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Wednesday, April 8, 2026

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Riled Up

Let’s be real here. The main reason the low-budget Western Echoes of War is opening in theaters here is because of the presence of...

The Hardy Girl

Back in 1967, there was a film adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s novel Far From the Madding Crowd. (Note to younger movie fans: Do not...

Film Shorts

Opening Mad Max: Fury Road (R) The latest installment of George Miller’s postapocalyptic car chase saga stars Tom Hardy as a man running from a...

Voters Favor Incumbents Except For Danny Scarth

Incumbents ruled Fort Worth elections for the most part on Saturday. Still, voters sent longtime District 4 City Council member Danny Scarth packing. Challenger...

Cliché Written

Back when Chris Evans was starring in inconsequential fare like the Fantastic Four films and The Nanny Diaries, I dismissed him as some lightweight...

L.A. Lawless

The uneven career of Jack Black has had some delirious highs (The School of Rock) and gruesome lows (Gulliver’s Travels), but this comic actor...

Film Shorts

Opening Maggie (PG-13) Just when you thought every kind of zombie movie had already been made, here’s a zombie weeper! Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as a...

Rebuilding the Shield

Three years ago this week, The Avengers opened. Ultimately, it would become the third-biggest box office hit in movie history. Part of its success...

Getting the Hang

I catch Bill McAdams Jr. during a whirlwind week. He was in Dallas on April 22 for the premiere of Gallows Road, the drama...

Film Shorts

Opening Man From Reno (NR) Ayako Fujitani stars as a Japanese mystery novelist who becomes entangled in a real-life mystery in Northern California. Also with...