@DallasFilmNow

Showcasing the indie film scene in Dallas. Celebrating the best from Hollywood and the world.

 Dallas, TX
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More explosions than Academy Award-winning actors, but just by a nose. dallasfilmnow.com/2023/05/17…

Review: ‘Fast X,’ Making You Suffer

Vin Diesel leads the all-star cast.  Loudly proclaiming, early and often, that’s it ‘all about family,’ Fast X proceeds to dismantle that bromide, bit by excruciating digital…

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Review: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3,’ Closing the Book dallasfilmnow.com/2023/04/28…

Review: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3,’ Closing the Book

James Gunn directs Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautistia, and Bradley Cooper.  Consistently chaotic and confusing, the film is the kind of mess that only a mother could love.  Director Jame…

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Review: ‘Peter Pan & Wendy,’ Flight of Fancy dallasfilmnow.com/2023/04/28…

Review: ‘Peter Pan & Wendy,’ Flight of Fancy

David Lowery directs a new version of J.M. Barrie’s classic tale, now streaming on Disney Plus.  The first half plays like a bright and sunny children’s film. Then, the weather changes.…

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Tense atmosphere, good performances, good direction. dallasfilmnow.com/2023/04/21…

Review: ‘To Catch a Killer’

Shailene Woodley, Ben Mendelsohn and Jovan Adepo star in a suspense thriller, directed by Damián Szifron. A young police officer, Eleanor Falco (Shailene Woodley) is quickly added by FBI investigat…

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Lovely, gentle, captivating, funny, lighthearted, and altogether serious. dallasfilmnow.com/2023/04/20…

Review: ‘Showing Up’

Michelle Williams and Hong Chau star in director Kelly Reichardt’s gentle, lovely slice of creative life. We are surrounded by creativity. How did it get there?  Hard work and perseveran…

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Lotta fun with this one, even if you're not interested in video games. Taron Egerton! dallasfilmnow.com/2023/03/23…

Review: ‘Tetris,’ Video-Game Cold-War Thriller

Taron Egerton stars in a nostalgic film that gradually becomes a thriller.  Who knew falling blocks can be so much fun? And serve as building blocks for a retro cold-war thriller?  The op…

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May be perfect family entertainment. The IMAX presentation looks smashing and sounds spectacular. Never mind the ceaseless death and destruction. Let the kids go and enjoy. dallasfilmnow.com/2023/02/14…

Review: ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,’ Much Ado About Nothing

Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Jonathan Majors, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kathryn Newton and Michael Douglas star in a three-quel without equal in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. O Ant-Man, Ant-Man, wherefor…

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Agonizing to watch. Here's why, I think. dallasfilmnow.com/2023/01/19…

Review: ‘The Son,’ Chronicles of Unhappiness

Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, Vanessa Kirby, Zen McGrath, and Anthony Hopkins star in an agonizing drama. By all appearances, it’s a tragedy in the making.  Unhappy Nicholas (Zen McGrath) li…

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New and absorbing drama from 'Shoplifters' director. dallasfilmnow.com/2023/01/12…

Review: ‘Broker,’ Baby, It’s Cold Outside

Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, the absorbing drama stars Song Kang Ho. Who would sell a baby? More importantly: why?  As he demonstrated in Shoplifters (2018), writer/director Hirokazu Kore-ed…

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Yes, I agree. dallasfilmnow.com/2023/01/06…

Review: ‘M3GAN,’ I Will Always Love You

Allison Williams and Violet McGraw star in a thriller, directed by Gerard Johnstone.  Cleverly scripted and superbly directed, the newest killer doll on the block exceeds expectations.  W…

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Review: ‘A Man Called Otto,’ Lovable Grouch dallasfilmnow.com/2023/01/05…

Review: ‘A Man Called Otto,’ Lovable Grouch

Tom Hanks stars as a grumpy old man in a remake of the Swedish original, directed by Marc Forster. A funny thing happened on the way to committing suicide.  The film opens in Dallas movie thea…

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Review: ‘Corsage,’ A Woman Out of Time dallasfilmnow.com/2023/01/04…

Review: ‘Corsage,’ A Woman Out of Time

Directed by Marie Kreutzer, the drama stars Vicky Krieps in a magnetic  performance as an Empress who suffers an epic mid-life crisis when she turns 40.  Tighter! Make it tighter Born at the wrong …

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My favorite film experiences at Dallas movie theaters this year. dallasfilmnow.com/2022/12/29…

5 Best Film Experiences of 2022

Have you seen any good films lately? That’s been my driving force in writing, long before I founded this site in 2010. My interest has always been to share my enthusiasm about good films and …

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Mine. Very good light comic-mystery by Rian Johnson, with Daniel Craig. Debuting on Netflix. dallasfilmnow.com/2022/12/22…

Review: ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,’ Delightful Interlocking Puzzles

Daniel Craig stars in a new mystery-thriller from writer/director Rian Johnson, arriving on Netflix December 23. Around the world, several friends happily work together to solve a mysterious puzzle…

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Whitney Houston in an empathetic and respectful drama, built around impressively recreated performance sequences. dallasfilmnow.com/2022/12/21…

Review: ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody,’ By the Numbers

Naomi Ackie stars as pop singer Whitney Houston in the biographical drama, directed by Kasi Lemmons. Built around impressively recreated performance sequences, I Wanna Dance With Somebody follows w…

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Review: ‘Avatar: The Way of Water,’ Gobsmacking in Its Visual Audacity and Diverse Beauty dallasfilmnow.com/2022/12/13…

Review: ‘Avatar: The Way of Water,’ Gobsmacking in Its Visual Audacity and Diverse Beauty

Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Kate Winslet, Stephen Lang, Cliff Curtis and Sigourney Weaver star in director James Cameron’s long-awaited sequel.  A spectacular must-see in 3D, Avatar: T…

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Review: ‘Nanny,’ Immigrant Horror Story dallasfilmnow.com/2022/11/22…

Review: ‘Nanny,’ Immigrant Horror Story

Anna Diop, Michelle Monaghan and Morgan Spector star in a haunting drama, directed by Nikyatu Jusu.  It’s a very common story: a wealthy family hires someone to look after their child wh…

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Review: ‘The Fabelmans,’ An Origin Story By Steven Spielberg dallasfilmnow.com/2022/11/22…

Review: ‘The Fabelmans,’ An Origin Story By Steven Spielberg

Michelle Williams, Paul Dano and Seth Rogen star in a coming-of-age story, directed by Steven Spielberg.  After directing dozens of films, Steven Spielberg goes home to tell his own story.&nbs…

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Review: ‘Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me’ Reflects Deeply Upon the Perils of Stardom dallasfilmnow.com/2022/11/19…

Review: ‘Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me’ Reflects Deeply Upon the Perils of Stardom

The musical star and actress talks about her many serious, personal challenges in a documentary directed by Alek Keshishian, now streaming on Apple TV+.  Born and raised in Grand Prairie until…

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Strikingly different look back, with filmmaker James Gray. dallasfilmnow.com/2022/11/04…

Review: ‘Armageddon Time,’ Refracting the Past Through the Eyes of a Young Man 

James Gray writes and directs a very personal story, featuring Anne Hathaway, Jeremy Strong and Anthony Hopkins.  The past is a funny thing. It’s always changing.  Filmmaker James G…

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