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The Cold Light of Day (PG-13) Henry Cavill stars in this thriller as a young Wall Street trader who must save his family in...
Considering Taraji P. Henson
Like many of you, I just got through the season finale of Empire after enough stuff happened in the first 12 episodes to make...
“Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime” at The Modern
Right now we’re in that frustrating transitional phase from summer to fall that Texans know all too well: It’s still hot and humid, but...
We Shall Be Free
I screamed at somebody after I saw 12 Years a Slave. I don’t usually do that after a movie, but this fellow critic just...
Film Shorts
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Z for Zachariah (PG-13) Craig Zobel (Compliance) adapts Robert C. O’Brien’s novel about three people (Chiwetel Ejiofor, Margot Robbie, and Chris Pine) who may...
Soul: I Am Not Joe’s Body
Much is rightly being made about Soul being the first Pixar movie with a Black man as the main character. I don’t want to...
Squid Game: Ready Player 456
Netflix surely didn’t anticipate Squid Game becoming its biggest hit ever as an original series, as the Korean series hit the streaming service last month with...
R.I.P., Lynn Shelton
Great cities deserve great filmmakers. Martin Scorsese is forever identified with his native New York even when his movies are set elsewhere, M. Night...
Informers
On some level, I can’t help but feel sorry for Black Mass. This movie gives off every sign of wanting to be very serious...
DVD Reviews
AUSTRALIA (PG)
Bloated but charming and effective WWII-period piece by native Australian Baz Luhrmann (Romeo & Juliet, Moulin Rouge). Fellow Aussie and Luhrmann go-to gal...
