Wallis Island: Re-Harmony
The same week that Sinners opens, another movie about the power of music opens, but just at the AMC theaters at Grapevine Mills and...
Repo Man
David Michôd is clearly a talented filmmaker. I just wish I could figure out what he’s up to.
The Australian writer-director made his debut in...
Eye Popper
For Hollywood this year, 3-D filmmaking seems to be the new old wave. At least 12 more 3-D movies are slated to hit our...
Supergirl: Straighten Up and Fly Right
Forget superhero movies for a second. There are so many stories about sons born into privilege who waste their youth on pleasures and have...
Idiocracy
Throughout his career, Forest Whitaker has always been the nice guy.
Despite his large frame, he’s never cut much of a threatening figure on...
Moneyball: A’s for Effort
The Oakland A’s are currently a distant third in the American League West behind Anaheim and our own Texas Rangers. Though they made the...
Cedar Rapids: Oh Ooo Oh Iowa
The trailer for Cedar Rapids is edited to make it look like another version of The Hangover, which makes sense because Ed Helms stars...
Him: Trick Plays
It was in the fall of 2016 that I saw Kicks at the AMC Parks at Arlington and was awed by its story of...
The Ghost Writer: A Real Roman à Clef
We’ve had examples of prison literature throughout history, but The Ghost Writer may be the closest we’ve ever had to prison filmmaking. Roman Polanski...
Drive by Night
If you were one of the hate-watchers who left Batman vs. Superman worn out and frustrated, maybe what you need is a lo-fi superhero...
