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“Echotone” at The Modern
The bumpersticker slogan “Keep Austin Weird” began many years ago as a grassroots protest against the commercial development and suburban sprawl that has marked...
Leftover Star Trek thoughts (and a defense of the fanboys)
With the release of the new Star Trek movie, your local movie theater will once again become nerd central. With it comes a wave...
Memory Fades
A contract killer with Alzheimer’s Disease? It sounds like the setup for a really bad Saturday Night Live sketch. In fact, it was the...
Household Saint
Really, St. Vincent isn’t anything new. This working-class dramedy is a modestly budgeted independent film, but it’s the same sort of sentimental tripe that...
Film Shorts // February 22-28, 2023
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Bunker (R) This horror movie set during World War I is about a group of soldiers trapped together who are turned against one another...
Toni Erdmann: The Greatest Love
I notice that only one week after Toni Erdmann opened in Dallas theaters, it's already closing down there this weekend. This is despite the...
Cruella: Bossypants
I’ll admit I was skeptical when I heard Emma Stone was going to play Cruella de Vil for Disney. Surely she was too young...
Film Shorts
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All Saints (PG) John Corbett stars in this Christian drama as a real-life pastor who saves his church after taking in refugees from Southeast...
The Best Movies of 2002
Right, so I haven’t blogged in a while. I’ve been busy running back and forth to Dallas and seeing stuff like Zero Dark Thirty...
The Top 10
I’m in pain while I compile this. It’s true that every year, I find worthy movies that fail to make even the honorable mention...
