REVIEW: ‘Grandma’ (★★★½)
Sometimes endings are beginnings. In Grandma, the new film by Paul Weitz (American Pie, About a Boy), we start at the end; the end... Read More
Film Reviews
REVIEW: ‘Irrational Man’ (★★★)
After a joyful return to form with 2011’s Midnight in Paris, Woody Allen’s slump of To Rome with Love, Blue Jasmine (yes, as great... Read More
REVIEW: ‘Southpaw’ (★★★)
It’s hard to think of a more adventurous and versatile American actor of his generation than Jake Gyllenhaal. He’s become a chameleon of a... Read More
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture Series – Hudson Hawk and Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The 80s was a good decade for Jodie Foster and Bruce Willis. Jodie won an Oscar for The Accused and Bruce starred in the hit... Read More
REVIEW: Trainwreck (★★★½)
In the opening scene of Trainwreck, the new film directed by Judd Apatow, two young girls are told by their father “Monogamy isn’t realistic”... Read More
Frameline 39: Tab Hunter, I Am Michael and 6 Others to Watch
Frameline39, the 39th San Francisco Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival is just days away and I have your list of MUST watch films... Read More
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture – Star Trek V: The Final Frontier & Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
“Speeding is Illogical” Two films were released in 1989 that had similar principals and attempts at finding peace amidst a culture filled with hatred and... Read More
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture Series – Cocktail and Rainman (1988)
Cockman: or (The Unexpected Virtue of Autism) Tom Cruise began his film career in 1981 and soon he became the heartthrob everyone knows him to... Read More
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture Series – Ghosts Can’t Do It, Dances With Wolves and The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)
“A Ghost, an Officer, and a Gentleman” In 1990 there was an enduring film about a couple who loved each other so much that even... Read More
REVIEW: ‘Into the Woods’
Stephen Sondheim’s musical treatment of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales has been all but canonized by lovers of “highbrow” musical theatre. As such, the selection... 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