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…
Sunny Side Up
| B+ | Austin Film Festival 2015 | I don't know why the announcer in the linked trailer sounds like an AM radio DJ, because this is not a goofy…
The Invitation
| A+ | SXSW 2015 | Wow! I've been mulling this movie over for 30 minutes now and can find no reason to avoid giving it five stars. Excellent script,…
Time Lapse
| A+ | Other Worlds Austin 2014 | This movie was brilliant! A couple of minor flaws, but the script--oh, the marvelous, mind-bending, time-twisting script... Everything you could ask for…
The Well
| C- | Other Worlds Austin 2014 | This ended up being an average film. Strong female lead who got a lot done. But much of the film felt like…
7 Minutes
| B- | Austin Film Festival 2014 | This was a decent film that entertained me for two hours. They did a pretty good job with their non-linear approach. I…
The Imitation Game
| A+ | Austin Film Festival 2014 | Another terrific film! Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, excellent as usual. Playing Alan Turing, one of the pioneers of the field of computing, so…
The Sound And The Shadow
| A- | Austin Film Festival 2014 | Okay, this is what film festivals are for. This was a great indie film about two quirky characters hiding amongst the masses…
Whitewash
| A | Austin Film Festival 2013 | I loved this film! Thomas Haden Church did an excellent job. The script was excellent to begin with, but one of those…
Favor
| A- | Austin Film Festival 2013 | The acting was decent in this film--its power comes down to the script. (Maybe that's true of all thrillers?) I saw one…