‘Live by Night,’ Dead By Day
For once, "Live by Night" had me wishing the characters would shut up so that something could explode. Affleck has an undeniable knack for filming commotion. There's a car chase and shoot-out in this film that...
‘A Monster Calls’ Is A Fable With Guts
Most imaginary friends might play hide and seek or tell you a joke. They tend to come in colors and in the shape of a rabbit or something otherwise fuzzy and warm. It isn't so with the figurative...
North Texas Film Critics Name Top Films of 2016
The North Texas Film Critics Association named its award winners and voted the romantic musical La La Land as the best film of 2016, according to the results of its annual critics’ poll. Completing list...
Austin Free Week 2017: 10 Shows You Shouldn’t Miss
Free Week has officially arrived in Austin, and with it comes an overwhelming list of shows, events and parties to choose from over the next 14 days (I guess “free two weeks” just doesn’t have...
‘Passengers’ Can’t Handle The Driver’s Seat
One of the better episodes of "The Twilight Zone" involved an astronaut who must travel forty years through space in suspended animation, meaning he won't age. Before he leaves on his journey, he makes the...
‘Sing’ Gets By On Personality
"Sing" bills itself under a single promise: cute animals will sing cute pop songs. On that, it delivers. The only exception is your proclivity for such a thing. For many, it will be immensely adorable; by...
Book a Trip to ‘La La Land’ ASAP
A step forward isn't necessarily a step in the right direction. If some of us turn our heads to the future and see nothing of particular interest—music made by and for robots, cars that spell out our...
Into the Woods – Houston’s Theater Under the Stars
Houston’s Theater Under the Stars has unveiled another wonderful production, this time with the classic fairy tales we all grew up with re-imagined. Stephen Sondheim’s musical has been around for nearly 30 years, but it...
The Force is Strong with “Rogue One”
Once one of our protagonists shoots a relatively innocent man in the back, it becomes clear that this isn't what we've come to know as a Star Wars movie. "Rogue One," the first of many...
