Wade in the Water
| A+ | Austin Film Festival 2019 | So glad I caught this one! Such an interesting exploration of this one character, this guy who has no relationships or people…
Clemency
| B- | Austin Film Festival 2019 | A well acted film. But I feel conflicted about the story. I couldn’t decide if it was a character study of the…
Limbo
| C | Austin Film Festival 2019 | On the plus side, this appeared to be one long shot so a technical achievement. I’m sure it’s difficult to manage a…
Encounter
| B+ | Other Worlds Austin 2018 | A fun movie not quite like any other I’ve seen. A little bit of a throwback to some of the ‘80s alien…
2050
| C | Other Worlds Austin 2018 | Just another case where I am out of touch with the film festival crowd... I will give this movie points for raising…
The Front Runner
| A- | Austin Film Festival 2018 | A very interesting dissection of a very complex topic. Director Jason Reitman does a great job of showing so many points of…
Clara
| A | Austin Film Festival 2018 | Very interesting film that did a great job of balancing science with the unknown/unbelievable. Lots of science, but also lots of character…
Chappaquiddick
| B | Austin Film Festival 2017 | A very interesting and sad movie. Sad in that it plays like a cynical movie about modern-day politics, but is about real…
I, Tonya
| A+ | Austin Film Festival 2017 | A stupendous movie! Alison Janney was amazing as Tonya's mean-ass mother! Margot Robbie was fantastic as well. Sebastian Stan once again melted…
Hollow In The Land
| B | Austin Film Festival 2017 | A gritty mystery. Interesting to see the glam cheerleader from Glee in this decidedly unglamorous role. It also seemed to be a…