There is a lot to unpack in the movie Portal Runner, but it is a better movie if you just enjoy the ride. On the surface, it is a fun sci-fi/thriller with a touch of horror and late-90s nostalgia. Just do not dig too deep or the premise (of a creature chasing a teen...
Greetings again from the darkness. What would happen if human survival depended on the Griswolds (from the VACATION movies) battling the rogue robots programmed to take over the planet? Filmmakers Michael Rianda and Jeff Rowe answer to that scenario is hyper-active,...
Review by James Lindorf The Academy Awards ceremony, better known as the Oscars, is the oldest worldwide entertainment awards ceremony. It is one of the four prestigious events that make up the EGOT, an acronym for the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards. In the 62...
Greetings again from the darkness. What happens if Chicken Little was right, and the sky really is falling? Writer-director, and Oscar winner, Adam McKay proved with THE BIG SHORT (2015) and VICE (2018) what occurs when he turns his unique commentary towards a target....
Greetings again from the darkness. You don’t have to be one of the 60 million who, between 1951 and 1957, tuned in each week to watch the latest episode of “I Love Lucy” to feel like you know Lucy, Desi, Ethel, and Fred. Most of us have watched the syndicate re-runs...
Greetings again from the darkness. Sometimes it feels pointless to write about a film, while sometimes it seems that the right words escape me. I don’t have the right words for this documentary from Chris Woods, yet I do know that it should be seen by as many folks as...
Greetings again from the darkness. William Friedkin’s 1973 movie THE EXORCIST, adapted from William Peter Blatty’s novel, shook the movie world at the time. It even garnered 10 Oscar nominations, winning two (Best Sound, Best Adapted Screenplay). Over the nearly 50...
The ramifications of 9/11 have loomed largely over this country for the last two decades. Though, in many ways they have been forgotten by the mainstream and pushed to the background of American thought. Sadly, it took the awful images out of Afghanistan in the recent...
Greetings again from the darkness. Capturing a kid’s attention is difficult enough, but these days, it’s a real challenge to hold that attention for 90 minutes. You best offer something extremely entertaining, which is exactly what first time (co-) directors Harry...
Review by James Lindorf Emerson students Chris Rodriguez and Grant Rosado created R&R Film Studios to help fill the gap in the entertainment industry due to the pandemic. Their first project is the Christmas-themed dark comedy “‘Twas the Night,” which premiered at the...