Best Local Albums of ’13
Fort Worth produced a ton of good records this year, and there’s just so much to choose from that compiling a judicious list of...
Making Mary
Saving Mr. Banks is a lie. I don’t mean in the film-school sense that all movies (even documentaries) are fictions constructed by an author....
Hustle and Russell
Some caper films are sleek humming machines, but American Hustle is by David O. Russell, which means that it lurches and veers and speeds...
ShaleTest Is Cruising
It felt like being a witness to history: watching Sharon Wilson learn how to use a FLIR camera to detect otherwise-invisible streams of toxic...
Gallery
Anyone who’s been to Venice can testify to the Italian city’s shimmering, wavering light caused by the water. Julie Lazarus’ show of paintings and...
A Maze of Pain
Last April, Sergeant Chip Gillette, a 27-year veteran of the Fort Worth Police Department, was coming to a stop at a red light when...
First Chinese BBQ: Authentic Flavor
As with many ethnic cuisines, most local Chinese restaurants offer fare that’s been tamed for Western taste buds and preferences. Not First Chinese BBQ...
A Different Country
A film unlike anything you’ve seen, The Broken Circle Breakdown begins with five bearded guys wearing Stetsons and playing guitars, fiddles, and banjos. They’re...
United Kingdom About To Get Drilled
After the United Kingdom began offering tax breaks for natural gas drillers recently, The Guardian newspaper ran a story on what drilling will be...
DFW Film Critics: “12 Years a Slave” Is Year’s Best Film
The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association announced the results of their annual poll this morning, and 12 Years a Slave took the prize as...