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Molly’s Game: Hand in My Pocket
The most surprising thing about Aaron Sorkin’s directing debut, Molly’s Game, is that it’s about a woman. Sorkin is one of Hollywood’s most famous...
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...
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All the Money in the World (R) Based on the real-life kidnapping of John Paul Getty III, this drama is about the wealthy...
The Top 10 Movies of 2017
Movies are supposed to be an escape, and Heaven knows there was plenty to escape from this year. Then again, movies are also art,...
Darkest Hour: Not Their Finest
I'm going to start this negative review of Darkest Hour by saying good things about this film. First of all, this is the best...
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All the Money in the World (R) Based on the real-life kidnapping of John Paul Getty III, this drama is about the wealthy heir’s...
The Greatest Showman: Hokum
It's been quite a ride for Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, hasn't it? Just 13 months ago, you'd have needed to be a pretty...
Shape of Water: God and Monster
You know that Guillermo Del Toro is Mexican, and his latest cinematic fairy tale The Shape of Water is set in America, but watching...
