by David Ferguson | Sep 18, 2020 | Featured, Movie Reviews, Movies
Greetings again from the darkness. I’m not sure how to officially protest, but this is writer-director Sean Durkin’s first feature film since the excellent and thought-provoking MARCY MARTHA MAY MARLENE in 2011. Okay, he directed a TV mini-series (“Southcliffe”) in...
by David Ferguson | Sep 18, 2020 | Featured, Movie Reviews, Movies
Greetings again from the darkness. Even though death is imminent for each of us, we don’t all get the opportunity to say goodbye to loved ones. For those who do, it may not go as smoothly as they’d imagined. This is especially true if they are choosing to end things...
by David Ferguson | Sep 15, 2020 | Featured, Movie Reviews, Movies
Greetings again from the darkness. The temptation here is to compare director William Olsson’s latest film to FIFTY SHADES OF GREY. While the two films do share the foundation of best-selling adult erotica novels, this film is darker and grittier, and doesn’t treat...
by David Ferguson | Sep 10, 2020 | Featured, Movie Reviews, Movies
Greetings again from the darkness. Does penning and recording a feminist anthem warrant a film biopic? Well, when the singer is Helen Reddy and the song is “I Am Woman”, the answer is a resounding yes. This is director Unjoo Moon’s first narrative feature film, and...
by David Ferguson | Sep 10, 2020 | Featured, Movie Reviews, Movies
Greetings again from the darkness. “Everybody loves somebody sometime.” So sang the great Dean Martin. But what about the exception that proves the rule? Writer-director Jon Stevenson (in his directorial debut) offers up David, a 40 year old lonely heart, who is a...
