Is death really so final? Or is there something that comes after life?
That’s a question that many of the genre films at this year’s SXSW Film & TV Festival explored — with a few outliers like Slanted and It Ends, which dealt with bigger questions of identity and existence. But still, it seemed a prevailing pattern at this year’s festival and one that found more shades and nuances with each film. Though not every film was successful at asking this question, they still gave us something to ponder, as we squirmed through undead horror films and parasitic creature-features.
