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Accidental Texan
A bad first impression won’t necessarily ruin a movie. If anything, it’s more important that a film stick the landing,…
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Ezra
Last month, I was a juror in the Narrative Feature category at the Florida Film Festival; one of the films,…
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Hit Man
People like to speak about a golden era of movies—the precise dimensions of which often shift based on the generation…
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The Garfield Movie
I cannot think of a single reason for another Garfield movie, and apparently, the people who made this couldn’t, either.…
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Babes
The foundation of most comedy is the gulf between our belief that we can control our bodies, words, and relationships…
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Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World
A corporate video is not art, as much as its director might want it to be. And yet, the people…
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Dad & Step-Dad
Inadequacy peeks from behind the uncomfortable smiles and passive aggressive remarks that two adult men exchange in the presence of…
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Wicked Little Letters
“Wicked Little Letters,” a new film directed by Thea Sharrock with a very funny script by Jonny Sweet, is based…
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Lousy Carter
Austin-based filmmaker Bob Byington never takes the easy road, even when he’s telling the stories about the same middle-aged sadsacks…
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La Chimera
“La Chimera” plays like a magical realism version of the classic one-last-heist movie. The core of it ultimately may reveal itself to be somewhat familiar: Newly released from prison…
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