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SXSW 2026 Review: MIKE & NICK & NICK & ALICE, A Sci-Fi Action Gangster Hybrid With Heart

SXSW 2026 Review: MIKE & NICK & NICK & ALICE, A Sci-Fi Action Gangster Hybrid With Heart

Mike (James Marsden) is done with the gangster life. He’s found a girl, he wants to settle down, and he’s ready to leave it all behind. There are a couple of problems, though. Number one, the girl, Alice (Eiza González), is already married to his partner, Nick (Vince Vaughn); and number two, he’s really, really good at killing people. It’s that second part that leads Nick to call on him one last time to take care of some last-minute business, and while Mike is hesitant, he feels like he owes Nick and goes along for the ride. What Mike isn’t expecting is that the business at hand involves another Nick, and what began as a gangster story is now a time travel story, and shit…

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SXSW 2026 Review: THEY WILL KILL YOU, Zazie Beetz Slashes Her Way Through A Killer Cult In This Blast Of Bloody Energy

SXSW 2026 Review: THEY WILL KILL YOU, Zazie Beetz Slashes Her Way Through A Killer Cult In This Blast Of Bloody Energy

A woman seeking to rescue her little sister takes a job at an ultra-exclusive hotel only to find that the residents have a nasty, violent, murderous secret in director Kirill Sokolov’s Hollywood debut, They Will Kill You. Asia Reaves (Zazie Beetz) is a fighter. Ten years ago, she tries to rescue her little sister from an abusive father, but after trying and failing to kill him, she ran away, leaving her sister to fend for herself. After serving hard time for her crime, Asia is now determined to get Maria (played as an adult by Myha’la) out of her job at the extremely shady Virgil high-rise, but what she doesn’t know is that the building hosts a very violent cult who will stop at nothing…

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BEAST Official Trailer: Lionsgate’s Action Drama Stars Russell Crowe And Daniel MacPherson

BEAST Official Trailer: Lionsgate’s Action Drama Stars Russell Crowe And Daniel MacPherson

After years away from the cage, a once-feared MMA champion is pulled back in for the fight of his life when his younger brother is put in danger. Reuniting with the trainer who once made him a legend, he commits to one final showdown against the reigning title-holder — a brutal fighter determined to dismantle the ex-champ’s legacy in front of the world. Pushed to his breaking point, the contender’s stakes are simple: win, or lose everything he’s built.

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SXSW 2026 Review: BEYOND THE DUPLEX PLANET Explores the Life of Artist David Greenberger

SXSW 2026 Review: BEYOND THE DUPLEX PLANET Explores the Life of Artist David Greenberger

In documentaries like Welcome to the Club and The Winding Stream, director Beth Harrington celebrates the work of outsider artists, pinpointing their importance in culture. Beyond the Duplex Planet covers David Greenberger, more overlooked rather than an outsider. For years Greenberger attracted a cult following for his zine The Duplex Planet, built from his experiences at a Boston nursing home for the elderly. There Greenberger befriended eccentrics, recording interviews with them on various formats. Greenberger adapted their anecdotes for his zine, but also for performances in which he would act out their words to a jazz or rock backing. He parlayed this into appearances on NPR’s All Things Considered, as well as collaborations with musicians from Los Lobos and NRBQ. At the time he started…

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