Eight years after witnessing the end of President Coriolanus Snow’s story in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2, we now get to see the beginning of his story and his rise to power in the prequel, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. The movie is an...
Greetings again from the darkness. Nick Broomfield has been making documentaries for nearly 50 years. The list of subjects is quite diverse, yet his interest in musicians seems to recur periodically, but even in these, his focus is mainly on the person rather than the...
Greetings again from the darkness. We’ve all had that teacher. You know, the one with an evil streak who just seemed to thrive on making students miserable. Throw in a staff and administrators who feel the same way, and the casting choice for the teacher becomes...
Review by James Lindorf It has been six years since director Alexander Payne brought a film to theaters. Typically, his projects get acclaim, awards nominations, and wins. However, 2017’s “Downsizing” was considered a departure from his standard fare. It failed to win...
Review by James Lindorf If audiences want to be fully prepared for everything thrown at them in “The Marvels,” four projects make the must-see list. “Captain Marvel” for the introduction to Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel (Brie Larson), and the Skrulls; you also get...
Review by Hunter Miele The horror-comedy genre has been booming in recent years, and “As We Know It” attempts to stand out among the classics. Relying heavily on the comedy aspect and much less on any scary imagery or themes, the film qualifies more as a buddy-comedy...
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...