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In the Heights: Dream a Little Dream

Previously, we had a big, splashy musical film for Spanish speakers. It was called Coco, and it was good. However, that was set in...

Shiva Baby: Danielle in the Lion’s Den

Whenever you think that Jewish humor is tapped out, someone else comes along and hauls something new up out of the mine. Shiva Baby...

12 Mighty Orphans

In Twelve Mighty Orphans, author Jim Dent writes of football coach Harvey “Rusty” Russell arriving at the Fort Worth Masonic Home for Orphans in...

Spirit Untamed: Even Cowgirls Give the Blues

Back in 2002, I saw Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron and then more-or-less instantly forgot everything about it except for Bryan Adams singing (which...

Film Shorts // June 2-8, 2021

OPENING   The Carnivores (NR) This drama stars Lindsay Burdge and Tallie Medel as a lesbian couple whose marriage starts to come apart under the strain...

Film Shorts // May 26 – June 1, 2021

OPENING   American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally (R) This drama is based on the real-life trial of the radio broadcaster (Meadow Williams) who broadcast...

Summer Movie Preview

Call them tentpoles, popcorn movies, mainstream entertainment, or whatever: Most of those films had their theatrical releases delayed 14 months ago, if they weren’t...

Cruella: Bossypants

I’ll admit I was skeptical when I heard Emma Stone was going to play Cruella de Vil for Disney. Surely she was too young...

Quiet Place II: Beyond the Sea

I learned some things while watching A Quiet Place Part II: The farm that the Abbott family lives on is in the Appalachian Ridge...

Film Shorts // May 19-25, 2021

OPENING   Counter Column (PG-13) This Christian drama is about a drug dealer (Chris Gonzales) who tries to escape his life by joining the army. Also...