SXSW 2019: Jordan Peele Cements Reputation With Humorous, Horrific US
Lupito Nyong’o shines in Jordan Peele's run-for-your-lives scary film US – but does it live up to the heightened expectations?
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Relaxer Trailer: Watch a Young Slacker’s Life Get Y2Krazy
Relaxer provides a unique hit of nostalgia by embracing the absurdity of the Y2K era.
Contest: See Jordan Peele’s US in Toronto and Montreal!
That Shelf wants to send you and a friend to an advance screenings of Jordan Peele's US in Toronto and Montreal on Wednesday March 20th – courtesy of Universal Pictures!
Jinn Review
Director Nijla Mu'min's coming-of-age drama Jinn isn’t the most polished film to come out of SXSW this year, but it is one of the most promising.
Noël Wells on Mr. Roosevelt, the Meaning of Cats and Film, and What’s on her Dork Shelf
We recently spoke with Noël Wells about her directorial debut Mr. Roosevelt, self-reflective millennials, the meaning of cats, shooting on film, and, of course, what's on her Dork Shelf.
The Roundup Episode #13 – Seasoned Woman of the Night
Elena and Meg talk Room, the ladies-only Ocean's 11, the new Star Trek, Supergirl, and more.
Interview: E.L. Katz
We talk to E.L. Katz, director of the black comedy Cheap Thrills about why he made this is first film as a director, how he second guesses himself more as a writer, why the opening of the film is almost purposefully slow, the art of escalation, how his two leads essentially became method actors, why the set was physically uncomfortable to be on, and what it’s like trying to create “a human cockfight.”
Massive Multiplayer Offline: wallFour’s Cinematic Experiment
John Sear and Adam Russel turn spectators into participants (and guinea pigs) at TIFF Nexus on a multiplayer ride with Renga, a game the audience plays in unison on the big screen.
