‘Family Movie’ Review: Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick And Kids Put On A Hoot Of A Horror Show – SXSW

There are no degrees of separation between the cast of this film. Many interesting projects seem to be born out of the pandemic quarantine and just now coming to fruition. Filmmakers with all this time on their hands apparently with nothing else to do were inspired to develop some interesting movies, it seems. The latest to come out of that period and onto the big screen is Family Movie , an idea Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick had to bring their clan closer together in dark times. So they have spent the past four years or so merging the Bacon brigade into the horror genre and the results just premiered at SXSW (appropriately on Friday the 13th). Based on the finished product, I would say they are on to something swell, a nepo baby nightmare come to life. The Kevin & Kyra Film as it is dubbed find the husband-and-wife stars in great form making a low-budget horror film about the making of a low-budget horror film. Since Kevin has directed Kyra in the past and vice versa, and both have hired their kids Sosie Bacon and Travis Bacon before for various functions in the family business, this idea seems like a natural, a gimmick yes but one that turns into a very amusing and fun trip into the lower echelon of filmmaking, real and fake. Watch on Deadline Related Stories Festivals SXSW 2026: All Of Deadline’s Movie Reviews