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Austin FF Report #1: RATTLESNAKE, THE VICE GUIDE TO BIGFOOT & SKYMAN
Austin Film Festival 2019 Report #1: RATTLESNAKE, THE VICE GUIDE TO BIGFOOT & SKYMAN

Even in their shortcomings, Rattlesnake, Skyman and The VICE Guide’s to Bigfoot were all just off center enough to be entertaining.

ROMAN J. ISRAEL, ESQ.: Dan Gilroy Takes a Sharp Shift in Tone
ROMAN J. ISRAEL, ESQ.: Dan Gilroy Takes A Sharp Shift In Tone

Roman J. Israel, Esq. may be disappointing after Gilroy’s Nightcrawler, yet it still has a few positives, such as Washington’s performance.

IT COMES AT NIGHT: An Atmospheric, Disturbing Tale Of Paranoia
IT COMES AT NIGHT: An Atmospheric, Disturbing Tale Of Paranoia

It Comes at Night is a disturbingly effective horror film, delving into themes of paranoia, fear, and distrust in an eerily relevant way.

SELMA: A Glorious Performance

John Legend and Common’s powerful performance of Best Original Song nominee, “Glory,” and brave acceptance speech was one of the highlights of the Oscar ceremony last week. That song was a resonant soul/hip-hop combo that captured the atmosphere of its source film well: Ava DuVernay’s Selma, a historical drama about Martin Luther King and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.