Greetings again from the darkness. It’s difficult to know whether the biggest story here is the one of the cringiest movies you’ll see or the fact that writer-director-star James Morosini based it on the actual relationship and events with his own father. Morosini...
Greetings again from the darkness. If you prefer your movies light-hearted, good-natured, and relaxing to the spirit, then you need to avoid writer-director Beth de Araujo’s first feature film at all costs. I’m not sure I’ve ever been more uncomfortable watching a...
Greetings again from the darkness. Having been a baseball fan for as long as I can remember, I can list the handful of players that I got to see play in person who left me in utter awe of their talent. Lynn Nolan Ryan was definitely one of them, so when I saw Bradley...
Greetings again from the darkness. The synopsis for this documentary had me excited to learn about the Tendai sect of monks on Mt Hiei in Japan. Known as “the Marathon Monks”, the sect has been a part of the mountain for more than 1200 years and are known for their...
Greetings again from the darkness. How about a modern day version of THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (1999) leaning heavily into our social media world? Co-writers and co-directors Joseph Winter and Vanessa Winter include touches of the multitude of Ghost Hunter-type TV shows...
Greetings again from the darkness. For those of us who spend entirely too many hours of our life watching movies, it’s always a welcome pleasure to stumble upon one that is creative and innovative and entertaining. The second feature film from writer-director Colin...
Review and interview by James Lindorf Interview: When people claim to be brutally honest, they typically use the truth to hide the fact that they lack tact or are simply jerks. This week at Austin’s renowned film festival South By Southwest (SXSW), you can be...
By James Lindorf When you are scrolling through the documentary section of your favorite streaming service, you’ll pass by most with little to no consideration of hitting play. It is nothing against those movies, but because documentaries are about more than just...
By James Lindorf The Young Turks (TYT) is a progressive news and opinion show that is the TYT Network flagship. Initially content to produce TYT for YouTube and a multi-channel network of associated web series, the network has opened a new branch, TYT Productions. At...
SXSW 2021 Day 3 This was my third and final day of movies at this year’s South By Southwest (SXSW) virtual festival. I’ve watched and reviewed 16 movies in 60 hours, and remarkably, there wasn’t one clunker in the bunch. Day 3 for me included a documentary, a comedy,...