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I’d Tap That
In December, I watched a different holiday-themed movie almost every night. Except for the falling in the swimming pool part, I’ve always thought that...
Film Shorts // January 17-23, 2024
OPENING
Anselm (NR) Wim Wenders’ documentary profiles the artist Anselm Kiefer. (Opens Friday in Dallas)
Cult Killer (R) Fort Worth filmmaker Jon Keeyes directs this thriller...
Mean Girls: It Roars
Dear God, has it really been 20 years since the original Mean Girls came out? (Not quite, but it will be in a few...
American Fiction: Little Black Book
Here’s something I didn’t know we were missing: Black literary satire. Over the years, Black cinema has poked fun of Black filmmakers (Hollywood Shuffle),...
Top Docs of ’23
Even before the pandemic, people predicted the dismal current state of documentary films. Nonfiction is drawing next to no one at the theaters, and...
Film Shorts // January 10-16, 2024
OPENING
All of Us Strangers (R) Based on Taichi Yamada’s novel, Andrew Haigh’s science-fiction romance is about a gay Englishman (Andrew Scott) who mysteriously meets...
The Best Lead Performances of 2023
Whether they’re actually new faces or just new to this list, it’s good to see some people on this feature of mine who haven’t...
Maestro: It’s All Just Music
And now, an apocryphal story about Leonard Bernstein. Some 40 years ago, he conducted a Mozart piece at the Grammy Awards ceremony, and after...
Film Shorts // January 3-9, 2024
OPENING
American Fiction (R) Jeffrey Wright stars in this satire as a struggling Black novelist who finds success by writing a joke novel filled with...
The Best Supporting Performances of 2023
I had a hard time coming up with women to put on this list, and sadly, this isn’t the first time I’ve had to...
