The Best Movies of 2009
I used to do this feature on a regular basis, looking back on my Top 10 list from 10 years earlier, but that temporarily...
The Second 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
Would you believe it? This is only the second full decade I’ve been employed as a film critic. Other people have done lists of...
The Best Lead Performances of 2019
It’s official: I am better than the BAFTAs or the Golden Globes. The British voters nominated entirely white actors for their acting awards, making...
The Best Supporting Performances of 2019
I have one caveat to share as I go through this annual feature. I relegated Robert Pattinson’s performance in The King to the honorable...
The Best Movie Dialogue of 2019
Arguably my favorite annually recurring feature is this one in which I compile the best movie dialogue of 2019. If you’re new to this...
The Best Filmmaking Debuts of 2019
If you need hope for the future of diversity in cinema, just look at the pictures accompanying my annual list of the directors who...
DFW Film Critics Fete 1917, Marriage Story
It's time once again for the Dallas/Fort Worth Film Critics to recognize the best achievements in film for the past year. As a member...
Lone Star Film Festival Report (Days 1-3)
My other duties at the Weekly prevented me from attending the Lone Star Film Festival’s daytime screenings during the work week. I think I...
Toast & Jam with Marco Petrilli
Students can enjoy a School of Rock experience at Southwest High School's Contemporary Academy of Music, a program that teaches kids to write, perform,...
Film Review: Love, Antosha
“I was raised to love cinema, and I sort of never imaged I would do anything but make movies.” — Anton Yelchin
Love, Antosha’s opening...
