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Thursday, July 17, 2025

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#FWMF: The Airborne Toxic Event

Mikel Jollett, the lead singer-guitarist-keyboardist for the L.A.-based orchestral rock band The Airborne Toxic Event, is accustomed to his arty quintet receiving comparisons to...
Chef opens Friday in Dallas.

Film Shorts

OPENING: Chef (R) Jon Favreau stars in his own comedy as a Miami restaurant chef who tries to restart his career after feuding with his...
Seen through a bus window, the renowned Japanese monster visits the Golden Gate Bridge in Godzilla.

My Beloved Monster

Let me calm things down a bit. The early reviews of Godzilla led me to expect something fantastic, and this movie isn’t that. It...
Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Sarah Gadon are decked out in their 18th-century finery in Belle.

Belle of the Ball

If you’re like many people, 12 Years a Slave was the first film you saw by a black British director. Maybe you wondered whether...
Devil's Knot opens Friday in Dallas.

Film Shorts

OPENING: Devil’s Knot (NR) Colin Firth and Reese Witherspoon star in Atom Egoyan’s drama about a trial of three teenagers accused of murdering children. Also...
Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne find their shrubbery carved into a rude shape by the frat next door in Neighbors.

The Boys Next Door

I come to sing the praises of Nicholas Stoller. The director of the uproariously funny Neighbors isn’t famous like the movie’s stars, and he...
Dorothy and Toto eye the rainbow that will take them back in Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return.

New Friends of Dorothy

The first film version of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz appeared all the way back in 1910. Ever since then, movies have been trying...

R.I.P., Bob Hoskins

I intended to post this earlier, but other post-worthy subjects got in the way. Earlier this week, Bob Hoskins passed away from pneumonia at...

“Gigantabugs!” at the Fort Worth Zoo

Though the Fort Worth Zoo is a popular North Texas destination staffed by many hard-working professionals, I don’t visit very often. I’m no PETA...

Partying with Ed Harris at USA Film Festival

Last Sunday’s screening of Frontera at the 2014 USA Film Festival in Dallas was a candid glimpse into a great film and the world...