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Christmas Movie Roundup
As is the case most Christmases, this week has tons of movies dropping into the multiplexes for the holiday, so I’m publishing a guide...
Wonderstruck: Bolt From the Blue
Six years ago, Martin Scorsese adapted Brian Selznick's illustrated novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret into an Oscar-nominated movie called Hugo. Now, the comparably...
“Silent House,” Scary Guard
This week’s second “Film” piece is a review of Chris Kentis and Laura Lau’s thriller Silent House, in which rising star Elizabeth Olsen proves...
Film Shorts // May 15-21, 2024
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The American (NR) Talia Ryder stars in this dance film as an American ballerina accepted into Moscow’s Bolshoi Ballet Academy. Also with Diane Kruger,...
‘Dear President Obama’ Screening Thursday Night
The natural gas drillers who used bullying and deceptive tactics to roll over urban residents in a quest for greed are getting their karmic...
The Best Supporting Performances of 2020
I did some of my year-end film coverage when the year actually ended, but now that 2020 is officially over in cinematic terms, I’m...
Gosh Dune It
Frank Herbert’s epic science-fiction Dune saga was made into a film by David Lynch in 1984, which boasted a superb look but completely failed in...
Lone Star Film Festival Report (Days 1-2)
Here we go with our coverage of the 10th annual Lone Star Film Festival. As I mentioned in my item for the Night &...
Hard Truths: Diary of a Mad Black Woman
In Hard Truths, Pansy Deacon (Marianne Jean-Baptiste) is checking out of a supermarket in suburban London when she suddenly attacks the cashier (Ashna Rabheru):...
Firth of Force
Talented though he is, Colin Firth has never shown that much range. While his close contemporary Hugh Grant has made a career out of...
