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Thursday, July 17, 2025

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Sky (middle) and her cubs forage for clams on a beach in Bears.

Bears Looking Into

If you have small children, by now you probably know the drill with these new Disneynature documentaries: lots of breathtaking photography and nothing that...
Oculus opens Friday.

Film Shorts

OPENING: Oculus (R) Karen Gillan (TV’s Doctor Who) stars in this horror film as a young woman who tries to exonerate her brother (Brenton Thwaites)...
Denis Leary and Kevin Costner have a tense discussion in the Cleveland Browns’ front office on Draft Day.

No. 1 Pick

I heard other people pitching Draft Day as the NFL version of Moneyball. Certainly this movie is going for the same thing as Bennett...
Iko Uwais and Cecep Arif Rahman go at each other with curved blades in a restaurant kitchen in The Raid 2.

Power Raid

When I reviewed The Raid: Redemption two years ago, I asked, “When was the last time you saw a badass Indonesian film?” Many people...
Captain America: The Winter Soldier opens Friday.

Film Shorts

OPENING: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (PG-13) Chris Evans stars in his superhero’s latest adventure, as he further adjusts to the modern world and battles...
Russell Crowe plays Noah as a B.C. eco-terrorist.

Noah: Biblical Match Maker

Has Darren Aronofsky long held a desire to make a Lord of the Rings movie? Because Noah bears a lot of stylistic similarities to...

Blazing a Trail

Jasmin Jandreau was born in Los Angeles, but, she said, she’s definitely a “Texas girl.” Indeed, the actor grew up in Richardson and graduated...

Coyote Drive-In, FW Opera Do Musical Ad

A couple of years ago I wrote a “Weekly” blog item sniping about the Dallas Opera broadcasting a performance on the big screen inside...
Cesar Chavez opens Friday

Film Shorts

OPENING: Cesar Chavez (PG-13) Diego Luna makes his directing debut with this biography starring Michael Peña as the civil rights activist and labor leader. Also...
Shailene Woodley is welcomed into her new faction in Divergent.

Born This Way

I think the ideal time to see Divergent is when you’re a teenager. This dystopian science-fiction saga based on Veronica Roth’s best-selling novel is...