Greetings again from the darkness. Some losses hit hard. When Helen’s dad dies suddenly and unexpectedly, her downward spiral begins. Writer-director Philippa Lowthorpe and co-writer Emma Donaghue have adapted Helen MacDonald’s 2014 book/memoir for a screen...
Greetings again from the darkness. The Sundance Film Festival does a terrific job each year of selecting captivating short films. One of the films in the lineup of this year’s shorts program on January 24, 2026 is from Swedish filmmaker Lovisa Siren, and...
Greetings again from the darkness. “Laughter is the best medicine.” Proof comes in the form of filmmaker Mel Brooks and this two-part HBO Documentary from two Emmy award winning directors: Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio. The title is a take-off on Brooks’...
Review by James Lindorf The incident that began on February 8th, 1977, in Indianapolis, Indiana, has captured the minds of historians, lawmakers, and artists for nearly 50 years. In that time, there has been a Pulitzer Prize award for journalism and several...
Greetings again from the darkness. A terrific opening sequence finds Captain Jackie Velez (Lina Esco, “S.W.A.T.”) being ambushed by a couple of masked men. She manages to send a text as she returns fire. It’s her final text. This film from writer-director...
Greetings again from the darkness. I really try to be a good citizen. I watch and read the news daily – even when it’s painful. I keep up with cultural and societal shifts. Despite my best efforts, every now and then something comes along that stuns me …...
Greetings again from the darkness. As far as non-political topics go, none are hotter than Artificial Intelligence (AI). What is the potential? What are the risks? Will it be used for good or evil? Who will control its use? Who am I kidding … AI is very much...
Greetings again from the darkness. My immediate reaction after viewing this film was that it represented the highest level of filmmaking - including superb acting, a complex story that fits today’s narrative, and the most varied and diverse score I can...
Greetings again from the darkness. We expect movies to entertain us, and the really good ones also carry a message or educate us on some important topic. This film from writer-director Steven Grayhm opens our eyes to the difficulties military veterans face...
Greetings again from the darkness. We always hear that the most challenging rom-coms to make are the friends-to-lovers stories. That theory has always confused me since one of the best, if not the best, of the genre was WHEN HARRY MET SALLY … a perfect...