Greetings again from the darkness. It’s a rare occurrence, but every once in a while subduing my internal fanboy is a bit of a challenge. A documentary on the career of the great Boris Karloff certainly is one of those times. Mesmerized by the Universal monster films...
Greetings again from the darkness. No one denies law enforcement officers have a tough and demanding and risky job. However, with cell phones putting video cameras in the hands of just about everyone, any poor decision by cops … and certainly any tragic one… is likely...
Greetings again from the darkness. Fulfilling the dying wish of a long-ago childhood friend is the basis of this story from screenwriter Ryan McDonough and director Sean Gannet. It’s the feature film version of their own 2017 short film with the same title. Jeremy...
Greetings again from the darkness. Have you ever wondered what would happen if David Lynch and Fred Armisen collaborated on a contemporary reimagining of THIS IS SPINAL TAP (1984)? Well, me neither, and that has not happened. But it’s the closest I can come to giving...
Greetings again from the darkness. PTSD plays a factor in many films about military veterans, but this story revolves around ‘Survivor’s Guilt’. It’s particular and personal to Doc Farrow, who stars in the film and co-wrote the story with Deborah Leonhardt, who also...
Review by James Lindorf Twenty years ago, 21 men changed the world. One man in a compound in Afghanistan, another in the oval office, and 19 others spread across four planes bound for the west coast. In the hours and days following the horrific events, the people of...
Review by James Lindorf After years of underwhelming sales, Stanbridge Publishing has officially begun its death throes. Clinging to every bit of remaining hope, head of that New York publishing house Lucy Stanbridge (Aubrey Plaza) is going to take one last shot at...
Greetings again from the darkness. We now have the latest example for those who fall on one side or the other when it comes to documentary vs dramatized biopic. Director Michael Showalter (the excellent THE BIG SICK, 2017) and writer Abe Sylvia have adapted the 2000...
Greetings again from the darkness. The audio tapes of interviews George Plimpton conducted for his 1997 biography, “Truman Capote: In Which Various Friends, Enemies, Acquaintances, and Distractors Recall his Turbulent Career”, serve as the foundation for this...
Greetings again from the darkness. One must presume that many Millennials in their mid-to-late 20s will recognize and relate to the characters and situations in this indie Romantic Comedy from writer-director Jonah Feingold. For those born prior to 1980, that’s likely...