week – if you miss Amy in person, make sure you [...]

This year I have not one, not two, but THREE panel ideas up for vote at SXSW: two for Interactive with a variety of awesome panelists, and one for Film with my lovely and smart business partner, Amy. We’ll need your votes to get them approved so we can go, though. Let me tell you [...]