Review by James Lindorf “Deadly Illusions” has plenty of head-scratching moments but could be the perfect movie to watch via Teleparty (formerly NetflixParty) with a group of friends. You could take a drink after every strange musical sting and argue if the events on...
Review by James Lindorf The opening night headliner for SXSW Online 2021 is “Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil,” a new documentary about the former Disney star turned pop icon. In 2018 Demi was in the midst of her “Tell Me You Love Me World Tour” and making a...
Review by James Lindorf Yesterday “I’m Fine (Thanks for Asking)” made its world premiere at SXSW Online 2021. It is one of eight narrative feature films in competition at SXSW this year. So far, it is my front runner by a pretty significant margin. Its lead’s moving...
Greetings again from the darkness. Most frequent movie-goers have complained about the over-supply of sequels, remakes, and superhero movies. The battle cry is typically something like, “We want some creative new movie ideas!” Well, the feature film debut of...
Greetings again from the darkness. Spies, and the whole world of espionage, are prime for cinema thanks to the globe-trotting and varied settings, the personality of those drawn to such a calling, and the intrigue and two sides of the work itself – either turning on...
Greetings again from the darkness. Even in the midst of a pandemic, December is Oscar-qualifying time. And that means we get Tom Hanks’ latest movie. This time out, the two-time Oscar winner reunites with his CAPTAIN PHILLIPS (2013) director Paul Greengrass (three...
This year’s South By Southwest (SXSW) festival is being held completely online, and of course a virtual festival lacks the oh-so-enjoyable elements of long lines, rude people, bad weather, and rushed fast food. Sure the excitement and energy of an audience is missing,...
SXSW 2021 Day 1 This year’s South By Southwest (SXSW) festival is being held completely online, and of course a virtual festival lacks the oh-so-enjoyable elements of long lines, rude people, bad weather, and rushed fast food. Sure the excitement and energy of an...
Review by James Lindorf The focus of our latest coverage from SXSW Online 2021 is “Potato Dreams of America'' which is making its world premiere at the film festival. This feature-length film is an extension of the short film “Potato” which won the Grand Jury Award...
Greetings again from the darkness. “Revenge is a dish best served cold.” The protagonist in writer-director Emerald Fennell’s (“Killing Eve”) feature film debut is a woman on a mission to avenge not just what happened to her friend, but also change the mentality of...