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Joe O'Connell

Joe O'Connell's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Austin Chronicle film critic.

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If I Leave Here Tomorrow: A Film About Lynyrd Skynyrd (2018) 100% EDIT “Stephen Kijak knows to let the music tell much of the story.” – Austin Chronicle Mar 14, 2018 Full Review The World Before Your Feet (2018) 100% EDIT “[Matt] Green is a charming Buddha relishing the now.” – Austin Chronicle Mar 13, 2018 Full Review Social Animals (2018) 88% EDIT “Emma's story strays a tad toward Dateline episode fodder, but the intercutting of the three plots combined with stunning cinematography keeps the doc's engine chugging forward.” – Austin Chronicle Mar 12, 2018 Full Review David Lynch: The Art Life (2016) 90% EDIT “Quietly fascinating keyhole view into the creative mind.” – Austin Chronicle Mar 14, 2017 Full Review Becoming Bond (2017) 78% EDIT “A film about a guy who did life his own way, and it's an enjoyable ride.” – Austin Chronicle Mar 13, 2017 Full Review Rat Film (2016) 90% EDIT “Sometimes traditional in narrative but often wildly inventive. H” – Austin Chronicle Mar 13, 2017 Full Review Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine (2015) 75% EDIT “An overlong but insightful documentary.” – Austin Chronicle Aug 29, 2016 Full Review Learning to See: The World of Insects (2016) EDIT “Oelman's filmmaker son Jake honors his father's story in this thoughtful doc... we get Oelman's thrill of discovery, and the amazing macro images of insects that gave focus to his life.” – Austin Chronicle Mar 22, 2016 Full Review The Hollywood Shorties (2016) EDIT “The Hollywood Shorties is a sweet, compelling film with a deeper message about what it means to look a little different in Hollywood, and America in general.” – Austin Chronicle Mar 22, 2016 Full Review Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru (2016) 45% EDIT “Robbins comes across as both driven and caring, but the skeptics will still find much to question, and that's part of the film's strength. In the end, it's the seminar participants' stories that make this a compelling film.” – Austin Chronicle Mar 15, 2016 Full Review Butterfly Girl (2014) 100% EDIT “Bell says she didn't want to make a disease movie, but instead a human portrait of survival. She succeeds.” – Austin Chronicle Apr 16, 2015 Full Review After the Fall (2014) 36% EDIT “Moral ambiguity is center stage, and the film ultimately succeeds by sending audiences home to ponder their own levels of sin.” – Austin Chronicle Dec 9, 2014 Full Review The Short Game (2013) 84% EDIT “While a cast of characters this large could easily hinder a doc's focus, it works perfectly in The Short Game to give both a global view and to show how sports can be a Zen-like calling at any age.” – Austin Chronicle Sep 25, 2013 Full Review Hood to Coast (2011) 58% EDIT “Sometimes the race is secondary, Baaden and Hume tell us in this beautifully shot and heartfelt doc about an annual team running event from Oregon's Mount Hood, past Portland and on to the ocean's edge.” – Austin Chronicle Aug 2, 2011 Full Review Skills Like This (2007) 59% EDIT “The casting is unique, the acting able, and the camera work expert.” – Austin Chronicle Mar 30, 2009 Full Review Punk Like Me (2006) EDIT “The result is a hilarious, honest film about never, ever growing up.” – Austin Chronicle Mar 23, 2006 Full Review My Country, My Country (2006) 84% 3.5/5 EDIT “Regardless of on which side of the fence viewers stand, this documentary will reverberate.” – Austin Chronicle Mar 21, 2006 Full Review Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006) 76% 3/5 EDIT “The film starts off treading goofy ground, but somewhere along the way, Glosserman slaps us across the skull and confidently turns the switch to gruesome.” – Austin Chronicle Mar 21, 2006 Full Review
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