Hamilton (Movie, Disney+) There are no words that I can say that have not been said about this masterpiece. Lin-Manuel Miranda is an absolute genius and this live recording of the breathtaking Broadway show is the closest us mere mortals will to seeing it live. So,...
Greetings again from the darkness. It’s a bit of a rough start. The armed robbery of a convenience store doesn’t come across as menacing or threatening, but rather almost comical as the burly dude retreats, leaving the ski-capped (not masked) woman behind to face the...
Greetings again from the darkness. Some of the key elements that make Wonder Woman appealing is that she’s smart, she’s nice, she’s dedicated to doing good, she’s grounded in her history, and her use of her powers makes sense (in a comic book kind of way). Most of...
Greetings again from the darkness. We are very thankful for teachers, yet we don’t envy them at all. A classroom full of energetic youngsters is a challenge most of us aren’t up to. Bittu is a young girl who may have a rebellious streak, or she may just be frustrated...
Greetings again from the darkness. Screenwriter Mark L Smith has described his adaptation of Lily Brooks-Dalton’s book, “Good Morning, Midnight”, as a cross between the Oscar-winning GRAVITY (2013) his own THE REVENANT (2015, nominated for 12 Oscars). It’s a lofty...
Greetings again from the darkness. For those who enjoy an old fashioned Hollywood romance, with set design and costumes taking priority over the intricacies of a story, then writer-director Eugene Ashe has the cure for what ails you. In contrast to the numerous films...
Greetings again from the darkness. As an Executive Producer, Denzel Washington has pledged to bring 10 August Wilson plays (collectively known as ‘The Pittsburgh Cycle’ or ‘Century Cycle’) to cinema. The first was the Oscar-nominated FENCES (2016), and George C Wolf...
Greetings again from the darkness. A modern-era woman (Alia Shawkat) is hiking along an Oregon river with her trusty dog. Something catches her eye and she begins tentatively brushing away decades of leaves and soot. Ultimately it turns into an excavation of two human...
Greetings again from the darkness. The initial assumption is that this is a story of a lone wolf stalking a family. Early on, it shifts into the story of Joseph Mersault, a throwback trapper teaching his 13 year old daughter how to survive off the land. Yet, what...
Review by James Lindorf Horror is often just thought of as the genre of blood and boobs and while that is true for several members of this genre are often morality tales. Don’t do drugs, don’t have premarital sex, or, god forbid, be promiscuous. Don’t read from books...