That impulse — to continually stoke our fury with Twitter takes, cable news shouters and breaking news updates — gets lanced throughout The Oath, which writer-director-star Barinholtz has set in a now just as fevered as ours
For the last 40 years, The Family Place has provided an escape for those looking to leave abusive domestic relationships. Victims of family violence had a safe haven where they could take shelter, receive emotional counseling, learn new job skills that would secure financial stability, and once individuals were properly…
We meet Laurie in her super-sealed woodsy compound, almost 40 years to the day after the murders that took place in 1978 — this film negates all the previous Halloween sequels
Simon & Garfunkel’s folk-rock sound was emblematic of much of the music of the 1960s. They made five albums in five years filled with chart-topping hits. They were invited to perform at Woodstock, the seminal musical event of the century. The duo declined because they were “too busy.” The Simon…
At the beginning of One Tough Cookie, it’s easy to think it will be a lighthearted comedy about a Girl Scout trying to get a prestigious badge. But as a battle of wills draws out between an angry, old suburbanite, Martin Sinise, and a Girl Scout willing to go to…
Thursday It’s the spoooooookiest time of the year, and we aren’t talking about the midterm elections. It’s Halloween, and you’re tired of telling your kids you’ll take them to a haunted house. So instead you take them to Fright Fest, 2201 E. Road to Six Flags, Arlington, which is Six…
It’s about 40 minutes after 7 p.m. and the Beyond Belief Dance Company dance moms are wondering where owner and director Justin Johnson is. “You know he always has to make an entrance,” one mom says to the other. Johnson is fashionably late to his own party celebrating the opening…
Ella Jerrier, daughter of local pizza magnate Jay Jerrier, has gone on to show that talent does indeed run in the family. The quick-witted 12-year-old and her father have been in L.A. for the last few weeks, hard at work setting up what seems to be the beginning of a…
The teacher in question, played by an excellent Maggie Gyllenhaal, takes an insistent interest in the life and (apparent) art of 5-year-old student Jimmy (Parker Sevak), who occasionally goes into a shuffling trance and mumble-recites evocative verses of his own invention
Footage of Studio life — the lavish lights, the Broadway-style props and performance numbers, the heaving mass of beautiful people — plays here mostly in chaotic montage, with few shots related to the one coming next
Victor Perry can’t stop smiling. After earning a broadcasting degree earlier this year from UTA, he’s working toward a second degree in public relations and getting ready to open a film studio in downtown Arlington. These days, the 51-year-old DeSoto resident has a lot to smile about. But he says…
Friday Neil Diamond’s songs have never needed anything to punch them up. If you’ve ever heard a bar full of last-call patrons slurring “Sweet Caroline,” you know this is true. Those tunes stand on their own. That said, putting a little orchestration behind those well-worn, iconic hits adds a good…
… Like that of I Love You, America, Cohen’s apparent goal of exploring America’s multitudes belies his show’s actual focus on belittling, baiting or simply giving a platform to white Americans in particular
The Hate U Give takes time to focus on the nuances of Starr’s life, on the ways Williamson has split her consciousness, on the effort of code-switching, on the layers of self that Starr must sort through in everyday interactions
Crafting his pseudo-realistic account of the crimes and trial of anti-Islamic murderer Anders Behring Breivik (Anders Danielsen Lie), writer-director Greengrass … examines the attacks through the pinhole lens of post-disaster trauma
When your doorbell rings Halloween night, there’s a limitless possibility of what you’ll see. Anything from superheroes to monsters to princesses can be waiting on your doorstep, ready to collect candy. But Dallas attorney Chad West noticed more and more that instead of a famous character, it was a costume-less…
A tense, terse drama that plunges us headlong and handheld into the high-risk world of the space race in the 1960s, the film spares few moments for reflection or reverie
There’s more than a twinge of excitement in comedian Tom Arnold’s voice as he talks a mile a minute about his adventures with some of America’s most powerful political leaders. They’re even more impressive to hear when you realize he’s not a political comedian. Even Arnold doesn’t seem to understand…
You’ve already missed your chance to see Piff the Magic Dragon perform live unless you can afford to drop everything and go on a road trip to his next gig. But don’t worry, we’ve found the next best thing. The Las Vegas comedy magician, who performs regularly at The Flamingo,…
Wednesday Get ready to feast your eyes on Dallas VideoFest’s dozens of documentary features and shorts on topics ranging from history-makers, some right here in Texas, to humor (Peter Bogdanovich’s doc on comic great Buster Keaton). Screen opener at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday takes place at Texas Theatre, 231 W. Jefferson…
With subscription business models dominating more and more markets, the ability to offer as much of anything as possible has become a necessity. Netflix, Spotify, MoviePass — these and similar companies have given the public a chance to explore massive amounts of end products within their respective mediums. Now consider…
It seems like just yesterday the fair had its opening day, but now there’s only two weeks left to make it out to the State Fair of Texas. If you’ve been thinking about going but are living the modest life where you’re relieved every time your debit card gets approved,…
