Dallas VideoFest33 Docufest: ‘The First Film,’‘Texas Trip,’‘Proof’
David Wilkinson’s The First Film fits snuggly into an avenue of programming Dallas VideoFest often champions, which is the inward exploration of film itself, either through a certain filmmaker or a...
View ArticleReview: ‘Minari,’ It’s All About Family
Steven Yeun stars in director Lee Isaac Chung’s beguiling tale about a Korean family and their new farm in Arkansas during the 1980s. Families come in all sizes, shapes, colors, and races. We know this...
View ArticleReview: ‘Nomadland,’ A Distant Dream Comes Into Focus
Frances McDormand stars in Chloe Zhao’s captivating, rugged re-consideration of the American Dream. I was born in California and raised with the dream that when I was 65, I would be able to retire and...
View ArticleReview: ‘The Courier,’ Neck on the Line
Benedict Cumberbatch stars in the titular role of a real-life suspense drama that explores the Cuban Missile Crisis from a fresh perspective. Stern and tight-necked people abound in The Courier, and...
View ArticleReview: ‘The Boss Baby: Family Business,’ Teachers and Students
Designed and built strictly for family audiences, The Boss Baby: Family Business pumps out a steady stream of jokes, wisecracks, and cultural references in a boldly frank endeavor to appeal to both...
View ArticleReview: ‘Belfast,’ Snapshots That Resonate
Where did you grow up? Do you still live in your hometown? Many were born in this area and have never left. Others of us, including myself, moved here from other parts of the country, while still...
View ArticleReview: ‘Uncharted,’ Trapped in a Video Game
Tom Holland stars alongside Mark Wahlberg in the video-game adaptation.
View ArticleReview: ‘The Good House,’ We All Want to Live There
Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline star in a sobering account of one woman’s reckoning. By and large, character portraits of older adults have decamped from movie theaters, heading for the friendlier...
View ArticleReview: ‘Young Plato’
We all have that one teacher that stands out as a guiding figure in our formative years, whether they served as an emotional crutch or a source of newfound knowledge and inspiration. Now imagine that...
View ArticleThe 2024 Dallas International Film Festival
Running from Thursday April 25th to Thursday May 2nd, the 2024 version of the Dallas International Film Festival brings to town a glut of adventurous films, eye-opening documentaries, shorts, and...
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