Ah, it’s a brand new year! 2013 promises new friends, new experiences, new opportunities, and also new movies. Normally, a movie that releases in January does not cite it as a strong film all around (that’s what December is for) and is not strong enough for a big blockbuster summer release or a winter Academy [...]

It has been a while since a film caused me to hold my breath in the opening moments and not exhale until the credits rolled. THE IMPOSSIBLE is an emotional rollercoaster that will toss you about and leave you gasping for air. Though that doesn’t sound enjoyable it is a proper quality for a film [...]

The new PG-13 drama QUARTET is about a group of retired opera singers staging a gala concert at the Beecham House retirement village. Good luck keeping your 12 year old from sneaking into this one. Yes this is definitely a film geared toward a small demographic of movie goers who appreciate abundant dialogue and aged [...]

The main question many people ask about a film this time of year is, “is it Oscar worthy?”. In the case of the new environmental drama, PROMISED LAND, it might not get the award nominations it deserves but it is still a fine piece of film-making. Steve Butler (Matt Damon) is a salesman for a [...]

First of all, in order to get the full effect of this review and my personal expectations for this movie, you have to know how much the story of Les Miserables means to me personally. I saw the stage production for the first time when I was about 13 years old. I have seen it [...]

The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association consists of 30 broadcast, print and online journalists from throughout North Texas. For more information, visit www.dfwfilmcritics.net. The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association voted the historical epic LINCOLN as the best film of 2012, according to the results of its 19th annual critics’ poll released today. Rounding out the [...]

Ten years ago we watched The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and began asking ourselves when Peter Jackson would give us the adventures of Bilbo Baggins now that the trilogy had ended. It was clear then that no one else should be allowed to touch middle earth and the characters that [...]

One of the beauties that arise from the world of art is that while it is wonderful and grand to birth original pieces, sometimes the best works are things that were inspired by others. Even something as simple as a photograph, you take a snapshot of place while on vacation. Chances are you saw pictures [...]

Shakespeare once wrote, “all the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players”. I mention that because in the latest film version of ANNA KARENINA not only does it focus on the interaction of men and women but you will get the feeling that you are watching it play out on a [...]

In Hollywood, it is very easy to not look at actors, directors, and writers as actual people, but as ideas of who we think they are. Sure, interviews in magazines and quotes in newspapers give us some ideas as to their personalities, it is easy to develop a persona for a person in the fame [...]