by David Ferguson | Oct 7, 2021 | Featured, Movie Reviews, Movies
Greetings again from the darkness. A normal life is no longer possible. The question becomes, how does one go on in the aftermath of an unimaginable (yet all too common) tragedy that takes the life of one’s child? This the feature film debut of writer-director Fran...
by David Ferguson | Oct 7, 2021 | Featured, Movie Reviews, Movies
Greetings again from the darkness. The opening sequence is surreal and a bit creepy, and with it, first time director Valdimar Johannsson accomplishes a couple of things. First, we witness the rugged beauty of rural Iceland, and second, he sets us up for a bizarre...
by David Ferguson | Oct 5, 2021 | Books, Featured
Leonard Maltin has had the career of which most every film critic can only dream. He not only found an audience for his work, he also cultivated relationships with countless movers and shakers in the film industry. On top of all that, he accomplished this by working...
by David Ferguson | Sep 30, 2021 | Movie Reviews, Movies
Greetings again from the darkness. Let’s start with this disclosure: the original Danish film from Gustav Moller was one of my top 5 favorite films of 2018. Even then, I fully expected an Americanized version to happen at some point. The surprise is having director...
by David Ferguson | Sep 30, 2021 | Featured, Movie Reviews, Movies
Greetings again from the darkness. When asked to explain the appeal, many fans of Western movies note how the clear division of good and bad, and right and wrong, allows for easy identification of those to root for, or even admire. Writer-director Potsy Ponciroli...
