A lot has changed in my life since my last blog post, my readers. The biggest change has been my recent move to Austin, Texas. I lived in Norfolk, Virginia for exactly 20 years, and it was time for a big change. So far, it's been all right, but the biggest highlight since moving here has been the chance to attend and volunteer for this year's South by Southwest (or SXSW) film festival.
The condition to earn my free badge into the festival was that I had to work 48 hours as a volunteer at one of the many venues that films were being screened. Not only was the experience surprisingly fun, but new friends were made and I got to fall completely in love with Alamo Drafthouse. Over the course of the festival, I managed to watch 9 movies, 8 of which were world premieres, and 2 episodic premieres. I didn't get to see everything I wanted to (we almost got into Us), but the vast majority of what I got to watch was worth the long lines and volunteer hours. Since a Facebook post would get too long plus they're harder to save, I thought I'd revive this blog to share my thoughts on each screening I was lucky enough to attend.
