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…
Black Swan
| A | Austin Film Festival 2010 | This is a terrific movie. Visually fascinating. And the whole time throughout it I was wondering what the F was going on--not…
Bloodworth
| B+ | Austin Film Festival 2010 | Another film that makes you glad to go to the festival. Interesting story and characters, great acting, good music. Even a good…
127 Hours
| A | Austin Film Festival 2010 | Wow. These guys did a great job making a movie that takes place mostly in one confined area. It dragged just a…