Following its first screening, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie proved itself as the SXSW breakout of the year, with the word-of-mouth buzz resulting in a frenzy around the film’s second showtime.
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Friendship, which had its Texas Premiere at SXSW in 2025, is all about the strange amorphous heartbreak when a (mostly) heterosexual male friendship is ended. It’s also about star Tim Robinson continuing his streak of ego-less humiliation comedy.
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Slanted does well to avoid the pitfall of many modern satires by avoiding an explicit morality tale or an ending that ties everything up with a bow and a preachy monologue.
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Shuffle adeptly straddles the line between documentarian and subject while uncovering a deep web of fraud and scams at the heart of addiction treatment.
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Bunny (Mo Stark, also co-writer), the titular lead of the dramedy Bunny, which premiered at SXSW 2025, is the sort of guy you’d want for a neighbor.
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Reeling is filmmaker Yana Alliata’s first narrative feature, and it’s a strong debut and a worthy feature at SXSW 2025.
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Despite the occasional lapse in focus, Spreadsheet Champions offers a fascinating look at an under-discussed subculture.
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It’s that time of year again: the Hyperreal Film Journal crew is hitting the town for the 2025 SXSW Film Festival.
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