Greetings again from the darkness. I missed yesterday’s Opening Night Gala and feature film, but paid my penance today by taking in 5 films on Day 2 of this year’s Dallas International Film Festival. Changes have come to the festival this year, including reserved...
Review by Jacquelin Hipes As the writers and stars of Blindspotting, childhood friends Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal have produced something truly special. Both were born and raised in Oakland, California, a city named after the massive trees chopped down to make way...
Review by Jacquelin Hipes Unassuming and quietly funny, The Miseducation of Cameron Post is a lovely showcase for Chloe Grace Moretz, along with her co-stars Sasha Lane and Forrest Goodluck. In this 90’s-set drama, high schooler Cameron Post (Moretz) lives a closeted...
Review by Jacquelin Hipes Agnes (Kelly Macdonald) isn’t unloved. It’s just that, for as long as they can remember, her family has been unfailingly cared for by her. Her husband Louie’s (David Denman) complacency has long since lapsed into obliviousness. That Agnes...
Review by Jacquelin Hipes Those in need of an emotional boost will find a rousing one in this documentary about the life and professional legacy of Fred Rogers, best known as the host of the long-running PBS show Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. While Rogers passed away...
Review by Jacquelin Hipes For a film about dying grandfathers and getting tangled up with Mexican drug cartels, Tejano has its share of humorous moments. Fleeing border patrol and desperate for a way back into the United States, Javi (Patrick Mackie) stares through a...
Review by Jacquelin Hipes A quintessential A24 film, First Reformed follows several weeks in the life of the struggling Reverend Toller (Ethan Hawke). Divorced and coping with the death of his son, he’s solicited by the pregnant Mary (Amanda Seyfried) to help counsel...
Review by Jacquelin Hipes Based on the cult classic 1966 novel of the same name, Ty Roberts’ newest feature The Iron Orchard follows the life of Jim McNeely (Lane Garrison) as he works his way up from a lowly grunt in the oil fields of West Texas to a millionaire...
Review by Jacquelin Hipes The Guilty, director Gustav Möller’s first feature film, is many things. It’s a one-room crime thriller; it’s a look at the daily stresses of emergency dispatchers; most of all, it’s a spotlight for the considerable talent of lead actor Jakob...