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“Beyond the Duplex Planet” examines the creative experiment zine known as The Duplex Planet. [SXSW]

By AJ Friar on March 18, 2026 • ( 0 )

Beyond the Duplex Planet is a slow and methodical documentary that explores art, aging, and human connection through the work of writer and interviewer David Greenberger. In 1979, Greenberger was a recent art school graduate searching for direction when he took a… Read More ›

Own a piece of cinematic history by snagging a copy of director Malcolm Ingram’s Kevin Smith documentary “Clerk.”

By Douglas Davidson on September 24, 2023 • ( 0 )

In 2021, during SXSW, director Malcolm Ingram premiered his documentary Clerk., an exploratory look at the life and career of Kevin Smith, the loquacious foul-mouthed creator of the View Askewuniverse. Those unfamiliar with that title may recognize a few of… Read More ›

Malcolm Ingram’s doc “Clerk.” is a loving mosaic to Kevin Smith, The Man Who Would Be King Geek. [SXSW Film Festival]

By Douglas Davidson on March 19, 2021 • ( 2 )

Before the Fengshen Cinematic Universe, the modern Monster Universe, the DCEU, or the MCU, there was the View Askewinverse. Before there was Kevin Feige (Marvel Studios) or Jon Favreau (The Mandalorian) as the pinnacles of geekdom, there was writer/director Kevin… Read More ›

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“Beyond the Duplex Planet” examines the creative experiment zine known as The Duplex Planet. [SXSW]

Own a piece of cinematic history by snagging a copy of director Malcolm Ingram’s Kevin Smith documentary “Clerk.”

Malcolm Ingram’s doc “Clerk.” is a loving mosaic to Kevin Smith, The Man Who Would Be King Geek. [SXSW Film Festival]