Review by Adam Courtliff Steven Spielberg has cemented himself as one of the greatest filmmakers ever to have lived and certainly one of the finest still working today. His incredibly impressive filmography is filled with some of the very best cinema has to...
Greetings again from the darkness. Sometimes, life hits us so hard that it seems unfair. Writer-director Lara Everly recounts her personal challenges in a well-paced 22-minute short film that is both funny and touching. After a follow-up phone call from her doctor, a...
Greetings again from the darkness. Taking us back to the future of pre-internet 1989, this 15-minute short film from writer-director Michael Cusumano proves nostalgia can include the frustration of being a parent to a school-aged kid during that era. Jackie...
Review by Adam Courtliff After thirteen years, the Scary Movie franchise is finally returning to the big screen for a sixth instalment and even reunites the Wayans brothers in an attempt to drag the series back into relevance. As such, it should come as a...
Greetings again from the darkness. Director Adam Carter Rehmeier (DINNER IN AMERICA, 2020) and screenwriter Tom Dean prove that a film need not cover new ground to be entertaining. Of course, it does help to have a strong cast. We’ve seen other movies, some...
Greetings again from the darkness. It’s been said that we must experience the bad times to fully appreciate the good times. However, while those bad times are occurring, they can feel overwhelming and like it will never get better again. It’s also been said...
Review by Adam Courtliff It’s been almost forty years since the cult classic Masters of the Universe hit the big screen, with fans of both the film and He-Man himself clamouring for his return. After what has seemed like an eternity, Amazon MGM have finally...
Greetings again from the darkness. The “Mother of American Modernism”, while impressive as a moniker, seems to fall short in describing the impact, influence, and lasting legacy of artist Georgia O’Keefe. Oscar winning director Paul Wagner (short film THE...
Greetings again from the darkness. We all love a good (and sneaky) twist in a movie. It takes exceptional storytelling and acting to pull it off, and it’s a bit funny when it becomes obvious that the screenwriter just kind of ran out of ways to maintain the...
Review by Adam Courtliff There’s always been something about John Carney movies that has resonated with me. With music at the forefront of his comedy-dramas, his filmography has consistently delivered standout moments that have helped his work go down as...