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Dark Skies (PG-13) This horror film by Scott Stewart (Priest, Legion) is about a suburban family who suspect they’re being targeted by alien abductors....
Oscar’s Hidden Gold
It’s late February, which means that it’s time for my annual analysis of the Oscars’ mid-major categories. I like writing this piece, because it’s...
Some Movies I Overlooked Last Year
As happens every December, the crush of movie viewing at year’s end brought me into contact with some films that weren’t worthy of my...
Film Shorts
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The Playroom (NR) This Dallas-filmed drama stars John Hawkes and Molly Parker as alcoholic parents who carry on a night of drinking in their...
Beautiful Creatures: Good Witch of the South
I wasn’t overly impressed when I read Beautiful Creatures, the popular young-adult novel by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. So I was delighted to...
Safe Haven: Harboring a Fugitive
We’ve established pretty well that I’m not a fan of Nicholas Sparks’ novels or the movies made from them. The latest such weeper, Safe...
Dark Blood Oozes Closer To Fort Worth
The mysterious movie that River Phoenix was making at the time he overdosed on drugs in 1993 is finally coming to America -- 20...
Film Shorts
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Identity Thief (R) Jason Bateman stars in this comedy as a New York man who travels to Florida to catch a small-time criminal (Melissa...
Side Effects: Magic Pill
Warning: This review gives away a major plot twist in the film. Do not read after the spoiler alert if you wish to be...
Mark Hulme’s Way
A Fort Worth native now based in Dallas, Mark Hulme has spent much of his first 50 or so years building a publishing business....
