SXSW 2024: BABES, ROAD HOUSE, Y2K, I SAW THE TV GLOW
by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer
Four films from this year’s SXSW.
The Impossible Royale with Cheese #7: GO
by Alex Rudolph, Staff Writer
Doug Liman and screenwriter John August made a popcorn movie that insists upon nothing but joy.
American Made
Directed by Doug Liman (2017)
by Rosalie Kicks!, Old Sport
In Doug Liman’s latest somewhat true biopic, American Made, Tom Cruise plays Barry Seal in a story that attempts to turn a career criminal into a romanticized charismatic icon.
Making use of Tom Cruise’s winning smile reminiscent from his Risky Business days is probably about the only thing this movie got right for me. Tommy makes a despicable person seem endearing, which means he is doing his job. At the end of the day, I’m not questioning why this story was told. I am just left wondering why this version of the story was.
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Directed by Doug Liman (2014)
by Rosalie Kicks!, Old Sport at Moviejawn
As we creep closer and closer to apocalyptic doom there is truly only one person that pops in my mind that is qualified to save us: Tommy C. This pint-sized dude with the million-dollar smile has been saving humanity from world-ending disasters for years. Look at his resume: Legend, War of the Worlds, Oblivion. Honestly is there any other pair of hands that you would want gripping our fate? Have you seen how fast he can run? Have you seen his smile?
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