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SXSW 2019: Running with Beto, Building the American Dream, Well Groomed
On three docs from SXSW.
Monica Castillo is a critic, journalist, programmer, and curator based in New York City. She is the Senior Film Programmer at the Jacob Burns Film Center and a contributor to RogerEbert.com. Her work has appeared in NPR, the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Colorado Public Radio, NBC News, The Wrap, Remezcla, Elle Magazine, Marie Claire, and Vulture among others. She is a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, Online News Association, and the Critics Choice Association.
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On three docs from SXSW.
On three premieres from Austin, including a new comedy starring Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista.
An interview with Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre about her animal therapy drama, The Mustang.
A dispatch on four films from Sundance 2019.
A review of a new box set from pioneering female filmmakers.
The best films of 2018, according to Monica Castillo.
Staff writer Monica Castillo reflects on her adventure in Key West, Florida while in town for the film festival.
An interview with co-writer/director Desiree Akhavan, about her new film, The Miseducation of Cameron Post.
An interview with Sara Colangelo, the director of "The Kindergarten Teacher."
Monica Castillo picks one of her favorite reviews by Roger Ebert, a little movie called "Star Wars."
