Sebastian Sada

“Peace, Love, Unity and Respect,” four tenants of electronic dance music culture, remain underdeveloped in Christopher Louie’s feature-length homage to EDM.

Once upon a time, “Snow White and the Huntsman” enraptured viewers with its beauty and bravado. Its follow-up, both a prequel and sequel to the 2012 hit, does just the same, with far less focus on constructing an enchanting narrative.

Spoiler alert — the movie industry is in danger.

According to Maya Angelou, “the ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.” Former UT student Trey Edward Shults’s second directorial work, “Krisha,” puts this assertion to the test, using experimentalism and raw emotion to counter her optimistic claim. 

Follow along for coverage of day eight of SXSW 2016 from Daily Texan reporters, photographers and videographers!

Follow along for coverage of day six of SXSW 2016 from Daily Texan reporters, photographers and videographers! 

A conventional teen thriller immerses audiences in a plight to escape an imposing threat. In “The Waiting,” this story is replaced by a narrative that is unique to the genre, turning the protagonists into the imposing threat worth escaping.

Every year, South By Southwest showcases hundreds of narratives, documentaries and experimental works. In an effort to expand diversity this year, the festival includes a substantial number of films from foreign countries, going so far as to create a SXGlobal category under which a select number premiere.  

This month, Terrence Malick’s latest film, “Knight of Cups,” will receive nationwide distribution and mark his first release since 2012.

A seamless blend of style and substance saturated Ang Lee’s “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” in 2000. The film’s sequel, “Sword of Destiny,” simmers in visual ambition alone, never developing enough of a plot to save it from cinematic weakness.

The mark of a great crime drama is its ability to persist in the minds of moviegoers. “Triple 9,” in this respect, falls short of greatness.

Every year, the approach of Valentine’s Day beckons last-minute decisions about the perfect date. For our “dinner and a movie” lovebirds, The Daily Texan suggests three great romances on Netflix that you probably haven’t seen.