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Women in Love
There’s a proud tradition of gay male film directors who make their best movies about women: George Cukor, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Pedro Almodóvar, François...
Film Shorts
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Only Lovers Left Alive (R) Jim Jarmusch’s latest film stars Tom Hiddleston and Tilda Swinton as two vampires whose centuries-long love affair is disrupted...
To Infinity War and Beyond
When I reviewed Captain America: Civil War in these pages two years ago, I said that at some point the Marvel films were going...
Microcosmic Dust
Parents, it's time for another dreaded film adaptation of a beloved childhood book.
This time, it's Dr. Seuss's Horton Hears a Who! Oh, you're going...
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 —...
America’s Next Top Murderer
It’s been too long since we had a halfway decent American horror flick that wasn’t a remake.
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie...
Waffles + Mochi: Kids’ Menu
When I was little, I hated mushrooms and coconut. It was less about the taste than the texture for me. Now I’m OK with...
The Kids Are All Right: Laser Has Two Mommies
When I heard that Annette Bening and Julianne Moore were playing a lesbian couple in a movie, I thought, “That sounds like it’ll work.”...
Film Shorts
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Akira (R) A movie set in 2019 but released in 1988, Katsuhiro Ôtomo’s anime classic receives a re-release, with voices by Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu...
Lone Star Film Festival Report (Days 1-2)
Hello, and welcome to my first dispatch from the 2014 Lone Star International Film Festival. I had to recuse myself from the opening film...
