Category Archives: Previews

15
Aug

Too Early for This: Oscar Picks — 15 August 2015

BEST PICTURE Black Mass Bridge of Spies Carol The Danish Girl The Hateful Eight In the Heart of the Sea Joy The Revenant Steve Jobs The Walk The skinny: As usual this early, everything’s a contender. I feel pretty comfortable … Continue reading →

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1
May

The Weekender: This is the End

Beginning today, and lasting for the foreseeable future, the Weekender will go on hiatus. But fear not! I haven’t stopped bringing you the rundown of all the new releases in Dallas-Fort Worth. Starting today, I’ll be writing Coming Attractions over … Continue reading →

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24
Apr

The Optimist’s Summer Movie Preview 2015

As with last year, I’m checking my cynicism at the door. But that also means excluding some of the summer’s biggest movies from this article. So let’s go through the 10 films I’m most excited to see from May to … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Previews | Tagged aloha, fantastic four, fury road, inside out, jurassic world, mad max, mission impossible, pitch perfect 2, rogue nation, spy, tomorrowland, trainwreck | Comments Off

23
Apr

The Weekender: ‘Little’ Giants

Movie of the Week Clouds of Sils Maria Olivier Assayas reflects on aging and acting in his latest critically acclaimed film. Juliette Binoche dazzles as usual, but it’s Kristen Stewart and Chloe Grace Moretz who have been getting surprising raves. … Continue reading →

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16
Apr

The Weekender: God Bless the ‘Child’

Movie of the Week Ex Machina This one’s intrigued me for awhile. Alex Garland’s delivered something akin to Her meets The Island of Dr. Moreau. And my word, that cast. Oscar Isaac! Domnhall Gleeson! A robotic Alicia Vikander! This is … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Previews | Tagged child 44, ex machina, monkey kingdom, paul blart mall cop, true story, unfriended | Comments Off

9
Apr

The Weekender: ‘Ride’ with Me

Movie of the Week While We’re Young Noah Baumbach has been extremely hit or miss lately, but his last (Frances Ha) was a big hit with me. Still, there’s always the fear this – basically Neighbors, but in Brooklyn instead … Continue reading →

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2
Apr

The Weekender: ‘Furious’ Vengeance

Movie of the Week Furious 7 This is the story of a franchise that figured out how to play up its camp and entertainment value, and further the careers of a diverse cast that didn’t have anywhere else to go. … Continue reading →

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26
Mar

The Weekender: ‘Hard’ Times

Movie of the Week Danny Collins* A delightful movie with endless charm. Al Pacino plays the aging rocker who finds his mojo again after receiving a long-lost note from John Lennon. Read my review at Central Track. WIDE RELEASE • … Continue reading →

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12
Mar

The Weekender: We’re Up ‘All Night’ to Get Lucky

Movie of the Week The Salvation A Western with Mads Mikkelsen? Say no more. Playing exclusively at the Texas Theatre. WIDE RELEASE • Cinderella • Run All Night LIMITED RELEASE • ’71 – The Magnolia • Heaven Adores You – … Continue reading →

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5
Mar

The Weekender: Never Settle for ‘Second Best’

Movie of the Week Chappie Neill Blomkamp’s movies tend to go off the rail in the third act, but he’s got such a singular vision that I’m willing to forgive a lot. (Yes, I’m an Elysium apologist.) This one features … Continue reading →

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