Austin Film Festival 2026 From writer/director Jordan Firstman, who makes his feature debut, comes an emotionally charged and heartwarming movie about a gay party promoter, caught up in the more hazardous aspects of his career–sex, drugs, and hard-partying. Firstman stars as Peter, a man lost in the party monster he’s become, to the point that… Continue reading CLUB KID: A Heartwarming Story About A Father And His Son
Day: November 13, 2026
I PLAY ROCKY: A Feel-Good Underdog Story
Austin Film Festival 2026 Most cinephiles know the story of Rocky, the lovable underdog club boxer from Philadelphia who gets a shot at the heavyweight title and nearly wins it. However, not everyone knows how Sylvester Stallone poured his heart and soul into the screenplay and struggled to get the film made. The story behind… Continue reading I PLAY ROCKY: A Feel-Good Underdog Story
VICTORIAN PSYCHO: An Entertaining Subversion of Period Dramas
Fantastic Fest 2026 At this year’s Fantastic Fest, I had the absolute treat of screening a wickedly entertaining period horror feature titled Victorian Psycho. I occasionally love watching a good British period drama, but I especially love when filmmakers put a horror spin on the subgenre (e.g., Pride and Prejudice and Zombies). Director Zachary Wigon… Continue reading VICTORIAN PSYCHO: An Entertaining Subversion of Period Dramas
THEYDREAM has Theatrical Release after Sundance and Other Film Festivals
William D. Caballero’s Sundance Award-winning TheyDream launches its U.S. theatrical release on November 13th in New York City. TheyDream is the visionary hybrid animated documentary by Caballero, a filmmaker from the Puerto Rican diaspora. It is a first-person documentary feature, a moving portrait of a diaspora family in the U.S., told through animation, miniatures, and… Continue reading THEYDREAM has Theatrical Release after Sundance and Other Film Festivals
How To Rob A Bank: A Fun Punk Rock Fantasy
From David Leitch, co-director of John Wick and director of Atomic Blonde and Deadpool 2, comes a relevant, rebellious movie about bank robbers who aim to dismantle the American Banking System. Overall, the movie is a fun fantasy that stretches realism, but it’s still an entertaining romp and crime drama. Lead actor Nicholas Hoult gives… Continue reading How To Rob A Bank: A Fun Punk Rock Fantasy
EBENEZER: An Unnecessary, But Solid Adaptation of A Christmas Carol
Director Ti West, a filmmaker known for his horror features such as The Innkeepers, X, Pearl, and Maxxine, has been tasked with adapting Charles Dickens’s story, A Christmas Carol. As usual, the question is: do we need yet another adaptation of this story? The answer is no, not at all. Yet, here we are with… Continue reading EBENEZER: An Unnecessary, But Solid Adaptation of A Christmas Carol
Oddities – Not a “Full Horror” Feature Film – Its Worth a Watch!
Austin Film Festival 2026 Storyline (IMDb) – When two self-destructive best friends accidentally kill their drug dealer, they have to flee town. Stopping at a roadside antique shop, they quickly discover that the older woman running the place isn’t as sweet as she seems. The horror‑thriller Oddities screened at the Austin Film Festival (AFF) in… Continue reading Oddities – Not a “Full Horror” Feature Film – Its Worth a Watch!