The Best Movies of The 2025 SXSW Film Festival

On the March 17, 2025 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film staff writers Ryan Scott, Rafael Motamayor, and Michael Boyle to talk about the best things they saw at the SXSW 2025 Film Festival.

In Our Feature Presentation: 

• How was the experience this year? What was the vibe like on the ground?
• Recommendations
• Another Simple Favor Review: Anna Kendrick & Blake Lively Shine In This Silly, Sexy Sequel [SXSW]
• Death Of A Unicorn Review: Unicorn Violence Starts Out Fun Then Grows Stale In This Horror-Comedy [SXSW]
• The Accountant 2 Review: Ben Affleck's Sequel Is Better In Every Way [SXSW]
• Drop Review: This Bad Date Makes For A Killer Thriller [SXSW]
• Friendship Review: An Absolute Must-See For Fans Of I Think You Should Leave [SXSW]
• The Surfer Review: Nicolas Cage Descends Into Sunburnt Madness In This Psychedelic Thriller [SXSW]
• Michael Bay's First Documentary Was So Dangerous To Shoot He Wasn't Allowed On Set [SXSW]
• Clown In A Cornfield Is One Of The Best Scary Clown Horror Movies Ever Made [SXSW]
• The First Truly Scary Horror Movie Of 2025 Shatters One Major Genre Rule [SXSW]

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