I’m Fine (Thanks for Asking)
| A- | SXSW 2021 | Another delightful film. Again, I was emotionally invested in the story and the main character and her struggle. And I was touched by the…
Swan Song
| B | SXSW 2021 | An engaging story about an old, humbled man revisiting his past and reclaiming a bit of its glory. Udo Kier is fantastic in this…
See You Then
| B | SXSW 2021 | An engaging movie that I really enjoyed watching. The script was well done, layering in elements and incidents that all came back at the…
Executive Order
| B | SXSW 2021 | Good movie. Maybe a little flawed from the script perspective, but drew me in emotionally. (I could also recognize things that four years ago…
Tales of Tomorrow
| C- | Other Worlds Austin 2020 | Honestly, I don't remember much about this movie. I think I watched it to the end, but I don't remember the ending…
The Oak Room
| D | Other Worlds Austin 2020 | This script was trying to be clever, starting with one character telling a bartender a story, but a character in that story…
Minor Premise
| C | Other Worlds Austin 2020 | There were some good things about this film. Certainly the lead actor did a good job with all the personality switches. And…
Stardust
| B+ | Austin Film Festival 2020 | Good film. Not that I knew much about David Bowie to begin with, but it was interesting to see a shy, insecure…
Den Blå Orkidé (The Blue Orchid)
| C+ | Austin Film Festival 2020 | This movie was a moody European art house flick. Erotic, some nudity. More visual than anything else. What little story there was…
Paper Tiger
| A- | Austin Film Festival 2020 | I was expecting a message movie about school shootings, or maybe a character study about how a student becomes a shooter. Instead,…