Recovery
| A- | SXSW 2021 | So funny! I laughed a lot, and there were some touching parts, too. These two kids (co-writers and co-stars) are great together. (Video footage…
Language Lessons
| A | SXSW 2021 | The best film of the festival so far! I was apprehensive going in, based on the one-sentence description--my mind was filling in all sorts…
Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break
| B+ | SXSW 2021 | My kind of film! A dark comedy with heart. It was a little slow to get to the promise of the synopsis, but all…
The End of Us
| D | SXSW 2021 | Ugh. I did not enjoy this movie. The first 1/3 was more like a historical drama, documenting the early days of our COVID experience.…
Paradox Lost
| B- | Other Worlds Austin 2020 | I recall this being a quirky, fun movie. Low-budget time travel, but that often helps to not detract from the story. The…
Creatures
| F | Other Worlds Austin 2020 | I spent about 20 minutes on this before deciding my time was better spent on another movie. The group of students were…
An Ideal Host
| A- | Other Worlds Austin 2020 | This was a very fun film. As I remember, the first half is firmly in romantic comedy mode, stylishly and wittily filmed,…
Film Fest
| B | Austin Film Festival 2020 | A good, solid comedy. Interesting characters with depth. Smart writing with a little physical comedy mixed in. I laughed out loud a…
Death of a Telemarketer
| B- | Austin Film Festival | An entertaining movie. The lead character was interesting to watch. The ending was a little disappointing, but I guess it was that kind…
Estándar (Standard)
| B- | Austin Film Festival 2020 | There are a few things you have to get over with this movie. A few things that have to happen to get…