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Is anyone’s star rising faster right now than Rachel Sennott‘s? Thanks to the success of “Shiva Baby” and “Bottoms,” the comedic actress is attached to several buzzy projects, including “SNL 1975” and Mimi Cave‘s sophomore feature “Holland, Michigan.” But before those, Sennott stars in what could be a star-making vehicle for her, or at least a movie that showcases her singular range and versatility.

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‘Parachute’ Trailer: Brittany Snow’s Feature Directorial Debut Starring Courtney Eaton Hits Theaters On April 5

Moviegoers will likely recognize Brittany Snow‘s name from films like “X,” “John Tucker Must Die,” and the “Pitch Perfect” series. But the longtime actress is now a full-fledged director, and her feature debut is ready to hit theaters after its world premiere at SXSW last year.

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‘3 Body Problem’ Final Trailer: Netflix’s New Sci-Fi Series Premieres At SXSW Tomorrow, Hits Streamer On March 21

After “The Gentlemen,” is “3 Body Problem” the most anticipated Netflix series release of Q1 2024? Most definitely, and for several reasons. For one, it’s D.B.

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‘Late Night With The Devil’ Trailer: David Dastmalchian Stars In Found Footage Horror Film In Theaters On March 22

It was a career year in 2023 for character actor David Dastmalchian. He had six onscreen film roles last year, including voice work on a DTV DC animated movie.

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‘Fitting In’ Trailer: Maddie Ziegler & D’Pharoah Woon-A-Tai Star In A Coming-Of-Age “Traumedy”

Growing up is hard, but growing up with MRKH syndrome (a rare reproductive condition that causes an underdeveloped uterus) is bloody hell. That’s the premise of upcoming coming-of-age movie “Fitting In” tackles, where Maddie Ziegler‘s teen Lindy discovers she has the condition, and it makes everything — be it her body, her sexual identity, her relationship with her mom — that much more complicated.

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‘Down Low’ Trailer: ‘The White Lotus’ Star Lukas Gage & Zachary Quinto Star In New Sex Comedy On October 10

Lukas Gage has racked up a bunch of buzzy roles in film and TV recently, including “The White Lotus,” “You,” and “How To Blow Up A Pipeline.” But his next project to hit theaters is partially his own: a sex comedy he stars in and co-writes that premiered at SXSW earlier this year. “Down Low” features Gage as a sex worker who’s determined to give a Zachary Quinto‘s recent divorcée exactly what he needs to kick off the newly single life, whether that deeply repressed guys want it or not.

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‘Joy Ride’: Adele Lim Shakes Off Twitter Critic Who Claims Her New Raunchy Road Comedy “Objectifies Men” & “Targets White People”

Lionsgate knew they had a winner when Adele Lim‘s “Joy Ride” had its world premiere at SXSW back in March. Critics loved it at the festival, but now it’s time to see how the raunchy road trip comedy fares with audiences and other critical voices as the film hits theaters today.

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‘Evil Dead Rise’ Final Review Trailer: Lee Cronin’s Take On The Legendary Horror Franchise Hits Theaters On April 21

The reviews are in from the world premiere of Lee Cronin‘s “Evil Dead Rise” at SXSW 2023 last month. And the verdict? Pretty solid all around (although The Playlist’s review didn’t match the consensus).

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‘Beef’ Review: Steven Yeun & Ali Wong Are As Magnificent As They’ve Ever Been In Netflix’s Sublime Revenge Saga [SXSW]

Watching “Beef,” the new series from longtime writer Lee Sung Jin produced by A24, is like observing a trainwreck. Only, instead of it being an accident that seems to come out of nowhere, two different drivers are operating separate locomotives hurtling toward each other.

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‘Beef’ Review: Steven Yeun & Ali Wong Are As Magnificent As They’ve Ever Been In Netflix’s Sublime Revenge Saga [SXSW]

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‘Joy Ride’ Review: Adele Lim’s Raunchy Comedy Is An Instant Crowd-Pleaser [SXSW]

When it comes to R-rated comedies, no other film festival can hold a candle to SXSW. The Austin-based film festival is often the jumping-off point for some of the year’s highest-profile comedies; previous premieres have included films like “Knocked Up,” “21 Jump Street,” “Keanu,” and the work-in-progress debut of “Bridesmaids.” This means a stop at SXSW is an absolute no-brainer for any film resulting from the Judd Apatow producing tree.

