Movie Reviews

'Cowboys,' a documentary which had its world premiere at the Austin Film Festival, last month, takes us into the world and psyches of modern-day cowboys who make sure that filet mignon or beef brisket make it to your table.

A wartime drama of music and mystery, 'The Song of Names' emphasizes themes of faith, love, grieving, loss, and forgiveness, with historical references to Treblinka and the Holocaust.

DC NOIR and Sleeping in Plastic both brought a film noir feel to the 26th Austin Film Festival and Writers Conference in Austin, Texas

This mixed bag of holiday-themed short stories isn't quite like getting coal in your stocking, but it never quite rises above predictability.

In short, The Irishman, with its combined efforts of genius artists, reflects like a unique gemstone faceted to strike in directed light the most stunning, unique colors. Look for its glorious release on Netflix in November.

Films at Fantastic Fest tend to be surprises. Wyrm, by first time feature filmmaker Christopher Winterbauer, delivers its share of the unexpected.   Austin’s Fantastic Fest, the largest genre film festival in the US, features horror, fantasy, sci-fi, action and just plain unusual films. In prior years it hosted the …

In this time of whistleblowers comes 'The Traitor,' Marco Bellocchio's fascinating true story of mafia turncoat Tommaso Buscetta in 20th century Sicily.

'Jojo Rabbit' is 'Harvey' meets 'Diary of Anne Frank'. Ten-year-old Jojo, instead of having a giant rabbit as an imaginary friend, has Adolf Hitler.

The film, done with Ronstadt’s cooperation, shares her memories, her music, her friends and thoughts about fellow creatives. Artists, including Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt, and Aaron Neville share recollections. Some of those talents teared up as they shared their memories.

You see a car going down a highway through fields of high grass. On the radio, Sam Cooke is singing “It’s All Right”. That’s the last pleasant sound you hear till the end of In the Tall Grass. The rest of the sounds you hear for the next ninety minutes …