Good

Good

| C | Austin Film Festival 2020 | Decent film examining the definition of family and the relationships between fathers and children. I just didn’t see any subtlety here. All…
Murder Bury Win

Murder Bury Win

| D | Austin Film Festival 2020 | The description sounded interesting, the trailer looked dubious. The trailer was right. There were a few clever things in here, but not…
Nine Days

Nine Days

| A | Austin Film Festival 2020 | This was a delightful and thoughtful film! The literal surface is about what it takes to be human. But underneath, it is…
Bloodthirsty

Bloodthirsty

| D | Fantastic Fest 2020 | Another disappointment. I remember after finishing this film feeling like I did not have the energy or desire to write this up, maybe…
How to Deter a Robber

How to Deter a Robber

| B | Fantastic Fest 2020 | I don't usually link to a clip for the movies I'm reviewing, but this one pretty much captures the tone of this film.…
The Boy Behind the Door

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…
Action USA

Action USA

| C | Fantastic Fest 2020 | Context is everything. I had no context going into this movie. And came out thinking the script sucked, with cardboard characters and almost…
Teddy

Teddy

| D | Fantastic Fest 2020 | And Celebration of Fantastic Fest is off to a rocky start. Yes, this was a different werewolf movie. But not in many good…
The Honeymoon Phase

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…