MOVIE BUFF-ET: Hamm delivers star power in suspenseful ‘Beirut’
If you feel like sitting at the adult table this weekend at the movie theater but still want a bit of action with your main course, consider Beirut.
Section: Columns & Features
How to watch the 2018 Joe Martin Stage Race
The four-day race begins Thursday and ends Sunday afternoon near the downtown Fayetteville Square.
MOVIE BUFF-ET: ‘A Quiet Place’ delivers intense chills despite familiar storyline
John Krasinski’s latest film is a winning chunk of sci-fi/horror that is not only intense and scary, but also contains a subtle message that fathers in particular and families in general should take to heart.
MOVIE BUFF-ET: Spielberg returns to adventure movie roots with ‘Ready Player One’
It’s appropriate Steven Spielberg’s latest movie Ready Player One is in theaters on Easter weekend because the movie is essentially one big Easter egg hunt.
REVIEW: TheatreSquared’s “Vietgone” takes an Arkansas story to new places
We need to embrace when local stories are globalized and told well in the process, and that’s something we can all celebrate in Vietgone.
MOVIE BUFF-ET: Boyega’s everyman quality buoys schlocky ‘Pacific Rim: Uprising’
If you just want to see things go crash and boom, then you might have some fun with Pacific Rim: Uprising.
MOVIE BUFF-ET: ‘Gringo’ wrings boredom out of action-comedy premise
The film is a messy misfire that’s ultimately not funny enough to pass as a comedy nor thrilling enough to cash in as an action flick.
MOVIE BUFF-ET: Chilly lead performance guns down ‘Red Sparrow’
Red Sparrow is not as dark and disgusting as last fall’s Mother, but it is laboriously convoluted and just plain tiring to watch.
MOVIE BUFF-ET: Movie Buff takes a crack at the 2018 Oscar predictions
Sunday night the Academy of Motion Picture of Arts and Sciences will host the 90th edition of The Oscars.
MOVIE BUFF-ET: Black Panther stalking big numbers at the box office
The film’s strong design elements from the set decorations to the colorful and expressive costumes to the tribal yet modern soundtrack by Ludwig Goransson fit together nearly flawlessly for a wonderful cinematic experience.
Giveaway: RENT, March 2 at Walton Arts Center
Win tickets to the opening night performance of RENT, coming to Walton Arts Center March 2-4, 2018.
MOVIE BUFF-ET: Controversial ‘Peter Rabbit’ a sensitive issue for some parents
If you pay much attention to movie news, then you have already heard about the controversy stemming from director Will Gluck’s comedy Peter Rabbit.
MOVIE BUFF-ET: 2018 Oscar-nominated short films showing this week at AMC Fiesta Square
Two compilations featuring the 2018 Oscar-nominated short films are playing this week at the AMC Fiesta Square Theater in Fayetteville.
REVIEW: ‘An American in Paris’ presents a ballet show wrapped in a musical via production now at WAC
“Audience members watching the show’s Fayetteville debut went to a ballet, and a musical broke out.”
A love letter to the castle at Wilson Park
The Wilson Park Castle has inspired generations of Fayetteville children, teenagers, and adults for nearly 40 years.
MOVIE BUFF-ET: Hostiles: Strong performances undercut by poor story craft
Though set near the end of the of Old West period, the film details the trials of dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder at a time when the term had not been coined.
REVIEW: ‘The Humans’ an uncommon look at humanity’s common conditions
The Humans is a dense, slice-of-life look at the troubling realities of being human. It’s at times viciously funny, and at other times just plain vicious in the way the family members treat each other.
MOVIE BUFF-ET: ‘The Shape of Water’ proves worthy of its 13 Oscar nominations
The film is simply enchanting.
Giveaway: Win Tickets to Black Hearts Ball, Crystal Bridges’ Anti-Valentine’s Day Party!
Break up with your traditional Valentine’s Day plans, and join Crystal Bridges for Artinfusion’s sixth annual Black Hearts Ball! Here’s a chance to win tickets.
MOVIE BUFF-ET: ‘The Post’ tells important story conventionally well
Telling the story of the Pentagon Papers today is particularly relevant for obvious reasons.
MOVIE BUFF-ET: Entertaining dialogue strengthens Sorkin’s ‘Molly’s Game’
Sorkin wrote the script based on the tell-all memoir of Molly Bloom’s escapades as the runner of high-stakes poker games first in Hollywood and later in New York that featured money in amounts most viewers can only dream of.
MOVIE BUFF-ET: Anticipated films make January mixed bag not so bad
January is an odd time for movie going.
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