Review: ‘Adopt a Highway’ Saved by Ethan Hawke’s Strong Performance
The first few minutes of writer and director Logan Marshall-Green’s Adopt a Highway spends its time following blustery-eyed convict Russell (Ethan Hawke) during the final hours before being released after a 21 year stint from a California prison. Compared to the … Continue reading Review: ‘Adopt a Highway’ Saved by Ethan Hawke’s Strong Performance
North Texas Film Festival: ‘Dolemite Is My Name’ and ‘Clemency’
It’s a wonderful experience when a film just gels with an audience and the laughter rolls across like a large wave, or its infectious energy seems to be reverberating through every seat in the house. That was the feeling I got … Continue reading North Texas Film Festival: ‘Dolemite Is My Name’ and ‘Clemency’
North Texas Film Festival: ‘The Laundromat’ and ‘The Lodge’
Kicking things off with a bit of star power, Steven Soderbergh’s The Laundromat injected the inaugural North Texas Film Festival’s Opening Night with a unique energy. As an entity largely sponsored by the financial institution Capital One, it seemed a bit … Continue reading North Texas Film Festival: ‘The Laundromat’ and ‘The Lodge’
Review: ‘Ms. Purple’
One of the more memorable scenes in Justin Chon’s Ms. Purple sees a prodigal son return home to help take care of his bed-ridden father … then finds himself pushing said father around the bustling streets of Los Angeles, jangling … Continue reading Review: ‘Ms. Purple’
Review: ‘Downton Abbey’ Continues a Posh, Foreign Tradition
The British tradition of “service” is entirely foreign to those of us who were born in the U.S.A. Perhaps that explains the enduring appeal of British television shows and motion pictures depicting the class differences that exist between those who … Continue reading Review: ‘Downton Abbey’ Continues a Posh, Foreign Tradition
Review: ‘Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice,’ Stirring Triumph Sings Out
Raised in a musical household, it was perhaps inevitable that a talented young woman who loved to sing would sprout wings and fly away to stardom. In Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice, filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Freidman … Continue reading Review: ‘Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice,’ Stirring Triumph Sings Out
