Influencer
| B+ | Other Worlds 2022 | Great indie film full of talented people. The script (co-written by the director) was top-notch, with plenty of subtlety and unexpected turns. I…
Blow Up My Life
| C+ | Austin Film Festival 2022 | I knew we were in trouble about three minutes in. The movie starts with the main character in a graveyard (during the…
Heard She Got Married
| B | Fantastic Fest 2022 | I had time for one more film before the final FF@Home movies expired. Having just enjoyed Magic Spot, I decided to watch this…
Ultrasound
| B+ | Other Worlds 2021 | Best of the films I caught live at the festival (though I'll get to catch others streaming over the next week). A film…
Blank
| C- | Other Worlds 2021 | I liked the vision the director had for this film and the style of the images I saw on the screen. And I…
Barbarians
| B | Fantastic Fest 2021 | Enjoyable thriller that starts out as an uncomfortable dinner party. Two brothers with their girlfriends, so you can already expect some tension. Then…
Méandre (Meander)
| B | Other Worlds Austin 2020 | Technically a well-made film. Filming in all of those tight spaces must have been difficult (although if you plan ahead in your…
Entangled
| D | Other Worlds Austin 2020 | Maybe should have been titled "Tangled," as that was more indicative of the movie itself. The setup is four main characters running…
The Boy Behind the Door
| B- | Fantastic Fest 2020 | Generally a good movie about young boys trying to outsmart adult kidnappers. Personally, I thought there were too many plot beats that conveniently…
The Honeymoon Phase
| D | Other Worlds Austin 2019 | Muddled. Too much going on. Too much not quite explained. Too much unbelievable behavior from the lead female character. Too much unbelievable…