AltWeeklies Wire
One Sharp Machetenew
Robert Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis made a real movie out of a fake movie trailer he created in 2007. The result is Machete, a satirical, over-the-top sendup of the immigration debate.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
09-01-2010 |
Reviews
Adrian Santiago Hits the Marketnew
A DVD release gives an unexpected boost to a first-time Texas filmmaker.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
08-20-2010 |
Reviews
Texas Shale Keeps Bubblingnew
The latest study of gas drilling's effects on air quality has convinced almost no one.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Peter Gorman |
08-20-2010 |
Environment
Downwinders on the Risenew
They financed it with baked goods and garage sales, but a North Texas environmental group has pursued its clean-air crusade for more than 20 years -- and won some major victories.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Eric Griffey |
08-20-2010 |
Environment
Tags: Jim Schermbeck
The Bali/Julia Project: Eat, Pray, Lovenew
The best-selling memoir becomes a pretty travelogue and not much else.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
08-20-2010 |
Reviews
Charlie St. Cloud: Sailing Takes Me Awaynew
Zac Efron stumbles — and we learn — in this weeper.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
08-09-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Burr Steers, Charlie St. Cloud
Middle Men: The Internet Is for Pornnew
This movie is for cheap moralism and bad history.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
08-09-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: George Gallo, Middle Men
Ticked Off About 'Ticked Off Trannies With Knives'new
Transgender activists took to the streets to oppose a Texas-made movie -- and made it more successful than ever.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jimmy Fowler |
08-06-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Dinner for Schmucks: American Idiotnew
The best part of this film may be the opening credit sequence, showing the construction of an elaborate stuffed-mouse diorama. The rest of this spottily funny comedy isn’t so meticulous, but it does have some moments.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
08-03-2010 |
Reviews
The Kids Are All Right: Laser Has Two Mommiesnew
This loving portrait of the most normal of unconventional families is a luminous masterpiece of American cinema.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
08-02-2010 |
Reviews
Unmasking the Pollutersnew
MacArthur "Genius" award winner Wilma Subra could be making great money in industry. Instead, she's using her scientific skills to work for threatened communities.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Wendy Lyons Sunshine |
08-02-2010 |
Environment
Tags: Environment, Wilma Subra
Your Mom Loves You Too Much, Cyrusnew
If you’ve had your fill of comedies about men unable or unwilling to grow up, check out Cyrus. This lo-fi comedy with big-name stars takes that notion to a logical extreme, in a distinctively funny way.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
07-14-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Cyrus, Jay and Mark Duplass
'Inception' Puts You in a Sleeper Holdnew
Christopher Nolan’s latest film takes the connection between movies and dreams straight on, and the result is one of the trippiest summer blockbusters in recent memory.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
07-14-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Inception, Christopher Nolan
Guns, Government and Elvis: as Texan as Chicken-Fried Steaknew
Among the groups who can bypass metal detectors at the Texas Capitol: legislators; state workers; and those who have concealed-carry licenses. No joke.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Dave McNeely |
07-14-2010 |
Commentary
Keyboard Commandosnew
The folks who threaten political violence aren't hiding -- they're tweeting and posting.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Justine Sharrock |
07-02-2010 |
Civil Liberties
