Kristian Lin
Further Notes on The Odyssey
This past weekend, The Odyssey’s box office numbers exceeded even the wildest predictions of the people who prognosticate about such things, raking in more...
World Cup Wrap-Up
The party’s over, and Argentina’s late-game magic finally ran out. The final in East Rutherford, New Jersey, was mostly one-way traffic for Spain, but...
Film Shorts // July 22-28, 2026
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Bad Counselors (PG-13) This comedy stars Matt Cornett and Nathan Gamble as juvenile delinquents who are ordered to perform community service by working at...
World Cup Update
This past Tuesday, North Texas hosted its final World Cup match, and the likes of Javier Bardem and Timothée Chalamet watched Spain snuff out...
A Homecoming Odyssey
There are other epics, but you can argue that Homer’s Odyssey is the epic of epics. Composed centuries before Christ — by a man? a...
Film Shorts // July 15-21, 2026
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Dastaar (NR) Tarsem Jassar stars as a Sikh man in 1980s Britain who becomes a community leader after a racist attack. Also with Geet...
The Invite: Swing It!
Olivia Wilde’s The Invite reminds me of Woody Allen. I understand if you or she might not appreciate that comparison, but I can’t come...
World Cup Update
My mother is currently being treated for pneumonia, and so I watched Team USA’s Round-of-16 loss to Belgium from her hospital room. I really...
Film Shorts // July 8-14, 2026
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Dhamaal 4 (NR) The fourth film in the Indian comedy series stars Ajay Devgn, Riteish Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi, and Jaaved Jaaferi as four friends...
Minions Go Hollywood
At last, they made a Minions movie just for me. Maybe not for you or for your kid, but for me and the other...
