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The Best Supporting Performances of 2018
I thought I had something interesting to say for the introduction to this yearly feature of mine, but I don’t. These performances come from...
Film Shorts
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Bathtubs Over Broadway (PG-13) Dava Whisenant’s documentary profiles comedy writer Steve Young and his discovery of a rare cache of vintage recordings of Broadway...
The Top 10
I’m in pain while I compile this. It’s true that every year, I find worthy movies that fail to make even the honorable mention...
The Best Filmmaking Debuts of 2018
Oh, no! My Top 10 list is the start of my annual avalanche of movie coverage that exhaustively recaps all the movies I saw...
Considering John Cena
When I saw the trailer for Bumblebee some months ago, I was skeptical. Not just because all the previous Transformers movies have sucked, but...
Vice: What a Dick
I stopped making box-office predictions for movies long ago, when I realized I suck at them. However, I’m making a bold one for Vice:...
Mary Poppins Returns: Go Fly a Kite
Okay, so Mary Poppins Returns is loud. That’s the first word that’s coming to mind. There are others, too: It’s energetic, boisterous, and overbearing....
Ben Is Back: Boy Addicted
Besides being a terrific young actor, Lucas Hedges is also the son of Peter Hedges, who is the director of such films as Dan...
Film Shorts
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American Renegades (PG-13) J.K. Simmons headlines this thriller about a team of U.S. Navy SEALs who find a treasure sunken in a lake in...
DFW Film Critics Say A Star Is Born in 2018
It's that time of year, like the song from Anna and the Apocalypse says, and the members of the DFW Film Critics Association have...
