Reviews
65
in total
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Copshop
A review by Josh Kupecki for Austin Chronicle2021-09-16
Carnahan and co-conspirators Kurt McLeod and Mark Williams are clearly having a blast orchestrating this symphony of Grand Guignol.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
The Lost Leonardo
A review by Josh Kupecki for Austin Chronicle2021-09-02
While some of the re-creations of clandestine meetings and shots of faceless men transporting the painting can be a bit cloak-and-dagger cheesy, that’s the only stumble in a film that tells a strange tale populated by a cast of eccentric and dangerous characters.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
The Witches of the Orient
A review by Josh Kupecki for Austin Chronicle2021-07-14
As he did with his previous doc, 2018’s John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection, Faraut finds and obsesses over the rhythm of bodies in motion, using repetition and cross-cuts of the team’s training footage and gameplay with anime sequences and textile manufacturing. These collisions, set to music from Portishead and Grandaddy’s Jason Lytle, are the heart of Witches, hypnotic patterns of serene velocity.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
Fathom
A review by Josh Kupecki for Austin Chronicle2021-06-24
Keeping the camera on Fournet and Garland may reduce the screentime of the actual humpbacks, but Xanthopoulos is more interested in the research process, the passion and devotion the two have for their work, and capturing not just the thrills and the agony, but also more contemplative moments of of reflection and motivation.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
A review by Josh Kupecki for Austin Chronicle2021-06-17
The film, anchored by interviews with Moreno and her co-stars and contemporaries, positions Moreno as a trailblazer, a barrier-breaker, and a role model, but more interestingly, it ultimately tracks a journey of self discovery.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
All Light, Everywhere
A review by Josh Kupecki for Austin Chronicle2021-06-17
All Light, Everywhere’s roaming tangents always return to the heart (or the eye) of the matter, and that skill of orchestration is no mean feat.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
New Order
A review by Josh Kupecki for Austin Chronicle2021-05-19
Franco brooks no quarter in New Order, and the businesslike tone and lean economy of the film make for an incredibly unsettling experience. He also layers the film with an ambiguity that keeps the viewer off balance.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
The Truffle Hunters
A review by Josh Kupecki for Austin Chronicle2021-05-17
Focusing on a quartet of charming, venerable men and the dogs they love, the film offers an engaging portrait of life in the truffle hunting trade, a bucolic life spent roaming picturesque forests, maintaining the winter wood heaters, and drinking wine.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
Four Good Days
A review by Josh Kupecki for Austin Chronicle2021-04-29
Both Glenn Close and Mila Kunis are very talented actors, but Four Good Days gives them absolutely nothing interesting to say or do.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
Together Together
A review by Josh Kupecki for Austin Chronicle2021-04-22
Watching Matt and Anna discover the parameters of their friendship, and the impact they have on each other’s lives, is quite rewarding. Both Helms and Harrison nail the fluid nature of the tonal shifts as their bond tightens, loosens, and tightens once more.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
The Fever
A review by Josh Kupecki for Austin Chronicle2021-04-14
The natural world and the industrialized world are at odds once again. But it is to Da-Rin’s talent as a filmmaker that her political and ideological intent never overshadow this deceptively simple and astute tale of a sick man yearning for his home, and finally hearing the call of the wild.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
Voyagers
A review by Josh Kupecki for Austin Chronicle2021-04-08
More thought seems to have gone into the future foodstuff and eating utensil design than in the narrative. It’s a lazy film, one whose future will most likely live on in mediocre undergraduate term papers.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
Chaos Walking
A review by Josh Kupecki for Austin Chronicle2021-03-04
Chaos Walking is, as with any pop confection, catchy and has a solid beat, it’s just a shame that this tune is all too familiar.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
Synonyms
A review by Josh Kupecki for Austin Chronicle2021-02-24
It is a brilliant high-wire act. Yoaz is utterly unpredictable at any given moment, and so too, is Synonyms.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
Silk Road
A review by Josh Kupecki for Austin Chronicle2021-02-23
Silk Road is not without its pleasures – Clarke especially is fun to watch as he gets increasingly cornered with his shakedown shenanigans – just don’t expect the kush; this is strictly schwag.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
Land
A review by Josh Kupecki for Austin Chronicle2021-02-11
In the final moments of the film, when the last piece of this very lovely looking landscape puzzle is placed, I couldn’t help but feel that the film was a missed opportunity for something more intriguing, profound.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
Some Kind of Heaven
A review by Josh Kupecki for Austin Chronicle2021-01-14
Some Kind of Heaven effortlessly blends humor and pathos into a memorable and at times unsettling study on where life’s trajectory might land us, and that is a concept that deserves more than mild contemplation.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
Black Bear
A review by Josh Kupecki for Austin Chronicle2020-12-04
It is an exhilarating feat of control, and a scathing deconstruction of the sacrifices made in the name of art. You have to confront those threatening corners of the psyche. You have to embrace the black bear.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
Half Brothers
A review by Josh Kupecki for Austin Chronicle2020-12-04
With way too many tonal shifts and a narrative that trades cohesion for caprice, the film feels like riding shotgun with a toddler attempting to drive a manual transmission.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
The Wolf of Snow Hollow
A review by Josh Kupecki for Austin Chronicle2020-10-09
Part of the brilliance of Cummings’ performance is how he can turn on a dime, baring his soul one second and throwing off a well-timed jab in the same breath. Thankfully, the actors around him are able to keep up with his pace.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle
