by David Ferguson | Mar 14, 2019 | Featured, Movie Reviews, Movies
ICEMAN (Der Mann aus dem Eis, 2019) Greetings again from the darkness. Some writers struggle with how to end their story. In this case, writer-director Felix Randau had his ending served up in newspaper headlines almost 30 years ago, and his challenge was to come up...
by David Ferguson | Mar 7, 2019 | Featured, Movie Reviews, Movies
Greetings again from the darkness. So many are haunted by the past – unable to move beyond either having been dealt a bad hand or having created one through their own actions. The film opens on a gaunt Steve (JK Simmons), alone in his apartment, and seemingly barely...
by David Ferguson | Mar 7, 2019 | Featured, Movie Reviews, Movies, SXSW
Greetings again from the darkness. So much trust goes into a marriage. We try to choose someone we can imagine growing old with, and also whose morals are in line with our own … especially if raising kids is part of the plan. Of course sometimes things don’t work out...
by David Ferguson | Mar 7, 2019 | Featured, Movie Reviews, Movies
Greetings again from the darkness. “I publish to be read.” Those are the words of Elena Ferrante, an Italian writer who is committed to having her work speak for itself. She has eschewed the celebrity status that typically accompanies best-selling authors. Where...
by David Ferguson | Mar 5, 2019 | Featured, Movie Reviews, Movies
Greetings again from the darkness. Girl Power! Not only does this serve as an origin story for Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel, but Anna Boden becomes the first female director of a Marvel movie (she co-directed with Ryan Fleck, and they previously collaborated on IT”S...
