Greetings again from the darkness. For 2019, I reviewed 259 new releases (this includes 4 film festivals), and to put it bluntly, this was a terrific movie year filled with quality movies that entertained and educated. Below you will find my Top 11 movies of the year...
Every year some of the finest film critics in North Texas come together to vote on the best in filmmaking. I’m proud to call myself a member of this group and even more proud to share this list for the Best of 2019! North Texas Film Critics Association name “THE...
This year caps an unforgettable decade and the films that are on this list will be placed together with a small group of films that are truly revered. Nearly a thousand movies are produced every year and many never grace the silver screen. The hundreds that do are...
“1917” takes us on a desperate trip across the bleak landscape of World War I, following two British soldiers carrying a vitally important message. I sat down with director/writer Sam Mendes, co-writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns, and stars George Mackay and Dean-Charles...
Greetings again from the darkness. It’s debatable whether this movie should be labeled an indie crime thriller or a ‘Scared Straight’ session for gambling addicts. Benny Safdie and Josh Safdie are filmmaking brothers who seem to specialize in adding a frenetic pace to...
The horror of war has been vividly displayed on screen in many ways in the past. In fact, it almost feels like every great filmmaker has to have their crack at it before their career is done. Christopher Nolan and Mel Gibson being the most recent to illuminate our...
Greta Gerwig made quite an impression with her writing and directorial debut, ‘Lady Bird’. She clearly had a command of her narrative and a voice that felt authentic to the world we live in today. Who would have thought that she could bring that exact sensibility to a...
It has been quite some time since I have hated as much of a movie as this one and still can’t help but recommend it. Honestly, I am actually placing it near the bottom of my list of the best films of the year, because it is so damn good at what it does. The problem is...
For me, the experience of a great film is largely tied to its score. Now, there are plenty of great movies that use minimal music, but it’s pretty few and far between. A great score enhances a story ten fold and then lives inside you long after the credits role. Even...
As a lifetime gamer, who has literally grown from the beginning of gaming, it has been a beautiful thing to watch games begin to rival film as an art form. Long have role playing games tried to simulate the experience of a novel, but the ability to truly simulate real...