Laura Poitras’ Film “Risk”
It’s not often that a movie becomes more timely the week it’s released, but that is the case for the new Laura Poitras film “Risk.” Poitras also made the Oscar winning film “Citizenfour,” about...
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On Carrie Fisher
View this post on Instagram A post shared by anna hanks (@annainaustin) on Dec 28, 2016 at 8:06am PST Our family was just leaving the house to see “Rogue One” at a neighborhood theater...
Fantastic Fest 2016 in Pictures
*The one good thing about realizing that you forgot to hit “publish” on your Fantastic Fest photo gallery earlier this fall: when you realize your error, you can tell everyone that badges for Fantastic...
La La La La La La La La La La
We’re really looking forward to La La Land, but our reviewer just took a great new gig at a large fruit company, so it may be a few more days until our review is...
I had some things to say about the new movie “Jackie”
You can read my column about the new movie “Jackie” this morning in the Dallas Morning News. Your mileage may vary. Here are some of the other sights of the LBJ Library… View this...
Film fails to show the warmth of Jackie Kennedy and Lady Bird Johnson
When I was an undergraduate at the University of Texas at Austin, the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library was free for everyone. My big family was often looking for something to do on their...
Jane Doe at Fantastic Fest
You’ve heard the one about people whistling past the graveyard, to hide their fear? What would you say if you’d seen film festival-goers up to their elbows in a prop body? During Fantastic Fest...
Diani and Devine Meet the Apocalypse is the Dark Diamond of AFF
Every so often you stumble across an indie film that’s so fresh and lively sparkling and tightly edited that you can see the platonic ideal of what a film comedy should be. “Diani...
