Girl in the Night
| C+ | Fantastic Fest 2026 | The director of this film had a vision. Unfortunately it was one I did not appreciate. An interesting premise, and some nice touches…
Bedford Park
| C | Sundance Film Festival 2026 | It's very possible the problem with this film is me, but I just could not get into it. I'm not sure I…
The Long Shot
| C | Austin Film Festival 2025 | Very interesting as a love letter to Austin. At least to me, having lived here so long and knowing most of the…
Bulk
| C | Fantastic Fest 2025 | The trailer says it is showing scenes selected randomly from the movie. And those scenes looked intriguing. From the science fiction concept of…
Marama
| C | Fantastic Fest 2025 | This was billed as a gothic horror film. The emphasis was on the gothic part (i.e., low key, slow build), and on history.…
Penance
| C | Fantastic Fest 2025 | This film was made by a stuntman and a bunch of his stunt-friends he pulled together. For $7,000. Yes, that few zeros. I…
Night Patrol
| C+ | Fantastic Fest 2025 | I really wrestled with this movie. The first half was already a mixed bag. Some interesting characters and good humor. But also some…
Raging Midlife
| C+ | Austin Film Festival 2024 | Compared to Operation Taco Gary’s, this was "a dumb comedy made by average people." Absurd but somewhat amusing, with some funny bits…
Party People
| C+ | Austin Film Festival 2024 | This movie just didn’t grab me. For the most part, there was nothing to make me care about a bunch of college…
Bolt From The Blue
| C | Austin Film Festival 2023 | During their brief introduction, the writer/director and the producer told us this was a family friendly movie. Unfortunately that seems to mean…