The Best and Worst Films at SXSW 2017
The 2017 edition of South by Southwest wrapped up its film program last night, and the 10 days of premieres produced some welcome hits (with five films scoring 81 or higher) as well as some surprising misses.
Below, our editors have picked out the most notable films debuting at the festival, and sampled the critical consensus for each one. You can also find bonus reviews for a handful of television shows that premiered at SXSW (though not the highly anticipated upcoming series American Gods, since Starz has embargoed reviews until April 17th).
Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone are the big-name producers for this comedy from Groundlings vets Hugh Davidson, Larry Dorf and Rachel Ramras, who play versions of themselves as they try to persuade their more famous friends (played by a variety of real-life celebrities) to star in a movie they have written.
TV Land has already renewed the series for a 2nd season, and the few critics who reviewed the opening episodes screening at SXSW generally found them funny, though a bit too similar to other "self-referential" comedies found elsewhere.
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