Función Velorio (Wake Show)
| C | Austin Film Festival 2020 | The filmmakers say they were making a movie about race and class issues in Peru. But for me, the focus on the…
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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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.…
Triple Fisher: The Lethal Lolitas of Long Island
| B | Fantastic Fest 2020 | I'm the kind of guy who sometimes will find movies and their remakes and watch them all within a few days. So I…
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
| 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
| 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…