Indie film producer Jeff Culotta has had a truly singular path, which ranges from Lawrence Welk to Richard Kelly to Bobcat Goldthwait, and we get to all of it on this week’s A La Carte. Jeff discusses growing up in Abilene, Texas, and rebelling against his Air Force colonel father;...
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Breakfast All Day Podcast
Breakfast All Day Podcast: A La Carte With John Lang
Independent film producer John Lang and I have lots of Texas connections in common, so we had a great time reminiscing in this sprawling Breakfast All Day A La Carte interview. John talks about growing up in suburban Dallas during peak ’90s Cowboys, studying at the University of Texaswhere he...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — Running With Beto
It’s easy to see the allure of Beto O’Rourke after watching the documentary “Running With Beto,” which follows the former Texas congressman’s unsuccessful attempt to unseat incumbent U.S. Senator Ted Cruz. He’s young, enthusiastic and affable. He’s got a bit of that JFK and Obama magic — the same charisma...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez Story
The documentary “A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez Story” follows a young woman’s journey from insecure bullying victim to internationally acclaimed motivational speaker and lobbyist. Velasquez — who was born with a syndrome that gave her striking facial features and makes it difficult for her to gain weight — radiates...
Read moreBoyhood
IFC Films R for language including sexual references, and for teen drug and alcohol use. Running time: 162 minutes. Four stars out of four. Simply as a piece of experimental filmmaking, “Boyhood” would have been fascinating. What Richard Linklater did was so inspired, so risky, and it could have gone...
Read moreWhat the Flick?! — Boyhood
All of us were moved and wowed by Richard Linklater’s ambitious and profound film following the life of a Texas boy from first grade through freshman year in college. Solely as an experiment — shooting with the same actors in snippets at a time over a 12-year period — “Boyhood”...
Read moreRevisiting Five Most — Texas Movies
So I just got back in town after visiting Dallas for my 20-year reunion at Southern Methodist University. I would have posted something over the weekend, but I was too busy cramming queso and Shiner Bock into my grill. Apologies for the absence. But being there reminded me of a...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — All the Boys Love Mandy Lane
The long-awaited teen horror flick finally hits theaters after a seven-year delay, achieving a bit of a cult fascination in the process. Was Mandy Lane worth the wait? My RogerEbert.com review. Read the review here...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — Ain’t Them Bodies Saints
“Ain’t Them Bodies Saints” is a devastatingly beautiful film with an absolutely terrible title. It borrows more than a tad from Terrence Malick but also heralds the emergence of a talented filmmaker in David Lowery. My review for RogerEbert.com. Read the review here...
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