by David Ferguson | Dec 12, 2022 | Featured, Movie Reviews, Movies
Greetings again from the darkness. The expert photography and artistic approach taken by Shaunak Sen in his documentary is quite something to behold, even as the message may be a bit heavy-handed. His opening shot perfectly captures all of this, as a sea of rats...
by David Ferguson | Dec 10, 2022 | Featured, Movie Reviews, Movies
Greetings again from the darkness. Brendan Fraser deserves an Oscar nomination. There’s a sentence I never even imagined writing. If you recall (and you are excused if you don’t), Mr. Fraser’s early acting career is noted for such ‘prestige’ films as ENCINO MAN...
by David Ferguson | Dec 8, 2022 | Featured, Movie Reviews, Movies
Greetings again from the darkness. Looking for someone to create the opposite of a whimsical childhood fairy tale? The obvious answer is filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (an Oscar winner). He has built his career on delivering dark thrillers that dig into the recesses of...
by David Ferguson | Dec 8, 2022 | Featured, Movie Reviews, Movies
Greetings again from the darkness. Writer-director Sam Mendes won an Oscar for AMERICAN BEAUTY (1999), and has directed other popular movies, including ROAD TO PERDITION (2002) and a couple of James Bond films: SPECTRE (2015) and SKYFALL (2012). This is his first...
by David Ferguson | Dec 8, 2022 | Featured, Movie Reviews, Movies
Greetings again from the darkness. Persistence. It’s the word used to describe “runners” by the man known for tracking the slaves who try to escape the abusive treatment and back-breaking work of plantations. However, the word can also be used to describe how the...
