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Saturday, February 28, 2026

Film Shorts

Film Shorts

Nickel and Dimed

Moana: Second Wave

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American Animals: The Book Thieves

The obvious comparison for American Animals is the current Ocean’s 8, except instead of depicting a heist executed by seasoned professionals, Bart Layton’s film...

Film Shorts

OPENING  Abominable (PG) Not to be confused with last year’s Smallfoot, this animated yeti movie is about three Chinese kids (voiced by Chloe Bennet, Albert...

Film Shorts

OPENING: Amelia (PG) Hilary Swank stars in Mira Nair's biography of the aviatrix Amelia Earhart. Also with Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, Joe Anderson,...
Sam Rockwell and Liam James ponder the next stage of life at an oceanside water park in The Way, Way Back.

Duncan in Water

Expanding into Tarrant County this week, the agreeable summer comedy The Way, Way Back begins with Duncan (Liam James), a 14-year-old from Albany, in...

The Best Lead Performances of 2014

In contrast to my list of best supporting actors this past year, my list of best lead actors is so overwhelmingly male that it’s...

She & Him

The smartest, most original romantic comedy in the last five years, (500) Days of Summer first catches your eye through the unusual typography in...

The Hardy Girl

Back in 1967, there was a film adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s novel Far From the Madding Crowd. (Note to younger movie fans: Do not...

One-Part Drama

The key to understanding what's right and what's wrong with Edge of Darkness is knowing that it's based on a British TV miniseries. Our...

The Best Movie Dialogue of 2019

Arguably my favorite annually recurring feature is this one in which I compile the best movie dialogue of 2019. If you’re new to this...

Shrek Forever After: Fairy-Tale Ending

Sobering reflection of the day: The little kids who are old enough to remember seeing the original Shrek in theaters are teenagers now. Similarly,...