Reviews

Review: They Will Kill You (2026) – Sam Raimi Meets Kill Bill in a Satanic Elevator of Death

Zazie Beetz leads a brutal, darkly funny, and wildly stylish ride that turns a familiar premise into one of the most entertaining festival screenings of…

Mar 25 • Radek Velicka

Pretty Lethal (2026) – One of the Most Entertaining Genre Films at SXSW

A bloody ballet-set thriller that surprises with self-aware humor, inventive action, and unapologetic genre energy.

Mar 24 • Radek Velicka

Review: Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026) – the horror bride takes over SXSW

The sequel to the cult horror satire expands its world, raises the stakes, and leans into bigger chaos, brutality, and festival energy.

Mar 23 • Radek Velicka

Review: The Ascent (2026) – an inspiring ascent with a darker true-crime echo

An original SXSW 2026 documentary that combines a record-breaking climb of Kilimanjaro with a painful return to the past.

Mar 20 • Radek Velicka

Review: Carolina Caroline (2026) – America’s Hottest Crime Couple

Samara Weaving and Kyle Gallner in a Bonnie & Clyde-style runaway love story with bite

Mar 4 • Radek Velicka

Review: I Swear (2025) – The Film That Beat DiCaprio and Chalamet

A funny, warm-hearted story that reminds us how easily empathy can collide with misunderstanding.

Feb 25 • Radek Velicka

Mini Reviews #3: Notes from Victoria

Short observations on films that stayed with me

Feb 22 • Radek Velicka

Review: The Golden Spurtle (2025) – a Wes Anderson-style documentary about porridge

A low-key festival gem that will make you laugh—and, surprisingly, root for it by the end.

Feb 18 • Radek Velicka

Review: Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die (2026) – the most wildly entertaining movie of the year, and a must-see in theaters

The director of Pirates of the Caribbean is back after years away, delivering an original sci-fi ride that doesn’t let up until the end credits.

Feb 18 • Radek Velicka

Mini Reviews #2: This time about the action movies

Short observations on films that have recently resonated not only on the festival circuit.

Feb 9 • Radek Velicka

Review: Scarlet (2025) – An Ambitious Anime Between Hamlet and the Underworld

Mamoru Hosoda ventures into darker themes and more demanding storytelling in his latest animated feature.

Feb 5 • Radek Velicka

Review: John Candy: I Like Me (2025) – When a National Icon Is Gone

Why John Candy and Catherine O’Hara mean more in Canada than just “those two from Home Alone.”

Jan 31 • Radek Velicka

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