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The Best Movie Dialogue of 2022
I found more good material than usual for this annual feature that I do, and I’m posting this early to see if I get...
Oscar’s Hidden Gold
A certain contemporary jazz musical looks set to run roughshod over the major awards on Oscar night, which makes my annual piece that much...
Film Shorts
OPENING:
Devil’s Knot (NR) Colin Firth and Reese Witherspoon star in Atom Egoyan’s drama about a trial of three teenagers accused of murdering children. Also...
This Means War: Bad Threesome
These days, romantic comedies often come packaged with gunfire, explosions, and car chases because filmmakers and studios think that’s the only way to make...
LOTR: Holding Out for a Héra
When I wrote up my holiday movie preview last week, I wondered if a Japanese anime treatment of The Lord of the Rings would...
Blogging “Django Unchained” (The End Chapters)
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4
I mentioned this before, but I'll repeat my SPOILER ALERT: All plot developments are given away in...
French Exit: Frances in France
You see what Michelle Pfeiffer can do when she’s focused. This actress lit up Hollywood in the late ’80s and all through the ’90s...
Film Shorts
OPENING:
Better Than Something: Jay Reatard (NR) Alex Hammond and Ian Markiewicz’ documentary profile of the punk musician. (Opens Friday in Dallas)
Detachment (NR) The first...
The Tree of Life: Pictures at an Exhibition
The fifth film in 38 years by reclusive Texas auteur Terrence Malick is The Tree of Life, the polarizing film that drew boos and...
The Moon Is Up
Opening at AMC Grapevine Mills this weekend, The Moon is the story of a South Korean manned mission to outer space using only technology...
