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The Big Screen: Reviewing ‘Cloud Atlas,’ Plus the Tricks of Adapting Novels
This week, Art&Seek’s Stephen Becker and Dallas Morning News movie critic Chris Vognar review the sprawling epic Cloud Atlas. And we talk about why some movie adaptations of novels work while...
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The Big Screen: Reviewing ‘The Sessions,’ Previewing Lone Star Film Fest
This week, Art&Seek’s Stephen Becker and Dallas Morning News movie critic Chris Vognar review The Sessions, starring John Hawkes and Helen Hunt. And Lone Star Film Festival director Alec Jhangiani...
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The Big Screen: Reviewing ‘Skyfall,’ Plus Words with Aaron Paul
This week, Art&Seek’s Stephen Becker and Dallas Morning News movie critic Chris Vognar review Skyfall (best James Bond movie ever?). And Aaron Paul (a.k.a. Jesse Pinkman of Breaking Bad fame)...
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The Big Screen: Talking ‘Lincoln’ and Other Political Movies
This week, Art&Seek’s Stephen Becker and Dallas Morning News movie critic Chris Vognar review Lincoln, Steven Spielberg’s film about the 16th president and the 13th Amendment. And we carry that...
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The Big Screen: Thanksgiving Movie Bonanza
This week, Art&Seek’s Stephen Becker and Dallas Morning News movie critic Chris Vognar quick hit a heavy movie slate for Thanksgiving, touching on Silver Linings Playbook, The Life of Pi and Anna...
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The Big Screen: Hitchcock
This week, Art&Seek’s Stephen Becker and Dallas Morning News movie critic Chris Vognar devote the entire show to Alfred Hitchcock. In the first segment, we review the new movie Hitchcock with SMU...
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The Big Screen: Reviewing ‘Bad Kids Go to Hell,’ A Chat With Val Kilmer
This week, Art&Seek’s Stephen Becker and Dallas Morning News movie critic Chris Vognar review Bad Kids Go to Hell, a high-school horror film made by a couple of Dallas filmmakers. And we talk to...
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The Big Screen: Reviewing ‘The Hobbit’
This week, Art&Seek’s Stephen Becker and Dallas Morning News movie critic Chris Vognar review The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. And with The Campaign out on DVD this week, we take a look back at...
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The Big Screen: Reviewing ‘Django Unchained,’ A Chat with Judd Apatow
This week, Art&Seek’s Stephen Becker and Dallas Morning News movie critic Chris Vognar discuss Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained. Does it shine a light on a difficult time in America’s past, or...
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The Big Screen: The Year in Movies, Reviewing ‘Promised Land’
This week, Art&Seek’s Stephen Becker and Dallas Morning News movie critic Chris Vognar discuss the year in movies, including the trends, memorable performances, disappointments and, of course,...
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The Big Screen: Reviewing ‘Zero Dark Thirty,’ Previewing 2013
This week, Art&Seek’s Stephen Becker and Dallas Morning News movie critic Chris Vognar discuss Zero Dark Thirty, director Kathryn Bigelow’s behind-the-scenes look at the hunt for Osama bin Laden....
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The Big Screen: Talking Oscar Nominations, Reviewing ‘Gangster Squad’
This week, Art&Seek’s Stephen Becker and Dallas Morning News movie critic Chris Vognar discuss the Oscar nominations (can you believe the directing category?). And we review Gangster Squad, which...
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The Big Screen: A Chat with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Reviewing ‘Amour’
This week, Art&Seek’s Stephen Becker and Dallas Morning News movie critic Chris Vognar talk to Arnold Schwarzenegger and Johnny Knoxville about their new film, The Last Stand (plus plenty of other...
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The Big Screen: Reviewing ‘West of Memphis,’ Our Oscar Countdown Begins
This week, Art&Seek’s Stephen Becker and Dallas Morning News movie critic Chris Vognar talk about the documentary West of Memphis. And we begin our look at the major Oscar categories with a...
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The Big Screen: Reviewing ‘Stand Up Guys,’ Assessing the Supporting Actor Field
This week, Art&Seek’s Stephen Becker and Dallas Morning News movie critic Chris Vognar review Stand Up Guys, starring Christopher Walken, Al Pacino and Alan Arkin. And we continue our look at the...
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The Big Screen: Reviewing ‘Side Effects,’ Assessing the Best Actress Field
This week, Art&Seek’s Stephen Becker and Dallas Morning News movie critic Chris Vognar review Side Effects, the film Steven Soderbergh has said will be his last. And we continue our look at the...
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The Big Screen: Reviewing ‘The Playroom,’ Talking Best Actor
This week, Art&Seek’s Stephen Becker and Dallas Morning News movie critic Chris Vognar review the locally made The Playroom. And we continue our look at the major Oscar categories with a breakdown...
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The Big Screen: Oscars Spectacular!
This week, Art&Seek’s Stephen Becker and Dallas Morning News movie critic Chris Vognar wrap up this year’s Oscar forecasting with a look at the best picture and director prizes. Plus, we bat around...
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The Big Screen: Reviewing an Important Doc, Assessing the Oscars
This week, Art&Seek’s Stephen Becker and Dallas Morning News movie critic Chris Vognar break down A Place at the Table, an effective new documentary that asks why 50 million Americans are hungry....
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The Big Screen: Reviewing ‘Oz: The Great and Powerful,’ Previewing SXSW
This week, Art&Seek’s Stephen Becker and Dallas Morning News movie critic Chris Vognar argue the merits of Oz: The Great and Powerful (not everyone’s on board with this one). And we run through...
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