Back in January, your intrepid Culture Vulture correspondent previewed the multi-genre 2026 South by Southwest film lineup — and then,…
Andrew Osborne
Andrew Osborne has written for websites including "Nerve," "Rocker," "Vanity Fair," and "Wired." He's also written film, TV, comic, theatrical, and interactive scripts for Warner Bros., MTV, HBO, Orion, MPCA, Platinum Studios, enVie Interactive, and the Discovery Channel, among others.
The 32nd running of the South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas recently announced its 2026 line-up of world…
1. WEAPONS It‘s not just the catchy hook and mystery of the premise (all but one of the students in…
1. ADOLESCENCE (Netflix) This four-part tale of teenage crime and punishment was breathtaking on every level, from the frighteningly intense…
The United States of America seems to exist in a perpetual Groundhog Day circuit of endless repetition. Civil rights battles are waged, won,…
The Greek philosopher Aristotle defined tragedy as an action “that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude.” But in…
Full disclosure: while running an Olympic-themed movie competition in 2024, your humble Culture Vulture correspondent was pleased (and a bit…
With the notable exceptions of “Witness” and “Kingpin” (and, more recently, Sarah Polley’s “Women Talking”), big screen depictions of the…
It shouldn’t be all that surprising that the big money multimedia hype bomb of a festival responsible for the world’s…
1. Grand Theft Hamlet “You can’t stop the production just because somebody dies.” So says Pinny Grylls, co-director of the…
1. Somebody, Somewhere (HBO) The only upside to Bridget Everett’s funny, heart-tugging ensemble dramedy ending after only three seasons is…
Although I was unable to attend South by Southwest in person this year, I’ll hop aboard the hot 2024 publicist-thanking…
While the historical-clips-plus-talking-heads style of this documentary may be conventional, its subject was anything but: namely FLOTUS Lady Bird Johnson’s…
“You can’t stop the production just because somebody dies.” So says Pinny Grylls, co-director of the singular (and 2024 SXSW…