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The Kids Are All Right
This whole decade has been pretty much a waste for Robert De Niro. A lucrative waste, but even so ...
Having dazzled the film world...
Film Shorts
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Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (R) Werner Herzog's remake of Abel Ferrara's 1992 film stars Nicolas Cage as a drug-addicted cop trying...
For Fox Sake
The golden age of kids' movies is upon us. I'm not just talking about Pixar, though they're obviously a huge part of the creative...
Lonnng Haul
Every frame of director John Hillcoat's reverent adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel The Road trembles with grim nobility. "Trembles" might be the key word...
Film Shorts
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Antichrist (NR) Lars von Trier's horror film stars Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg as a couple who descend into madness while vacationing at a...
About a Girl
The radiant and gently heartbreaking An Education opens in Grapevine this Friday and is still playing at the Modern this weekend. It richly deserves...
Protection Scheme
Conservatives like to complain (not without some basis) about how Hollywood frequently portrays them in a negative light. I hereby point out that just...
Scouring the Fest
Since the “Weekly”’s blog coverage of the Lone Star International Film Festival doesn’t automatically leap out at you from this website, here’s an easy...
Film Shorts
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The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (R) Troy Duffy's sequel to his 1999 cult thriller stars Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus as...
Mother Mary Comes to Me
Before anyone had seen Precious, it had to battle negative perceptions. People had every reason to think it would be terrible when they heard...
