Alexandyr Kent
The Shreveport Times
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KENT: On happiness, movies and chasing one’s hat
I often talk about moviegoing as a pursuit of happiness. I suppose I mean two things by this. → Read More
Life outside a screen of one’s own
I suspect there are those who feel content by using their phones to engage modern life. Social media affords them stronger, more participatory roles in their friends’ lives. Photos can be shared to show what th → Read More
What kind of moviegoer are you?
A moviegoer is someone who does more than just go to the movies. It’s someone seeking a return on an admission-priced investment. Someone seeking an escape. Someone seeking a shared experience. Or someone who w → Read More
I’m Batman? You’re Batman? We’ll all Batman.
Are we just kinda cosplaying because it’s fun, or are we escaping the everyday through costume because it’s kinda necessary? → Read More
Science on Screen fact-checks ‘The Martian’
This week we celebrated one of my favorite days at Robinson Film Center: National Evening of Science on Screen. On Tuesday, March 22, nineteen art house theaters nationwide viewed movies through the lens of sci → Read More
Who needs a movie theater to see movies anymore?
Are movie-lovers entering an age of total, unrestricted access? Have streaming services like Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu – that have new competitors in apps from HBO and Showtime – fully opened up an on-demand wo → Read More
Three movies to make you a better adult
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” Who asked me that question first? Was it my high school guidance counselor? My mother? My father? Tony Soprano? Whatever its source, I hear it repeated often in movies. These movies often are coming-of-age tales, so the lead characters are being pushed to step from the world of youth into a world of wisdom. They venture away from the nest alone. Take… → Read More
Kent: Downtown moviegoing getting new marquee look
It took 274 gifts and nine months to get to this point, and it’s an exciting one. → Read More
Lizzie’s ‘Brave Heart’ inspires hope for change
It’s no secret that the Internet can be an openly cruel place. Lurking beneath that bridge of anonymity, trolls can scream out from the darkness and do some very real damage. → Read More
Don’t trust your toaster and other sci-fi truths
The easiest way to define sci-fi is in relation to a single author’s work. Explore short stories of Philip K. Dick Feb. 11 at Robinson Film Center’s Book Lovers Supper Club. → Read More
Sci-fi promises a future we can never quite reach
A step unknowingly into a row of science fiction led to endless discoveries. → Read More
Movies of the night offer varying chills
I spend a lot of time in darkness, and this isn’t something I just confess to my therapist. → Read More
Kent: Five great movies for a chilly winter
I know it’s hard to believe, but I’m from a land where the words “below zero” are said with affection. → Read More
Kent: The force of happiness is awake
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” rejuvenate an American pastime older than Harrison Ford? → Read More
Kent: The top movies of 2015 are a mystery no more
At midnight, our planet celebrates another Copernican revolution and will have nothing but a waning moon to kiss. (That opener sounded way, way less French in my head.) → Read More
Three great memories from the theater
My relationship with the theater began when I was 2 or 3. → Read More
Kent: When an old film noir style colors something new
Let’s take another plunge into a style that has set a distinct tone for crime storytelling: film noir. → Read More
Kent: ‘It’s the end of the world’ and other great sci-fi moments
During the next few weeks, we’ll be looking at exemplary movies from genres that too often get a bad rap. → Read More