Kristian Lin
Film Shorts // February 25 – March 3, 2026
OPENING
Dreams (NR) Jessica Chastain stars in this drama about a wealthy American socialite having an illicit affair with an undocumented Mexican dancer (Isaac Hernández)....
How to Make a Killing: Bad Relations
I’m about to drop some film history on you, so brace yourself. In 1949, the British director Robert Hamer made a black-comedy masterpiece called...
R.I.P., Frederick Wiseman
This past Monday, the news came from Massachusetts that Frederick Wiseman passed away at the age of 96. Most of the film press was...
I Dream a World
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Black History Month. Had I been reviewing movies back in February 1976, I likely would have marked...
Film Shorts // February 18-24, 2026
This week’s Film Shorts list includes four titles with exclusive showings here in North Texas. Let’s start with those:
North Texas Exclusives
Aida y vuelta (NR)...
Hot Wuther
Do we need another film of Wuthering Heights? The great William Wyler turned it into an imposing movie in 1939. In 2012, Andrea Arnold...
Film Shorts // February 11-17, 2026
OPENING
Aida y vuelta (NR) Based on the Spanish TV series by the same name, this movie is about the cast of a popular TV...
Moment: Sorry, Charli
I don’t know enough about the music of Charlotte Aitchison a.k.a. Charli xcx to call myself a fan, though I’ve tended to admire the...
Heated Rivalry: Icy Hot
Awards season for movies means that I am late to watching Heated Rivalry, but I’m not late to it becoming a bona fide cultural...
Film Shorts // February 4-10, 2026
OPENING
Buffalo Kids (PG) This Spanish animated film is about two Irish orphaned siblings (voiced by Alisha Weir and Conor MacNeill) who must make their...
