The Oak Cliff Film Festival has grown into one of Dallas’s best festivals, the anchor of the festival being The Texas Theatre, and this may be the greatest strength a strength that was on show last year by being the first film fest to feel normal after the pandemic
Author: Daniel Durrett
This Movie Definitely Satisfies The Need for Speed
Flight quarters, Flight quarters… began the phrase that announces to all of the crew in a repetitive silique that flight operations have begun on the ship. 30 years later I can still repeat the entire warning word for word. The moment I first saw Top Gun that’s what I wanted to […]
Ghostbusters Afterlife Honors Legacy
Ghostbusters afterlife may go down as Jason reitman’s greatest directorial work. Yes I know he has had Oscar nominations for other films but to wade through the fan base of the Ghostbusters franchise alone and put out such a connective work is truly astounding. The introduction of the Spengler grandchildren […]
Yellowstone is better late … full stop.
Yellowstone is one of the most anticipated television shows of this fall possibly since the fan base is used to its traditional beginning of Father’s Day as a release date. However, with Taylor Sheridan’s increased production of two additional shows he is helming 1883 the Yellowstone prequel and the Jeremy […]
Black Widow Stings True
Marvel’s forte into the female helmed Black Widow provides all any Marvel fans could want, and more. A female story, starring the female Avenger, check. An Avenger movie directed by a female with a feminine perspective, check. Action showcasing Black Widow’s unique skill set, check. Answering the real questions involving […]
Once Again, Let’s Let Physical: Oak Cliff Film Festival
Real in-person film festivals return to Texas with the Oak Cliff Film Festival. The historic Texas Theatre was abuzz with the traditional slurry of film fans but this film fest started more like a family reunion for the moviegoers have been cut off from the in-person fun of a film fest.
Film in the Texas Foothills
The El Paso Media Fest opens to sold out showings the first night of the festival, which was created by founders Chris Hanna and Daniel Valdez to provide enrichment to the El Paso community through the international exposure of film and media. In only the second year of the annual […]
View of WWII Germany Is Resonant of Mel Brooks
Alternate history is a theme that has existed nearly as long as stories have been captured on cellulose. Very rarely is the historical account retold in such a comedic way? Taika Waititi (What We Do In The Shadows, Thor: Ragnarök) chooses to share a story of World War II through […]
Murphy Reminds Fans About American Cinema’s Blaxploitation Roots
Eddie Muphy’s return to adult comedy is a grand and glorious romp into a slice of his comedic career. All while reminding his audience of the exorbitant heights Rudy Ray Moore’s launched his career from his perseverance and should be celebrated for. Murphy’s audience will receive an education to Rudy […]
Five Reasons Shooter McGavin is More Evil than Darth Vader
At a simple glance, Darth Vader would appear to the average viewer to be the more evil of the pairing, but with a deeper view, I will show you the five traits that prove Shooter McGavin is the MORE Evil villain. Childish Pettiness- Shooter demands that Happy takes his shot […]