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Anna Karenina (R) Joe Wright turns Leo Tolstoy’s masterpiece into a shallow, gimmicky movie that stars Keira Knightley as the married 19th-century Russian...
Les Misérables: Do You Hear the Actors Sing?
I’ve never been a fan of Les Misérables, the Broadway musical, and the movie version reminded me of all the reasons: the bombast, the...
Django Unchained: I’m No Slave 4 U
Last month, Steven Spielberg put out Lincoln, a movie about the evils of slavery. Predictably, he took a serious, high-minded approach to the issue....
DVD Review: “Les Misérables”
Calm down, Les Mizzies. I haven't somehow obtained an advance copy of the DVD of the movie musical that's currently playing in theaters. Instead,...
The Year in Music Documentaries
I noticed an unusual number of good music documentaries this year, and I thought I’d post about them before I posted my list of...
NRA, Obama Attack Movie Violence
The national gun debate has officially gotten surreal: President Obama and the National Rifle Association agree on something. At a news conference earlier today,...
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Rust and Bone (R) Jacques Audiard (A Prophet) adapts Craig Davidson’s short stories into this French-language romance between a Belgian MMA fighter (Matthias Schoenaerts)...
Spawn of Knocked Up
On the one hand, Judd Apatow may just be the defining comic genius of our generation. As a producer, he has discovered and nurtured...
Considering Matthew McConaughey
During the DFW Film Critics Association balloting, I voted for Matthew McConaughey's performance in Killer Joe as one of the best supporting performances of...
DFW Film Critics: “Lincoln” Is Tops
The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association, of which I am a member, recently voted on the best movies of 2012. Today, they released the...