‘Rocky Horror Show’ Gets Freaky at TUTS
“Damnit, Janet!” It’s amazing how 43 years changes perception. In 1973, the outlandish and shocking stage musical “The Rocky Horror Show” debuted. While transvestites and sexual experimentation existed, it took much less to surprise an...
‘The Love Witch’ Casts an Enchanting Spell
It’s a fun campy drama/horror film shot in 35mm and wrapped up in a piece of cinematic entertainment that can best be described as a visual tribute to the Technicolor thrillers of the 1960s. “The...
Buckle up for “Arrival”
There's a quote from Emil Cioran, a Romanian philosopher, that goes a little something like this: "One does not inhabit a country; one inhabits a language. That is our country—our fatherland—and no other." George Orwell...
‘American Pastoral’ Falls Short
It was adapted from the Pulitzer winning book of the same name, which was written by Phillip Roth, but the “American Pastoral” film version is lacking in substance and gratitude and it does not follow...
“How to Succeed” Prevails at the World Wide Wicket Company
Even window washers need dreams, and J. Pierrepont Finch (That’s F-I-N-C-H to you) is one window washer that you won’t soon forget. He’s the motivated go-getter who is also the main character in the 1961...
The ‘Doctor’ is in
Studio interference is generally seen as a corrosive force in the making of a film—the moment when the creatives and the suits collide in a superhero showdown of their own. At Marvel Studios, spearheaded by Kevin...
Start a New Chapter at the Texas Book Festival, November 5-6
Ask someone what their favorite rainy day activity is and most will respond with “a cup of tea and a good book,” (until Netflix gained popularity, that is). Even with the rise of technology and...
See why “Inferno” is a Hellish Experience
The central philosophical question at the heart of "Inferno" is one we've seen often: would you kill a few to save many? The film raises the stakes to exterminating half the world's population, which would, in...
Find out why “A Man Called Ove” is a Foreign Film for Everyone
Very seldom do I walk the path of high recommendation for a foreign language film since I am often reminded subtitles are not for everyone. “A Man Called Ove” however, is for everyone who is feeling...
