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Humanity Counters Robot Overload at SXSW 2026

March 20, 2026March 19, 2026 Omar Gallaga 0 Comments ai robots, ai themes in film, alex prager, Amy Poehler, Apple TV Plus, artificial intelligence, Austin Texas, automation culture, Barack Obama, Better Call Saul, Bill Hader, Boots Riley, Curry Barker, David E. Kelley, Demi Moore, Disclosure Day, dreamquil, Elizabeth Banks, Elle Fanning, Eric Andre, Festival Coverage, Film festival, Film Premieres, HBO comedy, human vs ai, I Love Boosters, iheartradio awards, Inde Navarrette, Indie Film, jeff schaffer, John C. Reilly, John Carney, Juliette Lewis, Keke Palmer, Larry David, life larry and the pursuit of unhappiness, margos got money troubles, Michelle Pfeiffer, Nick Jonas, Nick Offerman, obsession horror, Paul Rudd, Pluribus, podcasting trends, power ballad, Rhea Seehorn, robotics, rufi thorpe, self driving cars, Sorry To Bother You, South By Southwest, Steven Spielberg, streaming TV, susie essman, SXSW 2026, tech festival, Terry Gross, tesla robot, the big picture podcast, TV Premieres, vanessa prager, Vince Gilligan, waymo, Will Ferrell

The film and TV slate doubled down on the value of the human touch amid what felt like a ‘bot takeover.

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SXSW’s Reality Check

March 18, 2026March 18, 2026 Omar Gallaga 0 Comments AI anxiety, AI culture, Alanis Morissette, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV Plus, artificial intelligence, Austin Convention Center, Austin Texas, Boots Riley, Demi Moore, Disclosure Day, Ego Nwodim, Eric Andre, festival culture, Film festival, future of media, HBO comedy, I Love Boosters, John Carney, Keke Palmer, Larry David, Mark Zuckerberg, media consolidation, metaverse, music festival, Nick Jonas, Paul Rudd, Penske Media, Ready Player One, robotics, South By Southwest, Spotify showcase, St Vincent, Steven Spielberg, streaming industry, SXSW 2026, Taylor Sheridan, tech conference, The Madison TV show, Will Ferrell, You Oughta Know

Austin’s annual bacchanal of tech, movies, and music South by Southwest faces its biggest challenge yet: staying human

Worst

The Worst TV of 2023

December 20, 2023January 2, 2024 Book and Film Globe Staff 0 Comments Anthony Mackie, Bobby Flay, Bobby's Trip Threat, Boots Riley, Brooke Williamson, David Harbour, Drew Tarver, Emilia Clarke, Frasierk, Heléne Yorke, Henry Cavill, I’m a Virgo, Jack Black, Josh Segarra, Kelsey Grammer, Lizzo, Michael Voltaggio, Molly Shannon, Samuel L. Jackson, Secret Invasion, The Mandalorian, The Other Two, The Witcher, Tiffany Derry, Walton Goggins, We Have A Ghost

Our critics sort through a vast wasteland of dreck

June

Everything That’s Streaming in June 2023

June 2, 2023June 7, 2023 Rachel Llewellyn 0 Comments Aaron Paul, Annie Murphy, Black Mirror, Boots Riley, Charlie Brooker, Danny McBride, Flamin' Hot, Human Resources, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Jack Ryan, John Goodman, Kate Mara, Lily-Rose Depp, Maya Rudolph, Nick Kroll, Outlander, Robert Downey Jr., Salma Hayek, Samuel L. Jackson, Secret Invasion, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, The Bear, The IDol, The Righteous Gemstones, The Walking Dead: Dead City, The Weeknd

A month of blockbusters and long-awaited new seasons

SXSW

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What We Saw At SXSW

March 20, 2023March 22, 2023 Pablo Gallaga 0 Comments Adele Lim, Air, Ali Wong, Ashely Park, Ayo Edebiri, beef, Boots Riley, Bottoms, Claudette Godfrey, Dungeons & Dragons, Emma Seligman, Evil Dead Rise, Furies, I’m a Virgo, Janet Pierson, John Wick, Joy Ride, Julio Torres, Lee Sung Jin, Paris Zarcilla, Polite Society, Problemista, Rachel Sennott, Raging Grace, Sabrian Wu, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu, Steven Yeun, Swarm, SXSW, SXSW Film & TV, Talk to Me, Tetris, Tilda Swinton, Veronica Ngo

The crowd pleasers and conversation starters from this year’s festival

‘Judas and the Black Messiah’

February 12, 2021February 18, 2021 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Boots Riley, Daniel Kaluuya, Jesse Plemons, Jordan Peele, Judas and the Black Messiah, Lakeith Stanfield, Martin Sheen, Shaka King, Sidney Lumet

A solid, straight-laced, Oscar-friendly film about a Black revolutionary movement

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‘IF’: Imaginary Friends and Real Ryan Reynoldses

April 19, 2026April 19, 2026 Robert Dean 0

John Krasinski’s 2024 bomb hits Netflix and explodes into life

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In ‘Cinematic Immunity,’ Film Crews Get the Final Edit

April 14, 2026April 17, 2026 Gillian G. Gaar 0

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Plastic is Shrinking America’s Dicks

April 12, 2026April 17, 2026 Dan Friedman 0

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Houston, We Have Engagement!

April 8, 2026April 11, 2026 Dr. Carlos Flores 0

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