Lone Star Film Festival Wrap
I overdosed on earnest, confessional dramas at this festival. Another one waited in store for me on Saturday afternoon with Laura Gets a Cat,...
The Best Supporting Performances of 2015
Here’s the first batch of acting awards I’m handing out for this year. You may be wondering where Rooney Mara is. I’m not including...
“The Breakfast Club” Needs More Fiber
I caught about 45 minutes of a predictably predictable Oscar telecast and learned one thing: I’m really freakin’ old. That was the message sent...
Fort Worth Director Impresses
This week’s “Screen” page features an interview with Fort Worth filmmaker Cameron Bruce Nelson, who had three terrific short works debut this year: In...
Considering Amanda Seyfried
Amanda Seyfried probably has the least flashy of the four major roles in While We’re Young, but she does well with it anyway as...
R.I.P. Bea Arthur
I thought I didn't have anything to add to the obituary notices for the late Bea Arthur being run in the mainstream press, but...
The Best Jane Austen Movies
On account of the pandemic, Focus Features has announced it is releasing Emma. on streaming services tomorrow, and so I’m posting this listicle of...
Considering Toni Collette
Two months ago, I saw Toni Collette tear up the screen as a grieving mother who sees supernatural forces preying on her family in...
Blogging “Black Swan” (Finale)
I issued a SPOILER WARNING earlier but now seems like a good time to repeat it: ALL THE PLOT DEVELOPMENTS ARE GIVEN AWAY IN...
Sarah Palin Documentary Opens Tomorrow
While everyone else is lining up for the end of the Harry Potter saga, a new documentary film about Sarah Palin will be opening...
