Movie Review: ‘Couture’

Greetings again from the darkness. “The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” It’s a famous adage that easily could continue with ‘through no fault of their own’ … and as it pertains to writer-director Alice Winocour’s (MUSTANG, 2015) latest film,...

Movie Review: ‘Lone Rider’

Dances With Films LA – closing night film Greetings again from the darkness. We discover a certain guilty pleasure in following a lost soul millennial as he searches for meaning, connection, or some reason to exist. The film from writer-director Adam Jumba...

Movie Review: ‘The Get Out’

Greetings again from the darkness. So what is it that differentiates this one from the many other crime-comedies that have come before? The truth is … not much, but maybe just enough to keep fans of the genre tuned in. It certainly has an intriguing cast,...

Documentary Review: ‘Peter Asher: Everywhere Man’

Greetings again from the darkness. This documentary opens with Steve Martin sitting on the sofa conversing with his friend Peter Asher. An early point is made that defining or labeling Peter Asher is a bit challenging, and co-directors Daniel Geller and...

Movie Review: ‘Supergirl’

Greetings again from the darkness. Craig Gillespie previously directed I, TONYA (2017) and LARS AND THE REAL GIRL (2007), among other projects, and it’s perhaps those two films – both featuring odd outsiders – that motivated producer James Gunn to choose him...

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