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Mildred Austin

I can remember being a girl fascinated by the original CINDERELLA and trying to understand that the characters weren’t REAL?? But how was that possible? Because my mom was a cinema lover, she often took me with her instead of leaving me with a babysitter. I was so young in my first film experiences, I would stare at that BIG screen and wonder “what were those people up there saying?” And then as a slightly older girl watching Margaret O’Brien in THE RED SHOES, I dreamed of being a ballerina. Later, in a theatre with my mom and aunt watching WUTHERING HEIGHTS, I found myself sobbing along with the two of them as Katherine and Heathcliff were separated forever. I have always loved film. In college in the ’60s, the Granada in Dallas became our “go-to” art theater where we soaked up 8 ½, THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY, WILD STRAWBERRIES and every other Bergman film to play there. Although my training is in theatre and I have acted and directed in Repertory Theatre, college and community theatre, I am always drawn back to the films.

I live in Garland and after being retired for 18 years, I have gone back to work in an elementary school library. I am currently serving as an Associate Critic for John Garcia’s THE COLUMN, an online theatre magazine and I see and review local community theatre shows for that outlet. I’m excited to have the opportunity to extend my experiences now to film and review for IRISH FILM CRITIC. See you at the movies - my preferred seat is back row!

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Movie Reviews

Movie Review: Tom Hanks’ Otto In “A Man Called Otto” Is A By-The-Book Old Curmudgeon But A Lovable One

Mildred AustinJanuary 6, 2023January 6, 2023

  Otto is a grump who’s given up on life following the loss of his wife and wants to end it all. When a young family moves in nearby, he meets his match in quick-witted Marisol, leading to a friendship that will turn his world around.

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Movie Review: An Adult Looking Back Upon His Life Views Everything Through The Clouds Of Memories In “The Fabelmans”

Mildred AustinNovember 23, 2022November 23, 2022

  Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.

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Movie Review: Heroic Sacrifice In Epic “Devotion” Binds Two Elite US Navy Pilots In An Enduring Friendship

Mildred AustinNovember 21, 2022November 21, 2022

  A pair of U.S. Navy fighter pilots risk their lives during the Korean War and become some of the Navy’s most celebrated wingmen.

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Blu-ray Review: Money. Scandal. Megachurch. “Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul. Is A Comedy For Our Time

Mildred AustinNovember 4, 2022November 4, 2022

  In the aftermath of a huge scandal, Trinitie Childs, the first lady of a prominent Southern Baptist Mega Church, attempts to help her pastor-husband, Lee-Curtis Childs, rebuild their congregation.

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Movie Review: Clooney & Roberts Reunite For “Ticket To Paradise” But Should Have Picked A Better Script

Mildred AustinOctober 21, 2022October 21, 2022

  A divorced couple teams up and travels to Bali to stop their daughter from making the same mistake they think they made 25 years ago.

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Movie Review: The Original Railway Children Are Grown, But World War II Brings A New Generation On The Scene For More Adventures

Mildred AustinSeptember 26, 2022September 26, 2022

  Follow a group of children evacuated to a Yorkshire village during the Second World War, where they encounter a young soldier who, like them, is far away from home.

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“The Silent Twins” Movie Review: Ostracism Leads To Anxiety Leads To Selective Mutism And A Look Inside The Dark Side Of Twins

Mildred AustinSeptember 16, 2022September 16, 2022

  Based on the lives of June and Jennifer Gibbons, real-life identical twins grew up in Wales and became known as “the silent twins” because they refused to communicate with anyone other than each other.

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Blu-ray Review: London Chairwoman vs. House Of Dior In “Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris”

Mildred AustinSeptember 7, 2022September 7, 2022

  A widowed cleaning lady in 1950s London falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress and decides she must have one of her own.

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Movie Review: Money. Scandal. Megachurch. “Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul. Is A Comedy For Our Time

Mildred AustinSeptember 2, 2022September 2, 2022

  In the aftermath of a huge scandal, Trinitie Childs, the first lady of a prominent Southern Baptist Mega Church, attempts to help her pastor-husband, Lee-Curtis Childs, rebuild their congregation.

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