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SXSW 2025: All Of Deadline’s Movie Reviews
A compilation of all of Deadline's movie reviews from the 2025 SXSW Film & TV Festival.
Section: Headliner Director: Paul Feig Cast: Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Andrew Rannells, Bashir Salahuddin, Elizabeth Perkins, Michele Morrone, Alex Newell, Henry Golding, Allison Janney Deadline’s takeaway: While some might argue that Feig and writers Jessica Sharzer and Laeta Kalogridis are too reliant on obvious nods to the original film — bringing back familiar plot devices like the mommy vlog teaser opening and an act-three twist that felt a little too recycled — the references ultimately add a playful wink to a fun and exciting film that stands on its own. Section: Narrative Spotlight Director: Jess Varley Cast: Kate Mara, Laurence Fishburne, Gabriel Luna, Ivana Milicevic, Macy Gray Deadline’s takeaway: Ultimately, The Astronaut doesn’t soar quite as high as some of the better entries in this universe,notably Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival, which I kept thinking about watching this unfold. Section: Narrative Spotlight Director: Chad Hartigan Cast: Zoey Deutch, Jonah Hauer-King, Ruby Cruz, Jaboukie Young-White, Josh Segarra, Robert Longstreet, Arden Myrin, Kristin Slaysman, Allan McLeod, Julia Sweeney Deadline’s takeaway: The soap-opera turns The Threesome takes are in the hands of talented indie filmmakers who devise a complex tale of three young singles simply looking for love but find complications pulling them apart and keeping them together in ways they never could have imagined.
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