Kristian Lin
Rhymes with Faith
When Henrik Ibsen premiered A Doll’s House in Copenhagen in 1879, it was a succès de scandale, selling out its theatrical run and quickly...
Modern Cinema Festival Report
Between the Modern Cinema Festival and other screenings I attended for the Weekly, I've basically been watching movies for the past four days straight,...
The Hate U Give: All Eyes on Me
Sometimes in life, you just need a black girl standing on the hood of a car telling you to burn down this whole rotten...
Halloween: Back on the Mike
“Are you afraid of the Boogeyman? You should be.” — Laurie Strode, sole Michael Myers survivor
If you’re reading this, you know who the Boogeyman...
Film Shorts
OPENING
Big Kill (R) Scott Martin writes, directs, and co-stars in this Western about a group of misfits meeting in a small town. Also with...
Angela Kallus’ “American Beauty” (detail)
The exhibit at the Gallery at UTA opened last Tuesday, but its opening reception isn’t until 5:30pm Fri. The venue hosts the works of...
War Stories
With Modern Cinema Festival 2018, the Modern Art Museum brings back Christopher Kelly to program this small but focused event over one weekend to...
First Man: Moonshot
I always respect directors who try to prove that they can do more than one thing, so as much as I’d like another musical...
El Royale With Cheese
It took us 24 years, but we finally got a Pulp Fiction clone that’s worthy of standing beside the original. That would be Bad...
Alamo Drafthouse’s Badass Kitchen
Recently, my press card for the Alamo Drafthouse Denton (3220 Town Center Tr) arrived in the mail, allowing me to see movies for free...
