Odds and Ends
I didn’t do this feature last year because I didn’t have enough entries to make a whole article about it. It’s returning with a...
Additional Screaming
I keep being suckered by these Scream movies. Each time, I go in thinking that this time they’ll finally get the formula right, and...
Oscar’s Gold
My editor asked me to do something different this year and analyze all the major categories at the Academy Awards instead of just the...
Creed III: Grudge Match
About 20 years ago, I read a movie review in the Star-Telegram saying that actors tended to hit age 40 before making their debuts as...
Of an Age: Riding in Cars With Boys
Not a great deal happens in Of an Age. I’ve decided I’m okay with that. These days, all the coming-of-age movies are relegated to...
Ant-Man 3: Shrinking
There was a lot to unpack in Avengers: Endgame, but thinking about the character arc of Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) made me quite sad...
Consecration Game
You know the drill with these Catholic horror movies: tons of bombast, fusty church backdrops, cheesy demon effects, conspiracies reaching into Rome, Latin words...
Women Talking: Voices of Change
I’m usually depressed by the unexpected Oscar nominations, but every once in a while, a pleasant surprise sneaks in. That would be Women Talking,...
Skinamarink: Alone in the Dark
The controversial movie of this January has been Skinamarink, and wherever film controversy is, that’s where I’m headed. Most horror movies become controversial because...
Saint Omer: L’Anatomie of a Murder
You may have noticed Saint Omer popping up on some film critics’ year-end Top 10 lists. I took in France’s entry into the International...
