EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY Jeff Richmond, Nell Benjamin, Eric Gurian, Erin David, Pamela Thur PRODUCED BY Lorne Michaels, Tina Fey BOOK BY Tina Fey MUSIC BY Jeff Richmond LYRICS BY Nell Benjamin BASED ON THE STAGE MUSICAL “MEAN GIRLS” TELEPLAY BY Tina Fey DIRECTED BY...
Greetings again from the darkness. It was less than 18 months ago when Baz Luhrman’s Oscar nominated ELVIS hit theaters and we were admiring Austin Butler’s performance. Where that movie was glitzy and loud and centered on Elvis and Col Tom Parker, this current film...
Greetings again from the darkness. Certifiable love. Trust the science. Anna and Ryan are in love and they have the certification (and sore fingers) to prove it. One minor problem is that they don’t seem to have much in common, other than a love for the fatty parts of...
Greetings again from the darkness. Meg Ryan will forever be linked to her popular and beloved romantic comedies, WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (1989) and SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE (1989). She wore the crown of “America’s Sweetheart” for years, and then after years of hard work, she...
Greetings again from the darkness. Karen Dionne’s 2017 bestselling novel is the source of this film from director Neil Burger (THE ILLUSIONIST, 2006), and it has been adapted for the screen by co-writers Elle Smith and Mark L Smith (THE REVENANT, 2015). Having not...
Review by James Lindorf Whatever category they may fall into, historian, enthusiast, or conspiracy theorist, the 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic has captured the attention and imagination of millions over the last 111 years. 1997 was not only the 85th anniversary but...
Greetings again from the darkness. King Crimson was founded in 1969 and to this day, no one can properly describe their music. Even co-founder and band leader Robert Fripp avoids labeling the music and instead states, “King Crimson is a way of doing things”....
Review by Hunter Miele “Courtney Gets Possessed”, written and directed by Madison Hatfield and Jono Mitchell, is a quirky, supernatural horror-comedy that gives a goofy spin to a familiar trope. What can most accurately be described as a silly version of “The...
Greetings again from the darkness. There is a reason I choose not to interview directors, writers, actors, or anyone else involved with the movies I watch and review. It’s because I prefer to evaluate based on what we see on screen rather than whether it’s the product...
Greetings again from the darkness. It’s not really possible to combine a murder trial with divorce proceedings, but this year’s Palme d’Or winner at Cannes comes about as close as we can imagine. Writer-director Justine Triet and co-writer (and husband) Arthur Harari...