Bugonia
| B | Fantastic Fest 2025 | This was a secret screening I attended. I was delighted it turned out to be this film. I have a like/hate relationship with…
Theater Is Dead
| B | Fantastic Fest 2025 | Fun movie. The first 2/3 was interesting, but I really didn’t know what it was building to. Then suddenly the full set of…
Haunted Heist
| B | Fantastic Fest 2025 | Not a scary comedy, but a very funny horror movie. As you might expect from Lil Rel Howery. Even though he did not…
Wall Udder
| B+ | Fantastic Fest 2025 } I don’t usually watch shorts programs, but the descriptions of several in one block appealed to me. The best of these was Wall…
SUBTOPIA: The Story of Hueco Canyon
| A- | Austin Film Festival 2024 | Well done! An indie movie with excellent production values, emulating documentary formats (interviews and reenactments). The festival director said when she started…
Time Travel Is Dangerous
| B | Austin Film Festival 2024 | What an odd little film. From the trailer, I'd expected a very indie film. But I recognized several of the actors and…
Raging Midlife
| C+ | Austin Film Festival 2024 | Compared to Operation Taco Gary’s, this was "a dumb comedy made by average people." Absurd but somewhat amusing, with some funny bits…
Operation Taco Gary’s
| A | Austin Film Festival 2024 | Here’s the easy part: This movie was hilarious! The hard part is describing any of it. Goofy? Absurd? Borderline surreal? A little…
I Hate Myself And Want To Die
| B | Austin Film Festival 2024 | Yes, a comedy about someone trying to commit suicide. Both funny and heartwarming. The situations were very amusing. The comic relief character…
Party People
| C+ | Austin Film Festival 2024 | This movie just didn’t grab me. For the most part, there was nothing to make me care about a bunch of college…