Review by James Lindorf Author Adam Cesare is quite prolific; his first novel was published in 2012, and his 16th in 2024. His first attempt at a story in the young adult genre was 2020’s “Clown in a Cornfield,” which won that year’s Bram Stoker Award for...
Greetings again from the darkness. Show or tell … films tend to lean one direction or the other. Visuals are obviously the key to the popularity of superhero movies and comic book adaptations, while on the other end of the spectrum we have ‘Mamet-speak.’...
Greetings again from the darkness. Purchasing a home is often called ‘The American Dream.’ For Josh and Rachel, it’s even more special when their son, 6-year-old Max, refers to their new place as “a mansion”. Sometimes (especially in movies) dreams turn into...
Greetings again from the darkness. Fourteen years spent teaching advanced degree architectural students at Columbia led to her being denied tenure, so Ada Karmi-Melamede did what any self-respecting and incredibly talented architect would do … she quit the...
Directed by: Francis Lawrence Screenplay by: JT Mollner Based on the Novel by: Stephen King Produced by: Roy Lee, Steven Schneider, Francis Lawrence, Cameron MacConomy Cast: Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Garrett Wareing, Tut Nyuot, Charlie Plummer, Ben...
Directed By: Ethan Coen Written By: Ethan Coen & Tricia Cooke Producers: Ethan Coen, Tricia Cooke, Robert Graf, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner Cast: Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza, Charlie Day, Billy Eichner, and Chris Evans Genre: Dark Comedy Synopsis: HONEY...
Genre: Epic Action-Adventure Cast: Mason Thames, Gerard Butler, Nico Parker, Nick Frost, Julian Dennison, Gabriel Howell, Bronwyn James, Harry Trevaldwyn, Ruth Codd, Peter Serafinowicz, Murray McArthur Written and directed by: Dean DeBlois Producers: Marc...
Greetings again from the darkness. There may have been a movie that surprised me more than this one during 2024, but off the top of my head, I can’t think of one. My expectations were low for a film based on the true story of a British boy band pop star...
Greetings again from the darkness. There are a few actors who regularly take on roles that leave us hoping they are nothing like those characters in real life. Willem Dafoe comes to mind, but the president of that club would be Nicolas Cage. Over the last 18...
Review by James Lindorf It has been seven years since the trio of Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, and Paul Feig surprised audiences everywhere with their hit adaptation of the Darcey Bell novel “A Simple Favor.” Movies that are a critical success and bring in...