Austin Film Festival (AFF) - I've watched some uncomfortable movies in my time. Die Blechtrommel is always the first thing that comes to mind when I think of "deeply disturbing cinema," but, for all the stomach-churning content in it, there was still a point. 2021's Jacinto, on the other hand, I'm not sure about. Jacinto [...]

Austin Film Festival (AFF) - Written and directed by Lindsay Thomas Robinson, Central Dental is a short movie that has had the honor of being an official selection at numerous film festivals since its premiere and is now showing at the 2021 Austin Film Festival. Most notably, Central Dental offers style as well as social [...]

Austin Film Festival (AFF) - Higher education is one of those subjects that drives heated debates, even amongst friends and loved ones. Some can’t imagine a feasible future without - some see a bleak and debt-ridden future with. Marc (John DiMino) is one of those students - in far too far over his head, having [...]

What if there was an app that allowed people to hook up anonymously without fear of consequence or being canceled? That’s generally the premise of The Beta Test, a zany thriller that plunges its protagonist into a world of paranoia, infidelity, and data mining. Jim Cummings stars as Jordan, a soon-to-be-married Hollywood agent who receives [...]