The Best Filmmaking Debuts of 2016
Another of my favorite movie posts of the year is my annual list of the best showings by first-time directors. As usual, this means...
The Best Lead Performances of 2016
Having just posted my picks for the past year's best supporting performances, it only makes sense that I follow it up with my best...
The Best Supporting Performances of 2016
If there's a repeat of #OscarsSoWhite when the nominations get announced next month, we'll know the Trump voters have taken over the Academy, because...
The Best Movie Dialogue of 2016
It’s time once again for my favorite blog post of the year, where I take advantage of the infinite space that the internet gives...
DFW Film Critics Choose Best Films of 2016
On Sunday, I cast my vote with the DFW Film Critics Association for the best movies of 2016, and today, the results of our...
Lone Star Film Festival Wrap-Up
I started off the festival's final day by attending a screening of the 1991 Disney musical of Beauty and the Beast. I was half...
Lone Star Film Festival Report (Day 3)
The Lone Star Film Festival is benefiting from the renovations that the AMC Palace movie theater completed just before last year's fest. The reduced...
Lone Star Film Festival Report (Days 1-2)
Here we go with our coverage of the 10th annual Lone Star Film Festival. As I mentioned in my item for the Night &...
Considering Kevin Hart
While Keeping Up With the Joneses had me musing on the career of Zach Galifianakis, I also found myself pondering another comedy career this...
R.I.P., Andrzej Wajda
The news came from Poland yesterday that Andrzej Wajda passed away at the age of 90. Roman Polanski may have been his country's most...