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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...
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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...
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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,...
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,...
