Sawdust City
| B+ | Austin Film Festival 2011 | This was an excellent festival film. Independent, low-budget movie with a good, solid script and good acting. If you like dramas about…
Below Zero
| C | Austin Film Festival 2011 | A decent thriller movie, but I'm not sure the last 15 minutes made sense to me... (Originally rated 3 stars.) Trailer IMDB
High Road
| C- | Austin Film Festival 2011 | I was disappointed. It was not as funny as I expected given the names attached, and felt more plot-driven than character-driven. I…
Jeff Who Lives At Home
| B+ | Austin Film Festival 2011 | Before the film, the Duplass brothers promised this film would be funny, touching, and better than Jaws. They were definitely right on…
An Ordinary Family
| B | Austin Film Festival 2011 | A solid, well-written drama. It focused more on the family conflict than the cause of it, for which it deserves respect. (Originally…
Sironia
| A+ | Austin Film Festival 2011 | I loved this film! Almost cried. And Wes Cunningham is a fantastic songwriter and musician--I can't wait for the soundtrack to come…
A Swingin’ Trio
| B | Austin Film Festival 2011 | Well done. Interesting drama, which always had me wondering what was coming next. (Originally rated 3 stars.) Trailer IMDB
You Hurt My Feelings
| F | Austin Film Festival 2011 | Ugh--I hate mumblecore! If I hadn't been in the middle of a long row, I would have walked out in the middle!…
Butter
| A | Austin Film Festival 2011 | Hilarious! Even without the political satire angle. (Originally not rated.) Trailer IMDB
Casino Jack
| C+ | Austin Film Festival 2010 | This was a good enough movie. Lots of humor sprinkled throughout, and who doesn't like that feeling of righteous indignation watching greedy…