Facebook Enemies
David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin’s movie The Social Network -- getting its nationwide release next weekend -- appears poised to take a dramatic dump...
Blogging “Django Unchained” (The Tennessee Chapters)
Part 1 is here.
• In some sheltered rocky campsite on the road to Tennessee, Dr. Schultz is taking his clothes down from a laundry...
How Long, Fall Weather, How Long?
Today is the first day of September, and that means I’m done with the brutal summer of 2011. The fall season doesn’t officially begin...
Fort Worth’s Candy Clark Returns For USA Film Fest Retrospective
Fort Worth native Candy Clark ("Graffiti Artist," July 3, 2013) became wistful after watching last Friday night's screening of The Man Who Fell To...
R.I.P., Ken Russell
If Ken Russell hadn't existed, the 1970s would surely have invented him. The 84-year-old British filmmaker passed away on Monday, quietly in his sleep....
Searching for Sonny
If you were intrigued by my profile of Andrew Disney, you can watch his short film Searching for Sonny here, while other teasers can...
An Interview With Emilio Estevez
What do you say to an actor you’re about to interview that you grew up watching in the movies. Well, if you’re me, you...
The Best Movies of 1999 (and other years)
With the end of the decade fast approaching, movie critics are putting out lists of the best movies of the last 10 years. I’m...
The Best Filmmaking Debuts of 2009
Part of the fun of this job is scoping out new talent, so here’s my favorite films of 2009 directed by first-time feature filmmakers....
Bill & Ted Face the Music Parties On, Dude
Bill & Ted Face the Music is an excellent entry in a franchise that wasn’t supposed to turn into a franchise, but here we...
