OXV: The Manual
| A+ | Austin Film Festival 2013 | I'm giving this brilliant film 4-1/2 stars for falling just inches short of perfection. What starts out as a smart science fiction…
A Leading Man
| B | Austin Film Festival 2013 | This movie was interesting. Almost every character had a mean streak, including the main guy. But I still was rooting for him…
3 References
| D | Austin Film Festival 2013 | This was an abysmal mess. Lots of characters not behaving like real people, no real structure to the script. After it should…
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…
A Birder’s Guide To Everything
| B | Austin Film Festival 2013 | This was a good, solid, entertaining movie. Good script, good performances by the mostly young cast. (Originally rated 3 stars.) Trailer IMDB
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…
Nebraska
| A | Austin Film Festival 2013 | A beautiful film with excellent performances. I especially laughed at the family scenes--very similar to life in rural PA. I highly recommend…
Romance & Cigarettes
| C+ | Austin Film Festival 2013 | A very oddball movie with interesting visuals and characters. Unfortunately, at the end I kind of felt, "So what?" But during the…
The Little Tin Man
| B | Austin Film Festival 2013 | A good, quirky indie. Not perfect, but there were many things I liked about it. Liked the different story it was telling.…
Murt Ramirez Wants To Kick My Ass
| B | Austin Film Festival 2012 | More fun, more laughs. The "goofy sidekick" role (here, Billy's 10-year-old Jewish cousin) was well-written and very well played--that kid has some…