Grapefruit
| B | Austin Film Festival | Honestly, I was very tired and falling asleep during part of this movie. Not the movie's fault at all—just film festival exhaustion setting…
The Secret Art Of Human Flight
| B | Austin Film Festival 2023 | A funny meditation on grief and working through it. It reminded me of Safety Not Guaranteed (which the star/producer referenced in the…
Christmess
| B- | Austin Film Festival 2023 | A “slice of an alcoholic’s life” movie. Showed me a side of life I (hope I) will never see. Nice script with…
Villains Incorporated
| B | Austin Film Festival 2023 | A silly comedy that had me laughing out loud. Don't expect a complicated plot or deep characters. Do expect a lot of…
Egghead & Twinkie
| B+ | Austin Film Festival 2023 | A delightful movie! Excellent script full of emotional truths. Wonderful acting. Interesting visual style with so many surreal, fun insertions. And overall…
One Percenter
| B+ | Fantastic Fest 2023 | Excellent Japanese martial arts film, with excellent fight scenes. Even had a good story behind the reason guys were beating the crap out…
Restore Point
| B | Fantastic Fest 2023 | Very good science fiction movie, coming at you from the Czech Republic. I only point out the source because the director said it’s…
Crumb Catcher
| B | Fantastic Fest 2023 | Another good thriller. I kept thinking throughout, "this is a different kind of 'home invasion' movie." Again, I can’t say much without spoiling…
River
| B+ | Fantastic Fest 2023 | This film was done by the same group who did the marvelous Beyond The Infinite Two Minutes that played at Fantastic Fest two…
The Last Stop In Yuma County
| B+ | Fantastic Fest 2023 | Another really good script! It does not follow the typical pattern for this kind of thriller, with very satisfying results. I can’t say…