I’m not exactly a horse guy, so I wondered if the subject matter of Wild Horse, Wild Ride would be of exculsive interest to those who are emotionally invested in the subject matter. It turns out, once again, that in the documentary film genre, good storytelling rules the day. Directors Alex Dawson and Greg Gricus [...]

RCC Rating: Worth Full Price On Opening Weekend As if by way of a perfect confluence of events, the Asian Film Festival of Dallas presented “9500 Liberty,” a documentary film by Annabel Park and Eric Byler, at the Angelika Theater Center on July 28, 2010. This screening and panel discussion took place on the very day that [...]

Picture a man, alone in a room of white walls and floors, but no visible ceiling. Upon the walls and floor are dozens upon dozens of small phallic icons which, when pressed, produce various household items of no particular value to the entrapped, pajama-clad, middle-aged Japanese man with the Dorothy Hamill-circa 1976 haircut–and then ask [...]

My first exposure to this year’s Asian American Film Festival at the Landmark Magnolia Theater in Dallas is a Malaysian production which explores several very genuine and touching stories of the heart, set in the context of a school competition called “Talentime”. Writer/director Yasmin Ahmad has crafted a memorable tale of love, loss and redemption [...]

“Ticked Off Trannies with Knives” leaves little doubt what you’re in for when you enter the theater, and delivers so much more.

Director Ridley Scott has taken a gritty, funny, frequently somber and shockingly refreshing turn at the English legend. Russell Crowe’s solid portrayal of Robin Hood is even more endearing as a man driven by limited options following years of fighting the Crusades…

Lou Diamond Phillips came home to Texas for the world premiere of his new film “Transparency”, a featured presentation at the 2010 Dallas International Film Festival, and the University of Texas at Arlington alum got the chance to revel in the reaction of the hometown crowd. While Phillips is the star attraction of this ambitious [...]

Neil Truglio’s “We Are the Sea” is a thoughtful, intelligent film, though not particularly well suited to moviegoers who require instant gratification. The film introduces Sean (Jeff Childress) as he is frantically attempting to clean up a large blood stain on the carpet, and then on the phone, and then the wall. We are left [...]

While the intractable American political punditry continues to squabble over climate science validity, filmmaker Michael Nash has been traversing the planet, looking into the faces of people whose entire way of life has been obliterated by the changing face of our world. Director/screenwriter Nash has spent over two years collecting and corroborating data from the [...]

“Sweet Science: A Boxing Documentary”is a sports film with such power, pain and promise that it defies hyperbole. The seven-year odyssey of Dallas, Texas’ Oak Cliff Boxing Club and Coach Greg Hatley is painstakingly detailed by filmmaker Chris Howell through times of trial and triumph, grief and glory, labor and loss. We watch as Hatley [...]