Greetings again from the darkness. Put me down as one of those saps who struggles mightily watching kids in peril … even if ‘it’s only a movie.’ Writer-director Dan Kay taps right into my weakness in the opening scene. Two sisters find their mother on the...
In this SXSW hit, the cult phenomenon of Rocky Horror is explored in depth like never before with an extraordinary cast of contributors. From humble origins as a London fringe theatre play to its meteoric rise as the biggest cult film of all time, this is...
This is the 21st annual HollyShorts Film Festival. For the years I have covered the festival, I have always come away impressed with the quality of films and stories. What really stood out in the group I watched this year was the quality of production....
Review by James Lindorf For all the “John Wick” fans who wondered how his life could have turned out if his wife had never died, 87North gave us 2021’s “Nobody.” The film starred a then 56-year-old Bob Odenkirk as Hutch, a listless middle-aged man yearning...
Greetings again from the darkness. Kate Beecroft’s first feature film as writer-director can be accurately described as a biographical-drama, yet we can’t help but wonder if a straight documentary could have been equally interesting. In no way is that meant...
“Nobody” Hutch Mansell returns for round 2 as he tries to take a vacation from his night job as an assassin paying back a debt from the first movie. There are plenty of spectacular action/fight scenes for fans of the first movie or those that need a John...
Greetings again from the darkness. Is it possible to be a rock star that no one has heard of? Well, in a way, that’s what happened to Marc Bolan. In Great Brittain, Bolan and his band T. Rex drew huge crowds and had a massive fan base, whereas in the United...
The Shark Movie. The Wicked Witch Movie. The Prison Escape Movie. The Jury Room Movie. The Holocaust Movie. The Angel Gets His Wings Movie. Most every movie lover can name these from the rudimentary description, and for his latest book, author David M Lubin...
Review by James Lindorf Art is the production of works that are to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power. Eminem’s music, while lyrically impressive, has been protested against far too frequently to be labeled beautiful. However, his...
Set against modern-day Tokyo, RENTAL FAMILY follows an American actor (Brendan Fraser) who struggles to find purpose until he lands an unusual gig: working for a Japanese "rental family" agency, playing stand-in roles for strangers. As he immerses himself in...