Kung Fu Deadly
| B | Fantastic Fest 2026 | My first Irish kung fu movie! Not to worry, this was not a bunch of pasty-faced white guys throwing roundhouse kicks—most of the…
Into The Sky
| B | Fantastic Fest 2026 | I enjoyed this mishmash of a movie. Don’t go expecting an alien abduction movie, or a romantic comedy—it’s 50% each but not 100%…
The Glorious Dead
| B | Fantastic Fest 2026 | As I was going through the list of movies, I saw this title and its associated photo (the one above) and immediately asked…
Resident Evil
| A | Fantastic Fest 2026 | Marvelous way to start Fantastic Fest! I loved this movie! Zach Cregger sure knows how to direct a movie. Very stylish, very suspenseful,…
Project Hail Mary
| A+ | AFF Year-Round 2026 | I am stunned. This is as close to a perfect script as I have seen in a long time. Drew Goddard was adapting…
Quaker Oaths
| A- | AFF Year-Round 2026 | This film originally screened at the Austin Film Festival 10 years ago. But sometimes AFF has other screenings throughout the year and tonight…
Extra Geography
| B | Sundance Film Festival 2026 | Amusing coming-of-age comedy about two teenage girls, best friends, grappling with what is expected of them as they mature. They overthink yet…
Bedford Park
| C | Sundance Film Festival 2026 | It's very possible the problem with this film is me, but I just could not get into it. I'm not sure I…
The Incomer
| A- | Sundance Film Festival 2026 | A delightful and very funny look at societal outcasts learning how to fit in, set in the "wilds" of Scotland. Everyone in…
Hello Out There
| D | Austin Film Festival 2025 | I had high hopes for this movie. I've enjoyed all the stars (Chloe Bennett, Phil Dunster, Jennifer Beals) in other projects, and…