Movie Reviews Archive

Movie Review: ‘The Vast Of Night’

David Ferguson May 28, 2020
Greetings again from the darkness. “There’s something in the sky.” We’ve heard the line, or something similar, in most every UFO/Alien invasion film for the past 70 years. However, while employing a few conventional tropes of the genre, the brilliant directorial debut from Andrew ...Read More

Movie Review: ‘The High Note’

David Ferguson May 28, 2020
Greetings again from the darkness. Who better to play an aging diva at the crossroads of a hugely successful singing career than the daughter of Diana Ross? Of course, nothing is ever that easy and if Tracee Ellis Ross wasn’t ultra-talented herself, the film ...Read More

Movie Review: ‘End Of Sentence’

David Ferguson May 28, 2020
Greetings again from the darkness. The pandemic has put most blockbusters and mainstream releases on hold, allowing the projects of many first time filmmakers to jump to the front of the line for exposure to critics and streaming platforms. Director Elfar Adalstein’s first feature ...Read More

Movie Review: ‘School Spirits’

RedCarpetCrash May 28, 2020
Review by Lisa Payne When a movie starts with a creepy version of a nursery rhyme, you know you’re in for some otherworldly mischief. “What was that?” “Probably some animal.” “That’s what everyone says before they are attacked by some psycho.” THANK YOU! That ...Read More

Movie Short Review: ‘$tack$’

David Ferguson May 26, 2020
Greetings again from the darkness. The set-up is a familiar one. Two tough guys, armed with weapons, snap at each other about the meeting that is about to go down. Tensions are high. Taking place in an underground garage for privacy, and as the ...Read More

Movie Review: ‘Among Them’

RedCarpetCrash May 24, 2020
Review by Lisa Payne Two bank robbers, Mick (Dan Liebman) and Harry (Jonathan Thomson) have left their third accomplice Keith (Nick Apostolides) who was shot during the robbery. We don’t see it, only hear. This ratchets the tension up immediately. What it also did ...Read More

Movie Review: ‘Lucky Grandma’

RedCarpetCrash May 24, 2020
Review by Lisa Payne Nai Nai (Tsai Chin) is a bad-tempered, disobliging, and quarrelsome Grandma. Perfect! After visiting a neighborhood fortune teller who says Nai Nai’s lucky day is coming, she withdraws all of her money from the bank and blows it all at ...Read More

Movie Review: ‘The Trip To Greece’

David Ferguson May 21, 2020
Greetings again from the darkness. Now is either the absolute best time to release this movie, or it’s the worst. During a pandemic with directives to stay home, you would be excused for classifying a cinematic travel trip by funny buddies as either a ...Read More