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A meme derived from a 2009 political cartoon always comes to mind when I see a new Star Wars project. Farmer Mickey Mouse, with an...
Film Shorts // May 14-20, 2025
OPENING
Ada: My Mother the Architect (NR) Yael Melamede’s documentary profiles her mother, Ada Karmi-Melamede. (Opens Friday in Dallas)
A Breed Apart (R) Grace Caroline Currey...
Adolescence: ‘What Have You Done?’
Sometimes when a cultural phenomenon seems to come out of nowhere, I’m already on top of it. The British crime drama Adolescence quickly became a...
Film Shorts // May 7-13, 2025
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The Ancestral Home (NR) Phuong My Chi stars in this Vietnamese supernatural comedy as a social-media influencer who encounters her late brother’s ghost (Huynh...
Another Simple Favor: Blood-Spattered Bride
Why isn’t Another Simple Favor in theaters? The sequel to 2018’s A Simple Favor is good enough to be there, considerably better than a...
Thunderbolts*: Avengerz with a “Z”
The Marvel series confronts franchise fatigue head on during the opening of Thunderbolts*. While Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) executes a BASE jump off a...
‘Make Me Famous’
Social media has given us all the intense mania to be noticed. We document our lives and world through selfies, looking in the mirror...
Film Shorts // April 30 – May 6, 2025
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Bonjour Tristesse (R) Based on Françoise Sagan’s novel, this movie is about a teenager (Lily McInerny) whose parents’ old friend (Chloë Sevigny) suddenly interrupts...
Yadang: The Snitch Is On
My latest Korean movie is Yadang: The Snitch, a huge box-office success that has won rave reviews from both critics and filmmakers. Maybe this...
Legend of Ochi: A24 for Kids
Somewhat unfairly, A24 Films has gained a reputation for making soul-scarring horror movies, so it’s a point of intrigue when that same studio announces...
