Whitewash
| A | Austin Film Festival 2013 | I loved this film! Thomas Haden Church did an excellent job. The script was excellent to begin with, but one of those…
A Birder’s Guide To Everything
| B | Austin Film Festival 2013 | This was a good, solid, entertaining movie. Good script, good performances by the mostly young cast. (Originally rated 3 stars.) Trailer IMDB
Coriolanus
| C | Austin Film Festival 2011 | I like using the original Shakesperian language in modern settings. But I think I know why this is not one of Shakespeare's…
The Woman In The Fifth
| C+ | Austin Film Festival 2011 | The first 3/4 was very interesting and seemed to be building to something exciting. And had some very interesting visual themes. Then…
Sawdust City
| B+ | Austin Film Festival 2011 | This was an excellent festival film. Independent, low-budget movie with a good, solid script and good acting. If you like dramas about…
An Ordinary Family
| B | Austin Film Festival 2011 | A solid, well-written drama. It focused more on the family conflict than the cause of it, for which it deserves respect. (Originally…
Sironia
| A+ | Austin Film Festival 2011 | I loved this film! Almost cried. And Wes Cunningham is a fantastic songwriter and musician--I can't wait for the soundtrack to come…
A Swingin’ Trio
| B | Austin Film Festival 2011 | Well done. Interesting drama, which always had me wondering what was coming next. (Originally rated 3 stars.) Trailer IMDB
Casino Jack
| C+ | Austin Film Festival 2010 | This was a good enough movie. Lots of humor sprinkled throughout, and who doesn't like that feeling of righteous indignation watching greedy…
Black Swan
| A | Austin Film Festival 2010 | This is a terrific movie. Visually fascinating. And the whole time throughout it I was wondering what the F was going on--not…