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‘Upon Entry’ Review: An Immigrant Couple’s Relationship Is Torn To Shreds In This Captivating Psychological Drama [SXSW]

“Please follow me.” With just three simple, courteous words, the lives of Diego and Elena are forever changed in the psychological drama “Upon Entry.” And after those three words are uttered early on in the suspenseful, methodical film by directors Alejandro Rojas and Juan Sebastián Vásquez, the tension only increases with each passing moment. READ MORE: SXSW 2023 Preview: 25 Must-See Film & TV Projects To Watch You see, Diego (Alberto Ammann) and Elena (Bruna Cusí) are a happy couple who has just landed in Newark from Barcelona and are on the cusp of beginning their new life in America.

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Bruce Campbell Says He’ll Return For Another ‘Evil Dead’ Movie If Sam Raimi Comes Back To Direct

The “Evil Dead” series continues with “Evil Dead Rise,” fresh off its world premiere at SXSW in Austin earlier this week. The Playlist’s critic didn’t like Lee Cronin‘s new installment (read our review here), but others elsewhere have, which bodes well for the film’s theatrical release next month.

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‘You Can Call Me Bill’ Review: Alexandre O. Phillippe’s Can’t Really Unpack The Complicated Enigma Of William Shatner In New Doc [SXSW]

After having explored George Lucas, David Lynch, Hitchcock, and even William Friedkin in previous documentaries, Alexandre O. Phillippe turns his attention towards an unlikely subject, William Shatner, in his newest film, “You Can Call Me Bill.” Framed around a free-associative conversation with the famed actor, Phillipe’s new documentary might be catnip for any Trekkie but also represents something of a regression after the filmmaker’s probing “Lynch/Oz” last year. Continue reading ‘You Can Call Me Bill’ Review: Alexandre O.

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‘Caterpillar’ Review: Liza Mandelup’s Engaging New Doc Opens Our Eyes To The Endless Struggle To Be Seen [SXSW]

Filmmaker Liza Mandelup can make the promise of social media feel like a dream. In her feature debut, “Jawline,” she toggled back and forth between an established social media content farmhouse and a 14-year-old Tennessee upstart who struggles valiantly at breaking onto the live stream scene, both narratives reflecting and refracting each other.

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‘Hypnotic’: Robert Rodriguez’s Thriller With Ben Affleck Gets A May 12 Theatrical Release After Buzzy “Work In Progress” Screening At SXSW

“Air,” the first film from Ben Affleck and Matt Damon‘s Artist Equity banner, closes SXSW in Austin this year to much anticipation.

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‘Unstoppable’: Jennifer Lopez To Star In Upcoming Sports Biopic From Artists Equity & Amazon

Artists Equity, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon‘s new banner, closes this year’s edition of SXSW in Austin with its first film, “Air,” a biopic about Nike co-founder Phil Knight and the birth of the Air Jordan shoe. But AE is in talks with Amazon about their second film before their first even premieres.

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‘Last Stop Larrimah’ Review: A Shaggy and Compelling Murder Mystery About a Small Australian Town [SXSW]

Larrimah, the small Australian town that gives Thomas Tancred’s documentary its title, has a population of 11. Or, at least, it had 11 people until one, Paddy Moriarty, went missing along with his dog in 2017.

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‘Mustache’ Review: Imran J. Khan’s Coming Of Age Comedy Comes Up Short With Its Supporting Cast [SXSW]

Every instance of abject grief, embarrassment, disappointment, and failure known only by teenage boys can be sourced to cosmological forces beyond their control or to a bummer ticket in the biological lottery. Imran J.

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‘Brooklyn 45’ Review: Great Performances Elevate This Haunting WWII-Era Ghost Story [SXSW]

It’s almost a cliche for a supernatural ghost film to include characters with a “haunted” past.

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‘Evil Dead Rise’ Review: Lee Cronin’s Take On Sam Raimi’s Classic Horror Franchise Is A Witless Slog, Tangentially Related At Best [SXSW]

Lee Cronin’s “Evil Dead Rise” calls to mind those items we used to read before every “Die Hard” sequel, about how each had begun its life as a completely different story having nothing to do with “Die Hard” that was hastily re-written into another John McClane movie. That is not, as far as I know, the origin story of this “Evil Dead” sequel.

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