Review: ‘Donnybrook’
Frank Grillo stars in a tough new drama from director Tim Sutton. Continue reading Review: ‘Donnybrook’
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Author: Joe Baker
writer and film enthusiast living and working in the Dallas-Fort Worth area
Festival Files: Dallas VideoFest31 AltFiction – ‘Nadie,’ David Lean, ‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’
Mixed in between obscure world cinema and hometown perspectives, the programmers of Dallas VideoFest continually maintain an embrace with the past. This year’s nods to Ida Lupino, David Byrne and David Lean provided those fond remembrances. Lupino’s film noir The … Continue reading Festival Files: Dallas VideoFest31 AltFiction – ‘Nadie,’ David Lean, ‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’
Festival Files: Dallas VideoFest31 AltFiction – ‘Life and Nothing More,’ ‘A Ship of Human Skin,’ More
After a nearly 50 degree drop in temperature in the span of about seven hours, I sort of looked forward to the warm confines of a movie theater. Texas weather seems to have that effect on people, both in its … Continue reading Festival Files: Dallas VideoFest31 AltFiction – ‘Life and Nothing More,’ ‘A Ship of Human Skin,’ More
Joe Baker’s Favorite Films of 2018
15. 1985 Filmed in inky black and white, Yen Tan’s micro-indie 1985 details the wavering emotions of young Adrian (a sterling Cory Michael Smith) returning home to his Texas family from New York during the holidays. If the movies have taught … Continue reading Joe Baker’s Favorite Films of 2018
Review: ‘Backtrace’
Sylvester Stallone and Matthew Modine star. Continue reading Review: ‘Backtrace’
Review: ‘Burning’
Lee Chang-Dong’s new drama is a startling, sometimes riveting affair. Continue reading Review: ‘Burning’
