John Hawkes and Helen Hunt shine in The Sessions. And LSFF packs in the awards contenders.

This week, we review the sprawling epic Cloud Atlas. And we talk about why some movie adaptations of novels work while others don’t.

This week, we review the radical new adaptation of Wuthering Heights. And we talk about how our expectations of a movie affect the actual viewing experience.

This week, we discuss Ben Afflick’s latest directorial effort as well as an excellent new basketball documentary with strong Dallas ties.

A documentary details how the politics of the Texas School Board works its way into the education system. And the world’s foremost character actor spins a few yarns.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt heads to the future in Looper while Dallas filmmaker Alan Govenar returns to the past for his documentary, The Beat Hotel.

We discuss Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest, plus Bart Weiss talks about the 25th edition of VideoFest.

On this week’s show, we review the Richard Gere Wall Street drama and run through the highlights of this year’s Toronto Film Fest.

This week, we review The Words, starring Bradley Cooper and Jeremy Irons. And we preview five films we’re looking forward to this fall.

Art&Seek’s Stephen Becker and Dallas Morning News movie critic Chris Vognar review David Cronenberg’s new film starring Robert Pattinson and talk about Lawless with the man who wrote the book.