Charles Ealy
Charles Ealy is a former movies editor for The Dallas Morning News and Austin American-Statesman.
Film event: AFS will screen two documentaries about famed Texas writers
The Austin Film Society will be highlighting two documentaries about two great Texas writers this weekend, with a two-day event at its cinemas on Middle Fiskville Road.
On July 22,...
Film review: Enigmatic ‘Murina’ explores boiling tensions on an idyllic isle
“Murina” has a distinctive European feel, a slow-burning tale about a 17-year-old who seems perfectly suited to the seagoing ways of her seemingly idyllic Croatian island home.
In a one-piece...
Film review: ‘Deep in the Heart’ is a loving portrait of Texas nature
A new film from a Texas writer and director should be seen by everyone who cares about the environment and the protection of wildlife and wild places. It’s called...
Film review: ‘Benediction’ brings to life the poetry of Siegfried Sassoon
British director Terence Davies is considered to be legendary by some film critics, but he’s probably the least-known legend in movie history.
His latest, “Benediction,” looks at the poetry and...
Film review: Two new docs take on the legacy or New Orleans music
Two new New Orleans music documentaries are opening in Austin in the next two weeks — “Take Me to the River: New Orleans” and “Jazz Fest: A New Orleans...
Film review: ‘Happening’ takes viewers down a harrowing road
In a way, “Happening” couldn’t be more timely for U.S. audiences, although the events depicted in the new film from director Audrey Diwan take place in France in 1963.
The...