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Film Shorts // July 6-12, 2022
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Happy Birthday (NR) Vennela Kishore stars in this Indian comedy as a cabinet minister who loosens gun restrictions, leading to an explosion of gun...
The Best Movie Moments of 2015
I saw more than 300 new movies in 2015. That’s well ahead of my usual quota for a 12-month period, by something like 10...
Film Shorts // June 2-8, 2021
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The Carnivores (NR) This drama stars Lindsay Burdge and Tallie Medel as a lesbian couple whose marriage starts to come apart under the strain...
Ram Jam
Everyone's calling The Wrestler a comeback vehicle for Mickey Rourke, but he hasn't really been away. He has worked steadily in this decade, and...
Dead on the 4th of July
You remember Donnie Darko. Six years ago, this feature debut by then-26-year-old writer-director Richard Kelly captivated audiences with its phantasmagoric style, unleashing an intriguing...
Anna Karenina Under the Lights
Wow, this is spooky. When I was in college, I wrote a paper on Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina. It was about the novel’s relationship...
Atomic Blonde: Too Many Walls
Why didn't they try this before? Charlize Theron first came to attention back in 1996 with her small role in 2 Days in the...
Lone Star Film Festival Report (Day 4)
Disaster struck at that early screening of Winter Sleep that I mentioned in my last post. The LSFF staff found corruption in the files...
Film Shorts
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Black Swan (R) Natalie Portman stars in this film by Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler) as a ballerina who suffers terrifying psychotic delusions while preparing...
Ruby Sparks: Dreamgirl
When you hear the plot of Ruby Sparks, you’ll think you’ve heard it before. You’ll be right, in a sense — the story’s roots...
