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Serling (2026) EDIT “Our hero is simply the GOAT, the impeccably dressed man, cigarette in hand, introducing the possibility that something deeply strange is around every corner.” – Austin Chronicle Mar 19, 2026 Full Review I Love Boosters (2026) 100% EDIT “What’s most striking is Riley’s optimism; for a guy whose work can feel apocalyptic, he maintains an inspired belief in the power of community and the contradictory realities of life under extreme capitalism.” – Austin Chronicle Mar 18, 2026 Full Review Phoenix Jones: The Rise and Fall of a Real Life Superhero (2026) EDIT “Compelling-if-draggy... Phoenix Jones is an intermittently fascinating film: Fodor is a hell of a subject.” – Austin Chronicle Mar 18, 2026 Full Review Spider-Man (2002) 90% 3/4 EDIT “Spider-Man is a heroic archetype because he knows his pain is part and parcel of his valor.” – Austin American-Statesman Sep 24, 2025 Full Review Cotton Candy Bubble Gum (2025) EDIT “Cotton Candy Bubble Gum is a messy, enjoyable ride (with a thoughtful center) but one longs to see what Pinder can do with a longer shoot and a bigger team of collaborators.” – Austin Chronicle Mar 13, 2025 Full Review For Worse (2025) 76% EDIT “A rock-solid, often very funny debut. ” – Austin Chronicle Mar 12, 2025 Full Review The Spies Among Us (2025) EDIT “The Spies Among Us never lapses into the archive-archive-talking head closed loop that can plague historical docs.” – Austin Chronicle Mar 10, 2025 Full Review Fantasy Life (2025) 92% EDIT “Any movie that uses both Passion Fish and Lake Bell as punchlines knows exactly at whom it is aiming: Gen X moviegoers who miss Peet as a regular screen presence. It’s also one of the most flagrantly, hilariously Jewish movies in recent memory.” – Austin Chronicle Mar 9, 2025 Full Review Another Simple Favor (2025) 58% EDIT “Stephanie remains a wise-ass, Emily is still incredibly well-dressed, and the sapphic tensions are still present.” – Austin Chronicle Mar 8, 2025 Full Review EDIT “It’s an interesting, entertaining look at an extremely volatile moment in time for the music business, not to mention a terrific ad for the book.” – Austin Chronicle Mar 16, 2024 Full Review Grand Theft Hamlet (2024) 94% EDIT “This whole project results in absolute hilarity but the film is also exceptionally moving. ” – Austin Chronicle Mar 12, 2024 Full Review Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted (2024) 100% EDIT “There are very few artists quite like Swamp Dogg, and Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted is here for it.” – Austin Chronicle Mar 11, 2024 Full Review Cold Wallet (2024) 66% EDIT “Castillo works as a guy very much at the end of his rope, and Brener feels genuinely menacing as a manipulative, sociopathic, apex predator of Darwinian capitalism.” – Austin Chronicle Mar 11, 2024 Full Review A House Is Not a Disco (2024) 100% EDIT “It’s a lovely look at a community with a rich history and uncertain future.” – Austin Chronicle Mar 11, 2024 Full Review Caterpillar (2023) 100% EDIT “A smart, sympathetic character study with an expected style, Caterpillar examines the increasingly complicated nexus of self-esteem, marketing, body modification and technology. ” – Austin Chronicle Mar 20, 2023 Full Review Tetris (2023) 81% EDIT “Seriously, this thing often feels like a somewhat light-hearted drug smuggling movie.” – Austin Chronicle Mar 17, 2023 Full Review In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50 (2022) 95% EDIT “Even if you have zero interest in “Crimson” or Crimson, see this lovely film to check out an unbelievable badass who never let the specter of death win (and an extremely cool nun).” – Austin Chronicle Mar 16, 2022 Full Review 32 Sounds (2022) 96% EDIT “On the whole, it's a satisfying meditation on how we organize, think about and process what we hear.” – Austin Chronicle Mar 16, 2022 Full Review I Get Knocked Down (2022) 91% EDIT “If you are interested in the inner life of Dunstan Bruce, the film is an engaging look at that overly time-honored theme, a middle-aged white guy struggling with his own relevance.” – Austin Chronicle Mar 13, 2022 Full Review 1917 (2019) 88% B+ EDIT “Both a snapshot and a meditation, "1917" is a well-executed glimpse of humanity's ultimate futility.” – Austin American-Statesman Jan 9, 2020 Full Review Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) 51% B- EDIT “So "Rise" will work for lots of folks. But what once felt expansive now feels hermetic, referring only to itself. That happens sometimes, even to families that once seemed so vital and fascinating to outsiders.” – Austin American-Statesman Dec 18, 2019 Full Review Ford v Ferrari (2019) 92% A- EDIT “Even beautifully paced, "Ford v Ferrari" is a little too much movie... But most of those 152 minutes are a ton of fun, a splashy look at the way obsession, skill and having each other's backs can produce little miracles.” – Austin American-Statesman Nov 15, 2019 Full Review A Hidden Life (2019) 82% B EDIT “What one gets out of it is, to a rather extreme degree, what one puts into it.” – Austin American-Statesman Oct 31, 2019 Full Review Pain and Glory (2019) 96% A EDIT “Hardcore Almodóvar fans will swoon at the metatextural layers herein, but more casual cineastes, fans of excellent cinema wherever it can be found, will also marvel at the control over tone, pacing, palette and emotion...” – Austin American-Statesman Oct 28, 2019 Full Review Lucy in the Sky (2019) 21% C- EDIT “There is definitely something there, perhaps a small-bore film about professional pressure, sex and mental illness. Unfortunately, that something is not in "Lucy in the Sky."” – Austin American-Statesman Oct 9, 2019 Full Review
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