The Best Supporting Performances of 2020
I did some of my year-end film coverage when the year actually ended, but now that 2020 is officially over in cinematic terms, I’m...
I Made a Mistake!
This is an apology! I messed up big time! I don’t like to make a big thing of my errors, but since this one...
DFWFCA Taps Nomadland As 2020’s Best Film
In keeping with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' dictum that the year in film ends on February 28, the DFW Film...
Major Distribution for 12 Mighty Orphans
For all you aspiring filmmakers out there, here's a story about the rewards of patience. Way back in the palmy summer of 2011, I...
The Best Movie Dialogue of 2017
This was kind of a down year for movie dialogue, but I was still able to find some good examples from this year’s films....
The Best Directing Debuts of 2017
Here we go with my continuing coverage of the year in movies, as I tote up the most impressive of the first-time feature directors...
Considering Kevin Spacey
One of my early assignments for Fort Worth Weekly was going to the Eastchase theater in the fall of 1999. The multiplex (then part...
Alamo Drafthouse to Open in Denton
Ever since the first Alamo Drafthouse in North Texas opened in Richardson in 2013, movie buffs in Tarrant and Denton counties have been wondering...
DFW Film Critics Pick Best Movies of 2017
This past Monday was the deadline for voting for the DFW Film Critics Association (of which yours truly is a member) regarding the best...
Lone Star Film Festival Wrap
I overdosed on earnest, confessional dramas at this festival. Another one waited in store for me on Saturday afternoon with Laura Gets a Cat,...
