Movie Reviews

How well do you know the effervescent Itzhak Perlman? Alison Chernick's documentary about the great violinist is a delightful portrait of the man and the myth.

Audiences do not have to see the first 'Blade Runner' film to enjoy this immersive sequel, but veteran viewers will certainly enjoy a slightly more enhanced experience.

I saw a lot of shorts at the Austin Revolution Film Festival (ARFF), September 19-23. Short films, of course.

'My Ranger' ia a hilarious coming of age/rom-com, filmed in Texas, with a predominantly Texas cast and crew of amazing talent. The film tells three love stories at once. Well, four, if you count the truck.

Mockumentaries are that genre of film which satires the documentary style. Classics in this filmic tradition include 'This is Spinal Tap' and 'Borat'. The Austin Revolution Film Festival (#ARFF2017) included two excellent feature films in this style: 'Mock and Roll' and 'Frazier Park Recut'.

The documentary, 4 Quarters of Silence, explores what at first might seem be an unlikely activity for students at this school: football. To the contrary, the school has a darn good football team.

Does war serve any purpose for the little people who fight it?

'Looking for the Jackalope' captured the Best Feature Comedy Award at ARFF. It is an amazing first feature from writer/director Karl Shefelman. I’m sure it won’t be his last.

An awesome combo of great video and excellent audio paired with Chan's always amusing demeanor.

Alice had to step through the looking glass to discover a strange world where everything was backwards and made no sense. Filmmaker Kevin Bowe only had to go to New Hampshire during the 2015 presidential primary. His film, Democracy Through the Looking Glass: Media & Politics in the Post-Truth Era, screened at the Anthem Film Festival, part of FreedomFest. FreedomFest, a libertarian political and financial conference, now in its tenth year, bills itself as the worlds “largest gathering of free minds."