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On the Rocks: Daddy Issues
Like Woody Allen, Sofia Coppola is a filmmaker who has come in for criticism for the at-times aggressive whiteness of her characters, even if...
Half Potions
Two years ago I observed that there are many different ways to make a Harry Potter movie, thanks to all the different directors who've...
Film Shorts // 09-28-22
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Dead for a Dollar (R) Walter Hill (48 Hrs.) directs this Western about a bounty hunter (Christoph Waltz) who meets an old enemy (Willem...
Sacrificing Stars
The road to the remake of the 1973 pagan drama The Wicker Man was paved with good intentions, not to mention some formidable talent....
Holiday Movie Preview
When I wrote up this piece last year, Hollywood was giving the popcorn crowd precious little to look forward to. There’s a much more...
Shadow Writer
Dalton Trumbo was, to use an overexposed word, a hero. His life may never have been in grave peril, but after the Oscar-winning screenwriter...
Film Shorts // January 11-17, 2023
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Broker (R) Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda (Shoplifters) makes this Korean film about a gang of small-time criminals who sell abandoned babies on the black...
Scarlett and Black
When Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff died in Avengers: Endgame — uh, spoiler alert — I thought, “She can’t be dead, because there’s going to be...
Woody Goes To Rome
Set in the Eternal City, Woody Allen’s latest comedy, To Rome With Love, is a ragged but not unenjoyable piece that feels like something...
Fort Worth Director Impresses
This week’s “Screen” page features an interview with Fort Worth filmmaker Cameron Bruce Nelson, who had three terrific short works debut this year: In...
