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...
Best Documentaries of 2022
In the year’s best fiction film, Marcel the Shell With Shoes On describes a documentary to his grandmother: “It’s like a movie, but nobody...
The Best Actors of 2009 (Non-Oscar edition)
I’m doing something different this year for my list of the best acting performances. I figured that you don’t need me to tell you...
Considering Rachel McAdams
Earlier this month, I ran across the teaser for Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. I didn’t know anything about the project,...
Lone Star Film Festival Report (Days 3-4)
Saturday, typically the busiest day of the festival, was relatively quiet this year. The highlight of Saturday was the presentation of lifetime achievement awards...
“Ticked-Off Trannies” Invade Fort Worth
A tip o’ the hat to Q Cinema, Fort Worth’s LGBT film forum, for the recently announced decision to give Dallas filmmaker Israel Luna’s...
Blockbuster Goes Bust
About 20 years ago, Jay Leno joked on The Tonight Show about a mooted idea for a national identity card. "We already have one,"...
Post-Labor Day Movie Thoughts
How was your Labor Day weekend? Judging by the box-office returns, you probably didn’t spend it at the movies, but that’s OK. I still...
Josh Hamilton at the Movies
Attention Texas Rangers fans: The news has just dropped this afternoon that Josh Hamilton's life story of overcoming addiction is garnering interest from Hollywood....
Streaming Review: BS High
I am perversely, ineluctably drawn to documentaries like BS High, where people who have done something really bad confidently sit down in front of...
