Stardust
| B+ | Austin Film Festival 2020 | Good film. Not that I knew much about David Bowie to begin with, but it was interesting to see a shy, insecure…
Film Fest
| B | Austin Film Festival 2020 | A good, solid comedy. Interesting characters with depth. Smart writing with a little physical comedy mixed in. I laughed out loud a…
Death of a Telemarketer
| B- | Austin Film Festival | An entertaining movie. The lead character was interesting to watch. The ending was a little disappointing, but I guess it was that kind…
Estándar (Standard)
| B- | Austin Film Festival 2020 | There are a few things you have to get over with this movie. A few things that have to happen to get…
How to Deter a Robber
| B | Fantastic Fest 2020 | I don't usually link to a clip for the movies I'm reviewing, but this one pretty much captures the tone of this film.…
Triple Fisher: The Lethal Lolitas of Long Island
| B | Fantastic Fest 2020 | I'm the kind of guy who sometimes will find movies and their remakes and watch them all within a few days. So I…
The Boy Behind the Door
| B- | Fantastic Fest 2020 | Generally a good movie about young boys trying to outsmart adult kidnappers. Personally, I thought there were too many plot beats that conveniently…
After We Leave
| B | Other Worlds Austin 2019 | This film was very much a mixed bag. Some marvelous imagery like in the trailer, followed by boring direction (close-up on each…
Dead Dicks
| B | Other Worlds Austin 2019 | I had hoped Dicks = detectives, but it meant Richards. Still, an interesting and engrossing film with weird things happening and nice…
Just Mercy
| B+ | Austin Film Festival 2019 | Good film, well worth the time. It didn’t feel like a message film to me (though it apparently had one)—just felt like…