Split
| A | Fantastic Fest 2016 | For the first time, I took a chance on a Secret Screening, and glad I did. M. Night Shyamalan has returned to his…
Other Halves
| C+ | Other Worlds Austin 2015 | So, this one was interesting... I feel like the the idea wasn't completely original (recalling trailers to movies I hadn't actually seen,…
Curtain
| A- | Other Worlds Austin 2015 | Now we're talking! There was a lot to like about this unique little gem. I never knew where it was going. The…
Nina Forever
| B+ | SXSW 2015 | This was a very original film. I didn't always get what was going on, but that may have been because I was trying to…
Ava’s Possessions
| B | SXSW 2015 | This movie was fun. A clever take on possession movies. Mostly funny, not really horrific, felt more like a mystery film (or as the…
The Boy
| A- | SXSW 2015 | This was a very good film. Creepy. Really gave a sense of the isolation the kid was growing up in. Much of the story…
Blood Punch
| B- | Austin Film Festival 2013 | If only the first half of this movie was as clever as the last half, this might have been my favorite film…
All Cheerleaders Die
| D | Austin Film Festival 2013 | Ugh. Look, this film tried to be different so I have to give it a little credit. But too much teen drama,…
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…
The Revenant
| B | Fantastic Fest 2009 | The third of the zombie comedies from this past week. A strange mix of expected events and wildly creative ones. And the suddenly…