‘Birdeater’ SXSW Review – A Nail-Biting Deconstruction of Identity and Abuse

A blurred image of a Wake in Fright poster in an early shot in Birdeater cuts right to the heart of directors Jack Clark and Jim Weir’s feature debut, a hat tip to the style and tone of madness ahead. Like Ted Kotcheff’s 1971 classic thriller, Birdeater utilizes horror and thriller mechanics and tropes to deconstruct Australia’s masculine identity, one at odds with today’s […]

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‘Birdeater’ Teaser Trailer – Preview the Australian Horror Movie Billed as a “Feral Nightmare”

One of the horror movies on our radar for SXSW 2024 this month is the Australian film Birdeater, which has received an official teaser trailer ahead of the festival this week. Birdeater, which premiered at the Sydney Film Festival and earned the Audience Award for Australian Narrative Feature, is set to make its International Premiere […]

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SXSW 2024 Preview: 7 Genre Films and Experiences Worth Seeking Out

The latest edition of the SXSW Film Festival (March 8-16, 2024) kicks off later this week in Austin, Texas, unleashing an expansive slate of film programming an experiences- emphasis on expansive. For the horror fan, the fest offers so much more beyond the Midnighter programming section, and this SXSW 2024 preview guide should help. The […]

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