After We Leave
| B | Other Worlds Austin 2019 | This film was very much a mixed bag. Some marvelous imagery like in the trailer, followed by boring direction (close-up on each…
Night Drive
| A- | Fantastic Fest 2019 | Marvelous! One of those films I don’t want to say too much about and ruin the fun if you get to see it.…
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…
White Chamber
| B | Other Worlds Austin 2018 | A wartime thriller (in the near future) with an odd juke or two. But serviceable script, good acting and directing—worth a watch.…
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…
Ascension
| D | Other Worlds Austin 2018 | This movie pissed me off! It was not well directed and seemed way longer than 86 minutes. But the story had laid…
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…
Tenacious D: Post-Apocalypto
| B | Fantastic Fest 2018 | A very juvenile look at the apocalypse (well, an apocalypse), with loads of sci-if homages (rip-offs) and more dicks and vaginas than you…
Time Trap
| A- | Austin Film Festival 2017 | A delightful science fiction movie! I like the concept and it was executed very well. The mystery of what was going on…
Battledream Chronicle
| C | Other Worlds Austin 2016 | An anime movie made in Martinique (and, in fact, the first animated feature made in Martinique). I have not seen an anime…