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Today at SXSW

I’m back with another morning early afternoon rundown of what’s hot today at the SXSW film festival. Today’s list is brief, as I have a metric ton of reviews to write. Yesterday I caught Kick-Ass, which was all kinds of awesome; the Predators first look, which was certain kinds of awesome; and ended the night with a screening of Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, a Sundance favorite of mine. It’s still awesome. Overall, day one was superb.

Today, we’re looking forward to a lot of the narrative competition films and a few cool spotlight premieres. It’s the fattest day of screening here at SXSW, so gird your loins — it’s about to get messy. Here’s the hit list, in chronological order:

Barry Munday (1:30p, Paramount)

Do yourself a favor and see this very funny, very honest movie about a man who loses his testicles, but finds himself in the process. Patrick Wilson gives one of his best performances, and that’s certainly saying something.

The People vs. George Lucas (6:30p, Alamo South Lamar)

After almost two years of covering this movie — which chronicles the tumultuous relationship between Star Wars fans and the creator of their favorite space adventure — we’re just ready to see it. I can’t imagine, for the life of me, how this could be anything less than fun.

Micmacs (6:45p, Paramount)

Here’s today’s must-see movie. Amelie and Alien: Resurrection director Jean-Pierre Jeunet, one of the great contemporary French filmmakers, once again delivers a beautiful film that takes serious elements (war profiteering) and makes a playful movie about them. It’s fun, it’s imaginative, and if you miss it, I’m sad for you.

American Grindhouse (9p, Alamo Ritz)

A look at a bunch of badass movies that inspired the Grindhouse revival of this past decade. Do you need me to go on? No? Good deal, friends.

Cyrus (9:30p, Paramount)

John C. Reilly and Jonah Hill star in the first studio movie from the Duplass Brothers. This simply means that it’s a very funny Duplass Bros. movie, shot with nice cameras. Reilly and Hill have wonderful on-screen chemistry and prove their improv chops, delivering a light, laugh-riddled experience.

Monsters (Midnight, Alamo South Lamar)

Be there when the first ever mumblecore action movie premieres. That concept seems odd, but who knows, it just may be crazy enough to work. Scoot McNairy stars in the story of a journalist who agrees to escort a tourist through a contaminated zone that now resides between the United States and Mexico. Sounds cool.

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