by David Ferguson | Dec 24, 2021 | Featured, Movie Reviews, Movies
Greetings again from the darkness. We’ve heard it many times: show it, don’t tell it. Iranian (and France-based) writer-director Reza Riahi takes the advice to heart with this stunning tale of the impact of history, the desire to live, and the entrenchment of love …...
by David Ferguson | Dec 24, 2021 | Featured, Movie Reviews, Movies
Greetings again from the darkness. The confounding part about screen adaptions of great and familiar literary works is that we have each already formed our mental images of characters and setting. Adapting Shakespeare’s 400 year old play is Joel Coen (4 time Oscar...
by David Ferguson | Dec 21, 2021 | Featured, Movie Reviews, Movies
Greetings again from the darkness. One could view being number four in a trilogy as similar to being the ‘third wheel’ on a date. Or one could view it as a new beginning, with a familiar foundation. Your way of viewing will likely depend on whether you choose the red...
by David Ferguson | Dec 21, 2021 | Featured, Movie Reviews, Movies
Greetings again from the darkness. Pulitzer Prize winning novelist and journalist JR Moehringer published his memoir in 2005. Fortunately for him, it led to his being in high demand to pen the memoirs of others. Unfortunately for us, it also led to George Clooney...
by David Ferguson | Dec 21, 2021 | Featured, Movie Reviews, Movies
Greetings again from the darkness. When an animated movie for kids banks over $600 million at the box office, we wouldn’t expect 5 years to pass before the sequel appears. But that’s exactly what has occurred with writer-director Garth Jennings’ follow-up to his...
