R.I.P., Alan Rickman
I remember the first time I saw Die Hard, there was one scene in particular that impressed me. It was when Alan Rickman's terrorist...
Kill Forty Thieves
Well, you see, Indians do watch movies from other countries. That’s true everywhere, of course, but even with the country’s recent restrictions on free...
Cinematic Virtuosity
International piano competitions and glitzy film festivals make for interesting bedfellows. The mix seemed uneasy at first but slowly coalesced into a memorable evening...
The Best Filmmaking Debuts of 2024
Need hope for the upcoming year? Writing up this feature always gives me that, as I look forward to the movies these first-time directors...
Janet, Dammit
I seem to lack the proper appreciation for these lyrical, contemplative films about girls growing up with distant parents. You may remember that I...
Lone Star Film Festival Wrap-Up
I started off the festival's final day by attending a screening of the 1991 Disney musical of Beauty and the Beast. I was half...
Lone Star Film Festival Report (Day 4)
Disaster struck at that early screening of Winter Sleep that I mentioned in my last post. The LSFF staff found corruption in the files...
Bonus Movie Review: Hail, Caesar!
Over the weekend, I watched the Super Bowl and got caught up on this week's movies, and I got far more entertainment value from...
Roger and Me
Planning to make a nice Mother’s Day meal for my wife, Patrice, and my mother, Kathy Flories, I went early to the local grocery...
The Best Lead Performances of 2015
Time now for the best headlining star turns I saw this year. I’m glad to report that the gender-equity pendulum swung back in 2015...
