All posts by Travis Keune
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SXSW (Short) Review: OUT OF NOWHERE
OUT OF NOWHERE is a strange and mysterious film that combines the bizarre mentality of David Lynch with...
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SXSW Review: WINTER’S BONE
WINTER’S BONE, quite possibly, is one of the top five best films to see in 2010. Based on...
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SXSW Review: MONSTERS
MONSTERS is a film that shoots itself in the foot, undeservedly, with a misleading title. Intentional or not,...
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SXSW Review: PUTTY HILL
PUTTY HILL is a film that thrives on its authenticity, portraying a clutch of realistic characters in an...
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SXSW Review: COLD WEATHER
COLD WEATHER manages to take two underlying story ideas and combine them into a conceptually intriguing film, one...
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SXSW Review: HARRY BROWN
Few actors are as universally recognized and appreciated… and still working as long and hard as Michael Caine....
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SXSW Review: CENTURION
CENTURION is an epic story told on an intimate scale. It’s a war movie focused on the character-driven...
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SXSW Review: THE HAPPY POET
THE HAPPY PORT is an indie comedy written and directed by Paul Gordon, who also stars in the...
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PREDATORS Trailer Unleashed
Check out one of the two versions of the PREDATORS trailer I saw at SXSW 2010… More Predators...
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SXSW Review: THE LOVED ONES
There was a time when Australia was a blossoming new haven for great films. Fortunately, that time has...
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SXSW Review: MICMACS
Favored French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Jeunet (DELICATESSEN, AMELIE) returns to delight audiences once again with MICMACS, his sixth feature...
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SXSW Review: MARWENCOL
One of the most fascinating things about how a child experiences the world is that everything is new,...
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SXSW Review: CRYING WITH LAUGHTER
Movies of all kinds have entered into my own personal pantheon of favorites, for various different reasons. All...
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SXSW (Short) Review: JUNKO’S SHAMISEN
There are few topics as old and time-tested for endurance as the revenge story. JUNKO’S SHAMISEN is yet...
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SXSW: Red Carpet with Jean Pierre Jeunet
Prior to the SXSW 2010 screening of his newest film, MICMACS, I had the opportunity to speak briefly...
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SXSW Review: JIMMY TUPPER VS. THE GOATMAN OF BOWIE
“Jimmy fucking Tupper is not crazy!” Or, is he? Jimmy Tupper is your run-of-the-mill loser, living in Bowie,...
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SXSW Review: PHILLIP THE FOSSIL
It’s a relatively modern trend for movies being made with such realism and authenticity to real life —...
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SXSW Review: TUCKER & DALE VS. EVIL
TUCKER AND DALE VS. EVIL is a comical fan fest of the horror movie genre, busting the stereotypes...
