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Friday, March 6, 2026

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LSFF Report (Day 2)

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Film Shorts // November 24-29, 2022

OPENING   Bardo (R) The latest film by Alejandro G. Iñárritu (Birdman) stars Daniel Giménez Cacho as a journalist seeking peace with his Mexican identity. Also...
Gerard Butler prepares to hit the practice field in "Playing for Keeps."

Playing for Keeps: Blown Dryer

I’m not sure what convinced Gerard Butler and decision-makers in Hollywood that his best move was to start portraying brash Americans. Whatever it was,...

Need to Feed

I can't remember the last time an Academy Award-winning screenwriter followed up her Oscar victory with a cheap horror flick. That indeed describes Jennifer's...

Summer Movie Preview

In encouraging news for theaters, the summer season has already started out with hit returns for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and Fast X....

Sin for Your Supper

The title of The Last Sin Eater refers to a ritual that hails from the British Isles, in which a designated “sin eater” (a...

Splinter Cell

A satisfyingly little thriller in danger of getting lost at the multiplex, Traitor works better if you haven't seen the TV spots. Don Cheadle...

Oh, the Carnage!

An ongoing motif in Roman Polanski’s career has been characters trapped in enclosed spaces. The director seems to love watching people unravel in apartments,...

Fire Yourself

I was leery of Horrible Bosses 2, even though I liked the first one. You see, the director and the writers from the original...

Waffles + Mochi: Kids’ Menu

When I was little, I hated mushrooms and coconut. It was less about the taste than the texture for me. Now I’m OK with...

The Hong-yi Games

The same week that The Diary of a Teenage Girl expands to Tarrant County (see above review), another teen movie hits our theaters. It’s...