“It’s still elementary,” Robert Downey, Jr. might say to Jude Law. “We’ll have a bit of fun, make some money, and nobody will be the wiser. What do you say?” Continue reading Review: ‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows’
Recently opened and still playing: a wide selection. Continue reading Now Playing: ‘The Interrupters,’ ‘Margin Call,’ ‘My Week With Marilyn’
The fourth installment slows things way down as Edward and Bella get married and go on their honeymoon. Continue reading Review: ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1’
My pick of the week: ‘Into the Abyss.’ Werner Herzog contemplates the death penalty in conversations with an inmate on death row in Texas, and those affected by his crime. (Landmark Magnolia, Angelika Plano.) Not previewed. Also opening in Dallas … Continue reading Indie Weekend: ‘Into the Abyss,’ ‘Bellflower’ and ‘Titans’ Return
Seven years have passed since ‘Sideways,’ the last film directed by Alexander Payne, but he’s back with ‘The Descendants,’ which opens the Lone Star International Film Festival in Ft. Worth tonight. Meanwhile, a retrospective of his films continues at the … Continue reading Alexander Payne Retrospective Continues As ‘The Descendants’ Opens Lone Star Fest
Antonio Banderas reteams with Pedro Almodovar, plus a romantic drama, young basketball players, and harrowing horror. Continue reading Indie Weekend: ‘The Skin I Live In,’ ‘Like Crazy,’ ‘The Woman’
Dallas Film Now. Reviews by Joe Baker & Peter Martin 