Alex Bentley

When a movie becomes a blockbuster, odds are great that it will soon be followed up by a sequel. 1996’s Twister made almost $250 million in the U.S. alone, so the fact that it’s taken almost 30 years for someone to try to expand upon the world it created is surprising. Even more surprising is that the spiritual sequel, Twisters, doesn’t just go the easy route and play on nostalgia for the original.

Coming-of-age films are a tried-and-true genre, as everyone can relate to the joys, heartbreaks, and difficulties that come when you’re young. What’s mostly been missing from the cinematic landscape are coming-of-age films focused on the LGBTQ community, although that has started to change in recent years. The newest addition to that segment is the affecting Western-set film, National Anthem.

Coming-of-age films are a tried-and-true genre, as everyone can relate to the joys, heartbreaks, and difficulties that come when you’re young. What’s mostly been missing from the cinematic landscape are coming-of-age films focused on the LGBTQ community, although that has started to change in recent years. The newest addition to that segment is the affecting Western-set film, National Anthem.

In "The West That Never Was," artist couple Felice House and Dana Younger take aim at the Western pulp genre, delving into a realm where high and low art converge. With its roots in dime novels, toys and sensationalist storytelling, the Western pulp genre provides fertile ground for reinterpretation through a contemporary lens. Drawing inspiration from its exaggerated aesthetics, House and Younger seek to deconstruct and reimagine these familiar tropes.

It's a packed weekend in and around Fort Worth, with Dickies Arena getting a workout with three big performers.

The circus is back in town — actually, two circuses — to headline another week of events in and around Dallas. Other choices include two big concerts in Arlington, a couple of comedy events, two new local theater productions, and a performance by one of the world's top mediums.

The Deadpool series has been an antidote to the often self-serious or earnest offerings that the Marvel Cinematic Universe has had to offer over the past 16 years. Even though technically not part of the MCU, the R-rated films have joyfully riffed on other comic book hero films while also delivering a level of violence that those films would never dare to show on screen.

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman star in Deadpool & Wolverine. Photo by Jay Maidment. © 2024 20th Century Studios / © and ™ 2024 MARVEL

The Deadpool series has been an antidote to the often self-serious or earnest offerings that the Marvel Cinematic Universe has had to offer over the past 16 years. Even though technically not part of the MCU, the R-rated films have joyfully riffed on other comic book hero films while also delivering a level of violence that those films would never dare to show on screen.

The Deadpool series has been an antidote to the often self-serious or earnest offerings that the Marvel Cinematic Universe has had to offer over the past 16 years. Even though technically not part of the MCU, the R-rated films have joyfully riffed on other comic book hero films while also delivering a level of violence that those films would never dare to show on screen.