Wicked: For Good is the epic conclusion to last year’s hit musical that gives a new and different perspective to the “witches” from The Wizard of Oz. This may sound cheesy and unoriginal, but it is true that Wicked: For Good is wonderful. The music is...
Greetings again from the darkness. This sounds less like a music trivia question and more like a trick question: Who played with The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Kinks, Jefferson Airplane, Harry Nilsson, Joe Cocker, Jeff Beck, Badfinger, Art...
Greetings again from the darkness. I’ll begin by admitting two things. First, I don’t watch many romantic-comedies. Second, I do understand why the genre is appealing to so many. That second point seems especially true around the holidays when emotions run...
Greetings again from the darkness. Why do 95% of schools have lockdown drills? Why are active shooter defense products a $3 billion industry? Why do thirty states allow teachers to carry firearms? Well, the answer is pretty simple and is clearly stated by...
Greetings again from the darkness. The thing I love about documentaries is that so many tell stories that might otherwise not be told. Quite often, we don’t even realize there is a story to be told, which is the case with this latest from Celia Aniskovich...
Review by James Lindorf From “Singin’ in the Rain” and “Sunset Boulevard” in the ‘50s to “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and “Babylon,” Hollywood has never been shy about examining its process and importance. Academy Award nominee Noah Baumbach is the latest...
Greetings again from the darkness. Like most who obsess over cinema, I went through my French New Wave phase. Actually, binge is likely more accurate since the phase has yet to end. I’ll always make time for Truffaut, Godard, Chabrol, Rohmer, Varda, and...
Now You See Me: Now You Don’t is a fun action globetrotting heist movie with visually spectacular magic and enough comedy and twists to keep the audience entertained. Most of your favorite, and maybe not-so-favorite, Robin Hood inspired criminal magicians...
Review by Laury Angel If you are a Downton Abbey fan, you probably greatly anticipate Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, but probably not in the same way fans of the Conjuring franchise were excited about The Conjuring: Last Rights. Instead of wondering...
Greetings again from the darkness. We don’t see the fire. There is no need. We see the aftermath right along with Dusty as he takes a deep breath and surveys what’s left of his multi-generational ranch. We are also there as he auctions the cattle that he can...