Oscar’s Hidden Gold
The latest firestorm to engulf the Oscar ceremony is the decision to relegate eight categories from the live TV broadcast to taped footage presented...
Thor for Four
Taika Waititi won an Oscar for his script for Jojo Rabbit, and that sort of acclaim can be death for a comedy writer —...
For (im-)Mature Audiences Only
Most charitable organizations that benefit children are aimed at providing basics such as food, clothing, or medical care, but preacher’s kid and film journalist...
Eternals: God’s-Eye View
This was bound to happen at some point, a filmmaker goes from winning Oscars for Best Director and Best Picture to helming a Marvel...
Prey: Thunderbird
Hallelujah, praise the Lord! At long last, somebody did something creative with the Predator series! It took only 35 years after the release of the...
Goddamn Amsterdam
For somewhat understandable reasons, the filmmakers and studio behind Amsterdam have buried the lede. This period satire is about a group of right-wing greedheads launching...
Top 10 Movies of ’22
Remember summer 2020, when we were all locked down and thinking that streaming services were going to replace theaters? Not so fast. Turns out...
Shout at the Devils
Although we have made considerable progress since the Trojan War, there are many ways in which we are still sacrificing virgins to keep the...
Analog Imagery
Not too long ago, a professional wedding photographer walked into Don’s Used Photo Equipment, a hole-in-the-wall camera store in Dallas’ Design District, after having...
Blockbusters
If you’re a lifelong Texas resident, like myself, do you remember being a kid? It seems like I do, but this absolutely soul-crushing heat...
