Movie Review: ‘Elyse’

Movie Review: ‘Elyse’

Greetings again from the darkness. We aren’t sure what to make of Elyse Bridges as we are first getting to know her. She seems a bit unstable and unpredictable, and even her husband Steven and her mother are at a loss with how to get along with her. The Bridges live...
Documentary Review: ‘Zappa’

Documentary Review: ‘Zappa’

Greetings again from the darkness. Frank Zappa’s music was never considered mainstream. His songs were rarely played on the radio. In his entire career, he charted one Top 40 song, and that was driven by his daughter. To some, he was known as a political activist and...
Movie Review: ‘Uncle Frank’

Movie Review: ‘Uncle Frank’

Greetings again from the darkness. Alan Ball has been behind such high profile projects as Best Picture Oscar winner AMERICAN BEAUTY (1999), “Six Feet Under”, and “True Blood”. This time, he is writer-director-producer for a film that he partially based on his own...