Thanks to the SXSW team, we had the opportunity to cover the event this year. Our very own João Rafael Santana had the opportunity to attend the event and bring us a lot of content to The Hollywood Handle. Here are our early reactions and reviews, check them out below!
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOR AMONG THIEVES

We had the opportunity to watch Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves at its world premiere on March 10. Check out our reaction below and be sure to check out our FULL review clicking here.
‘DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOR AMONG THIEVES’ is FANTASTIC.
— The Hollywood Handle (@hollywoodhandle) March 11, 2023
A film full of soul and heart. Perfectly pitched humor, gorgeous cinematography, easily the best movie of the year so far. With stunning visuals, and a more than incredible casting. Stay for the credits! #SXSW #DnDMovie pic.twitter.com/Cku88DFhwM
FLAMIN’ HOT

Flamin’ Hot aka the Cheetos movie is another movie that we had the opportunity to watch at SXSW this year, check our reaction below, the movie releases on Hulu in June 9.
‘FLAMIN’ HOT’ is unexpected, brilliant, hilarious, extraordinary.
— The Hollywood Handle (@hollywoodhandle) March 11, 2023
Its not just a movie about a spicy snack… a film full of love involved, this is how an autobiography should be made. Simply perfect. #SXSW #FlaminHot pic.twitter.com/Ny9tg2l7OO
HYPNOTIC

Ben Affleck stars in Hypnotic, a movie about a father looking for his daughter. We had the opportunity to watch a work in progress, so yeah, it was not the final cut. Here’s our reaction:
#Hypnotic starring Ben Affleck is a film that works with a curious and unexpected concept full of plot twits.
— The Hollywood Handle (@hollywoodhandle) March 14, 2023
Robert Rodriguez manages to make a dynamic and surprising film from beginning to end. #SXSW #SXSW2023 pic.twitter.com/QOPgqilk43
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4

Baba Yaga… we had the opportunity to watch John Wick: Chapter 4 and it was fantastic, read our reaction below and our full review will drop soon by @thisiskevin2001:
‘#JohnWick: CHAPTER 4’ is the best movie of the franchise.
— The Hollywood Handle (@hollywoodhandle) March 14, 2023
The film is more violent, with more action, and with much more emotion, it elevates the franchise to a level that feels impossible to surpass. And Stay for the credits in this one! #SXSW #SXSW2023 pic.twitter.com/4xeYSmzT8J
IF YOU WERE THE LAST

Check out our reaction for Anthony Mackie’s new movie If You Were The Last:
#IfYouWereTheLast it's a film about human connections and how scared people are to be physically attracted to each other, a really imaginative film and very beautiful and well directed, Anthony Mackie and Zoe Chao certainly had a lot of fun while shooting. #SXSW #SXSW2023 pic.twitter.com/iBhFKK5cE4
— The Hollywood Handle (@hollywoodhandle) March 15, 2023
STILL: A MICHAEL J. FOX MOVIE

Michael J. Fox is coming with his own documentary about an emotional and impeccable story, be sure to check our reaction here:
‘STILL: A MICHAEL J. FOX MOVIE’ is an impeccable, beautiful, emotional, funny and mostly well-told documentary.
— The Hollywood Handle (@hollywoodhandle) March 15, 2023
It’s pure emotion that took some tears from me, made with affection and love for fans of the legend called Michael J. Fox. #SXSW #SXSW2023 pic.twitter.com/syMtNbdTsk
AMERICAN BORN CHINESE

Michelle Yeoh and Key Huy Quan are back together for another enchanting project… we had the opportunity to attend the American Born Chinese world premiere at the event, check our first reactions below:
We watched the first 2 Episodes of ‘AMERICAN BORN CHINESE’ and is great, excellent humor with a very good cast too, very well choreographed and filmed fight scenes, can't wait to see everything. #AmericanBornChinese #SXSW #SXSW2023 pic.twitter.com/1A05tszAQb
— The Hollywood Handle (@hollywoodhandle) March 15, 2023
EVIL DEAD RISE

We watched the new installment of the Evil Dead franchise and check out our reaction below, read our full review HERE.
#EvilDeadRise brings a new essence for the #EvilDead franchise, agonizing, tense, full of gore and blood, a totally crazy movie with an unusual suspense. #EvilDeadRise is a bloody masterpiece. #SXSW #SXSW2023
— The Hollywood Handle (@hollywoodhandle) March 16, 2023
Full review soon! pic.twitter.com/8avYcPOGZd
AIR

And we end up our coverage of the event with Air, Ben Affleck’s new movie and WOW! What a movie, check out our reaction below:
Ben Affleck’s ‘AIR’ is one of the best experiences I've had in a movie theater.
— The Hollywood Handle (@hollywoodhandle) March 19, 2023
Entertaining, Hilarious, Hopeful, and the best movie of the year so far. Ben Affleck is amazing and extraordinary as a Director. #AirMovie #SXSW #SXSW2023 #Air
Full review soon. pic.twitter.com/n5DoEgZGOp