Documentary Review: ‘Billy Preston: That’s The Way God Planned It’

Greetings again from the darkness. That electric smile with the front tooth gap always seemed to accompany the amazing keyboard work of the great Billy Preston. This superb documentary from Paris Barclay proves the musicianship was otherworldly, but also...

Documentary Review: ‘Soul Power: The Legend Of The American Basketball Association’

Greetings again from the darkness. I had to have that ball. The red, white, and blue basketball looked so cool whether you were shooting a jumper or spinning it on your finger. And it looked even better when “Dr J” was soaring in for a finger-roll or...

Movie Review: ‘The President’s Cake (from Iraq)’

Greetings again from the darkness. We don’t see a lot of films from Iraq, but if this one from writer-director Hasan Hadi is any indication, the industry there is in fine form with storytelling. While not preachy or heavily politicized, the movie does offer...

Movie Review: ‘Misdirection’

Review by James Lindorf Director Kevin Lewis had a rough start to his career, with his work rarely being received well. Then, in 2021, he had a bit of a breakthrough with the “Five Nights at Freddy’s” knockoff “Willy’s Wonderland,” starring a silent Nicolas...

Movie Review: ‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’

Greetings again from the darkness. Director Gore Verbinski has a diverse oeuvre of films dating back almost thirty years. His work includes the first three “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies, the horror film THE RING (2002), the animated Oscar-winning RANGO...

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