Mirror Mirror: Snow Job
Well, I’m in a spot this week. The only new movie coming out this weekend is American Reunion, and it didn’t screen for critics...
Pizza and Coffee
North Texas may be only a way station for Noah Sargent. The 21-year-old University of North Texas student is from San Antonio, and after...
Raid: Indo Cinema
When was the last time you saw an absolutely badass Indonesian movie? The world’s fourth most populous country — and its largest Muslim nation...
Salmon Fishing: Running Dry
Why is this movie called Salmon Fishing in the Yemen? Like the satirical Paul Torday novel that it’s based on, the film constantly refers...
Hunger Games: Girl on Fire
When it comes to adapting Suzanne Collins’ novel The Hunger Games to film, the big challenge is that the book is so many different...
Rainbow Lounge Documentary Screens
A great many things started on June 28, 2009, when Fort Worth police officers and Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission agents conducted mass arrests at...
Casa de mi Padre: Heading South
With Casa de mi Padre, Will Ferrell has entered the baroque phase of his career, where he realizes he can do whatever the hell...
John Carter: Man from Mars
They say the easiest reviews to write are for very bad movies and very good ones. This was an easy review to write, because...
Friends With Kids: Meet the Parents
You could be forgiven for thinking that Friends With Kids is an unofficial sequel to Bridesmaids. After all, half the cast of last summer’s...
Arrietty: Borrowed Time
So what’s it gonna take for Hayao Miyazaki to get his due in America? The co-founder of Studio Ghibli has built his legacy on...
