Ben is Back is one of those films that break rules and still entertains. Entertain is too mild a word for this film. It grabs you and shakes you and doesn’t let go for 103 minutes. The film was a featured event – The Centerpiece Film – at the Austin …
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Austin Film Fest Film Review: Laughing at ‘Original Sin’
You shouldn’t really laugh at sin. Unless, it was the film Original Sin (Pecado Original), part of the Comedy Vanguard series at the Austin Film Festival, which ran October 25 – November 1. The festival showed over 180 films and brought screenwriters and filmmakers together to celebrate the role of …
Read More »Fantastic Fest Film Review: Really Good ‘Bad Times at the El Royale’
On closing night Fantastic Fest treated attendees to some Bad Times at the El Royale, an almost film-noir by writer/director Drew Goddard (The Cabin in the Woods, The Martian). Fantastic Fest, the largest genre film festival in the country shows horror, fantasy, sci-fi, action and unusual films that don’t necessarily …
Read More »Fantastic Fest Film Review: ‘An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn’
Fantastic Fest welcomed back festival alumnus writer/director Jim Hosking for his second feature film, An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn. Fantastic Fest ran Sept 20-27, in Austin, Texas, at the Alamo Drafthouse Theater – South Lamar. It bills itself as the largest genre film festival in the country showing horror, …
Read More »Fantastic Fest Film Review: ‘Halloween’ – Not the One from 1978
This sequel to the original slasher flick which introduced the world to Michael Myers exceeded my expectations and the crowd reacted enthusiastically.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘One Act Play’ Plays with Your Expectations at the Austin Revolution Film Festival
"One Act Play" premiering at the Austin Revolution Film Festival, an unexpectedly good documentary.
Read More »Wizard World: David Tennant (‘Doctor Who’) Answers Fans’ Questions
Wizard World is a comic book, celebrity, and gaming event. I attended the Austin Wizard World. So did Doctor Who. Two of him.
Read More »ARFF Review: Opening Night with ‘A Chance of Snow’
The Austin Revolution Film Festival (ARFF) kicked off the 2018 edition on September 18, with a chance of snow. No, it didn’t snow in Austin, but after a networking event and a series of mind-bending shorts, the filmmaker-heavy audience watched the feature, A Chance of Snow. ARFF has been honored …
Read More »Movie Reviews: ‘Mile 22’ and ‘The Spy Who Dumped Me’
Two spy flicks, now in theaters, Mile 22 and The Spy Who Dumped Me, take different and visually modern approaches to this classic genre. Both were exciting. Both had totally different feels, and they revealed something about martial arts cinematography I had not noticed before. Bond, Nerd Bond Mile 22 stars …
Read More »RTX Austin: Animation, Gaming, Comedy and More
RTX (Rooster Teeth Experience) Austin brings together fans, filmmakers, celebrities, cosplayers, and more to enjoy the output from RoosterTeeth.com, a super successful online entertainment company. They bill the event, which took place August 3 to 5, as an “Animation, Gaming, and Comedy Experience”. That just scratches the surface. As I …
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