by David Ferguson | Sep 16, 2024 | Featured Post, Movie Reviews, Movies
Tweet Greetings again from the darkness. The second annual IT CAME FROM TEXAS FILM FESTIVAL was held September 13-15 at the Plaza Theatre in Garland, Texas. The festival salutes films made in Texas illustrating the Independent Texas spirit. This year’s showcase...
by David Ferguson | Sep 14, 2024 | Featured Post, Movie Reviews, Movies
TweetGreetings again from the darkness. Eighteen-year-old Elliott is counting down the twenty-two days remaining until she leaves home for her freshman year of college. For anyone who was once 18 or has raised an 18-year-old, you know that 22 days is the future....
by David Ferguson | Sep 12, 2024 | Featured Post, Movie Reviews, Movies
Tweet Greetings again from the darkness. Screenwriter Sarah Conradt must think mothers possess superhero emotional strength, if we are to judge by her two most recent films – this one and MOTHER’S INSTINCT (also 2024). In this feature film directorial debut from...
by David Ferguson | Sep 12, 2024 | Featured Post, Movie Reviews, Movies
Tweet THE CRITIC (2024) Greetings again from the darkness. After the lukewarm reception at last year’s Toronto Film Festival, and complaints about the ending, director Anand Tucker (SHOPGIRL 2005, HILLARY AND JACKIE 1998) called the cast back for re-shoots. Oscar...
by David Ferguson | Sep 8, 2024 | Featured Post, Movie Reviews, Movies
Tweet Greetings again from the darkness. Many of us (perhaps too many) are drawn to the dark side – topics that dig into the ugly side of human nature that Mr. Rogers mostly avoided in his neighborhood. A quick look at the popularity of true crime shows provides proof...
