Film Review: Matthias Schoenaerts and Joel Kinnaman in ‘Brothers By Blood’ isn’t nearly as horny as it sounds
A note to everybody in the business of casting and making movies — hire Matthias Schoenaerts. His specific mixture of sweet, sad, and bulkily intimidating... Read More
Film Reviews
Film Review: Jason Segel is winning in heartfelt family drama ‘Our Friend’
It’s safe to say that a movie about a young mother dying of cancer might not be one that someone would race to watch. It... Read More
Film Review: ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ puts the “mess” in message
WARNING: this review contains major spoilers. In a previous op-ed, I bemoaned how, regardless of the intent behind their invention, superheroes no longer provide moral guidance or... Read More
Film Review: Emily Blunt and Jamie Dornan have a ‘Wild Mountain Thyme’ in sweet and silly romcom
Simply on its face, the new film Wild Mountain Thyme is a light-hearted, almost fantastical take on a Hallmark romance, but there’s just something about... Read More
Film Review: ‘The Midnight Sky’ feels like a hopeful magnum opus, but falls short of epic odyssey
George Clooney is a director of much ambition. Unafraid it seems to tackle any narrative of any genre, and The Midnight Sky feels like the... Read More
Retrospective: 30 years later, ‘Misery’ still loves company
“I’m your number one fan” To think, 30 years ago, those five words were just a thing people said at stage doors or in fan... Read More
Retrospective: ‘Home for the Holidays’ might be more poignant this year than ever
A movie about how painful it can be to go home – and why you still should This year, many families will be forced forego... Read More
Film Review: ‘Happiest Season’ is the lesbian holiday rom-com that we’ve needed all along
Coming out to your family is never easy. Your heart almost feels like it’s going to jump out of your chest when you say the... Read More
Film Review: The weird and wonderful ‘The Twentieth Century’
Being teleported into another reality, warped or nay, is or should be high on everybody’s wish-lists in the year that’s been twenty-twenty, and have I... Read More
Film Review: ‘The Exorcist’ doc ‘Leap of Faith’ is a Friedkin echo chamber but still a devil of a good time
The last time I saw The Exorcist in the theater (for its re-release in 2010) I got so anxious that I made myself physically sick, and I... Read More
North Texas Film Critics Association (NTFCA) Nominations 
Interview: ‘Marty Supreme’ Casting Director Jennifer Venditti on Finding 1950s Faces and the Magic of Collaborating with Josh Safdie 
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 321 – Reviewing ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ 
Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC) Awards: ‘One Battle After Another’ Named Best Film