Opening night feature at 2026 Dances With Films LA Greetings again from the darkness. Sometimes I believe the best use of cinema is in proving the old adage, ‘truth is stranger than fiction’. Combining that with the mission of Dances With Films to remain a...
Greetings again from the darkness. It’s been thirty-one years since I sat stunned in the movie theater after being first introduced to Woody, Buzz, and the entire gang of Pixar toys. It was the year BRAVEHEART won five Oscars and TOY STORY, which marked a...
Review by Adam Courtliff There are very few franchises in cinematic history that hold a place in the hearts of audiences quite like Toy Story. Across four films spanning more than three decades, Pixar's beloved toys have seen the first generation of fans...
Greetings again from the darkness. The songs are part of music history: “Whipping Post”, “Midnight Rider”, “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed”, “Melissa”, and “Ramblin’ Man”. Their album, “Live at Fillmore East”, is considered one of the best live albums of all...
Greetings again from the darkness. Three-time Oscar winner Steven Spielberg readily admits to a lifelong fascination with life beyond Earth. Two of his most iconic films (plus a couple of others) dealt with just that topic: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND...
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...