by David Ferguson | Jan 8, 2026 | Movie Reviews, Movies
Tweet Greetings again from the darkness. We can pick our friends, but not our family or neighbors. However, we can (and do) speculate on and judge our neighbors – and that’s what occurs in this smart little film from writer-director Leon Prudovsky and co-writer Dmitri...
by David Ferguson | Jan 8, 2026 | Movie Reviews, Movies
Tweet Greetings again from the darkness. Chinese filmmaker Bi Gan’s third feature continues his string of visually stunning films and dramatic visual effects. However, this one runs 160 minutes, and seems to be inaccessible to most moviegoers, while the film will...
by David Ferguson | Jan 8, 2026 | Featured Post, Movie Reviews, Movies
Tweet Greetings again from the darkness. Let’s get this out of the way upfront. My only issue with this sequel is that it exists at all. It’s pretty much the definition of a money grab. Why should a successful stage production that lasted about three hours be turned...
by David Ferguson | Jan 5, 2026 | Featured Post, Movie Reviews, Movies
Tweet Greetings again from the darkness. We can only assume there were conspiracy theorists during the time of cavemen since alarmists have existed at every other stage of humanity. It’s intriguing to assume there is more going on ‘behind the curtain’ than what we see...
by David Ferguson | Jan 4, 2026 | Featured Post, Movie Reviews, Movies
Tweet Greetings again from the darkness. What is true human nature? Is there even such a thing? Are we preprogrammed to do the right thing, or is it our nature to hold grudges, seek revenge, and take advantage of every situation? This superb film from Iranian...