MARCH 17, 2025

The Best Movies and Shows of SXSW 2025 As the sprawling festival comes to a close, these are the films and shows worth keeping on your radar screen.  By Christian Zilko and Ryan Lattanzio

In 'The White Lotus' Episode 5, Things Get Predictably Messy at the Full Moon Party Chaos reigns in Season 3, Episode 5 — with no end in sight.  By Proma Khosla	'The Python Hunt': How Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's Artists Equity Helped Turn a Snake-Hunting Contest Into a SXSW Doc Hit SXSW: The Artists Equity hot sales title won a special documentary Jury Prize.  By Anne Thompson

'Black Bag' Was Inspired by the Personal Lives of Spies and the Cyber Security Threats They Face Screenwriter David Koepp tells IndieWire about the second-act twist and how the CIA agents he met on "Mission: Impossible," who couldn&rsquo … By Chris O'Falt	Trump Killed Voice of America. The Voice of Documentary Filmmakers and Public Media May Be Next IndieWire spoke with leaders in the nonfiction community about how Trump's attacks on free speech are heightening anxieties for diverse film … By Anthony Kaufman

	'1923' Season 2 Review: If Only All Recent Movies Were This Thrillingly Cinematic A check-in midway through the season: This is a work of crazy ambition rendered on the largest possible scale. Does it all hang together? No … By Christian Blauvelt
	Delivering 'The Rule of Jenny Pen' Puppet - How David Lynch and 'M3GAN' Induced a New Genre Icon Director James Ashcroft and puppeteer Paul Lewis take IndieWire inside their movie's maternity ward.  By Alison Foreman
	The Costumes of 'On Becoming a Guinea Fowl' Had to Make One Single Look Count Costume designer Estelle Don Banda tells IndieWire about the film's Missy Elliott tribute and about making one key look count for each chara … By Sarah Shachat
	'Dope Thief' Review: Brian Tyree Henry Steals the Show, but the Show Is Stretched Too Thin Ridley Scott directs the premiere episode and produces Apple's Philly-set crime thriller, which follows a pair of low-level grifters whose l … By Ben Travers
	Conan O'Brien Is Already Confirmed to Host the 2026 Oscars The former late night host will be back for a second year in a row at the 2026 Oscars after earning positive reviews and a five year high in … By Marcus Jones