Mexican-American filmmaker Alejandra Vasquez returns to her hometown of Denver City, Texas, to document the effects of the boom-and-bust economic cycles of the oil industry on the single-source economy of that town. Denver City is in West Texas, just Southwest Lubbock, near the New Mexico border. It is in the middle of nowhere if you… Continue reading WHEN IT’S GOOD, IT’S GOOD (Documentary Short)
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SLIM PICKINS
Watch the unlikely story of a man (Jahmicah Dawes) who knows little about the outdoors but decides to open up an outdoor outfitter store. Also, he happens to be a black man in the small Texas town of Stephenville, where they had a Klan rally as recently as 2007. This charming video documents the warm-hearted… Continue reading SLIM PICKINS
FIRESTARTER
Since Stephen King’s novel, Firestarter, was first published in 1980, the acclaimed and popular story inspired one cinematic adaptation in 1984, and a straight-to-television sequel in 2002. Though I have never watched the sequel, I do recall getting frightened and disturbed by the first movie version which stars E.T.’s Drew Barrymore. Of course, at the… Continue reading FIRESTARTER
DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS
Dr. Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) casts a forbidden spell that opens the doorway to the multiverse, including alternate versions of himself, whose threat to humanity is too great for the combined forces of Strange, Wong (Benedict Wong), and Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) (IMDB). I am a science fiction junkie and have seen all the Marvel… Continue reading DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS
FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE
Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) assigns Newt (Eddie Redmayne) and his allies with a mission related to the rising power of Grindewald (Mads Middelsen) (IMDB). I must admit that I am an absolutely science fiction junkie and have seen all the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films. Therefore, I was looking forward to seeing this next… Continue reading FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE
THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT
In this action-packed comedy, Nicolas Cage plays Nick Cage, channeling his iconic characters as he’s caught between a superfan (Pedro Pascal) and a CIA agent (Tiffany Haddish) (IMDB). I honestly thought at the outset this film was going to be another stupid “guy” film. Boy was I wrong. Sure, it takes a while to kick… Continue reading THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT
NORTHMAN
From visionary director Robert Eggers comes The Northman, an action-filled epic that follows a young Viking prince, Amleth (Alexander Skarsgard), on his quest to avenge his father’s murder (IMDB). I was resigned in knowing this film was going to be graphic and gory but that turned out to be an understatement. This is one of… Continue reading NORTHMAN
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
An aging Chinese immigrant, Evelyn Wang (Michelle Yeoh) is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save the world by exploring other universes connecting with the lives she could have led (IMDB). This film starts at a somewhat slow pace but then it explodes into a whirlwind of multi-dimensional settings. Yeoh give… Continue reading EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS
El largometraje reciente de Marvel a finales de 2021, Spider-Man: No Way Home nos mostró personajes que iban de universos paralelos y ahora Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness está ambientado en varios universos a la vez. Como secuela de Doctor Strange (2016), este guión del guionista Michael Waldron (Loki, 2021, Rick and Morty)… Continue reading DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS
Review of “Summer: The Donna Summer Musical”
There are three cast members as “Donna” who bring the story to life of the late musical artist Donna Summer in “Summer: The Donna Summer Musical” currently performed through May 8, 2022 at the Bass Concert Hall in Austin, TX as part of Texas Performing Arts’ Broadway in Austin 2021-2022 season.The Donnas — played by… Continue reading Review of “Summer: The Donna Summer Musical”