Greetings again from the darkness. “The needle in the arm.” That’s how Paul Anka describes the will and the need to carry on after all of these years. How many years, you ask … well, he’s the only singer/songwriter to have a Billboard charting song in seven...
Movie Review: ‘Zootopia 2’
Review by James Lindorf Byron Howard has been working with Disney since the 90s, getting his start on classics like “Pocahontas” and “Mulan.” Jared Bush joined the team nearly 20 years later, first working on “Big Hero 6,” but as of September 2024, he has...
Documentary Review: ‘You Got Gold: A Celebration Of John Prine’
Greetings again from the darkness. “Celebration” is the best description and an apt title for this film from Michael John Warren. It’s not a profile of the great songwriter, John Prine; however, it’s most certainly a celebration of his immense and unique...
Movie Review: ‘Wicked: For Good’
Wicked: For Good is the epic conclusion to last year’s hit musical that gives a new and different perspective to the “witches” from The Wizard of Oz. This may sound cheesy and unoriginal, but it is true that Wicked: For Good is wonderful. The music is...
Documentary Review: ‘The Session Man’
Greetings again from the darkness. This sounds less like a music trivia question and more like a trick question: Who played with The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Kinks, Jefferson Airplane, Harry Nilsson, Joe Cocker, Jeff Beck, Badfinger, Art...
Watch Trailer For ‘Project Hail Mary’ In Theaters March 20th
Science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the...
Movie Review: ‘Jay Kelly’ In Limited Theaters And On Netflix December 5th
Review by James Lindorf From “Singin’ in the Rain” and “Sunset Boulevard” in the ‘50s to “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and “Babylon,” Hollywood has never been shy about examining its process and importance. Academy Award nominee Noah Baumbach is the latest...
Movie Review: ‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’
Now You See Me: Now You Don’t is a fun action globetrotting heist movie with visually spectacular magic and enough comedy and twists to keep the audience entertained. Most of your favorite, and maybe not-so-favorite, Robin Hood inspired criminal magicians...
Movie Review: ‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale’ Blu-ray
Review by Laury Angel If you are a Downton Abbey fan, you probably greatly anticipate Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, but probably not in the same way fans of the Conjuring franchise were excited about The Conjuring: Last Rights. Instead of wondering...
Documentary Review: ‘Steve Schapiro: Being Everywhere’
Greetings again from the darkness. Historians record events for future generations. We tend to think of history as what we read on the page in books, yet it’s the photographers who often bring those words to life – delivering visuals that hit home and make...
