Greetings again from the darkness. Historians record events for future generations. We tend to think of history as what we read on the page in books, yet it’s the photographers who often bring those words to life – delivering visuals that hit home and make...
Movie Review: ‘The Siege Of Ape Canyon’
Greetings again from the darkness. According to one of those interviewed, this isn’t just a Bigfoot story … it’s THE Bigfoot story! The film is directed by Eli Watson (not his first Bigfoot project) and produced by Seth Breedlove, the founder of Small Town...
Movie Review: ‘Karen Kingsbury’s The Christmas Ring’
Famous Hollywood collaborations include director-actor duos like Quentin Tarantino and Samuel L. Jackson, Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio, and Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks. Well-established acting pairs include Robert De Niro & Joe Pesci, Paul Newman...
Movie Review: ‘Die My Love’
Review by James Lindorf In 2012, Argentine author Ariana Harwicz had her story “Matate, Amor” published. It took five years for it to be translated into English and renamed “Die My Love” by Sarah Moses and Carolina Orloff. After its release in the US, it...
Movie Review: ‘Christy’
Greetings again from the darkness. For those who think of Sydney Sweeney as just an attractive model for blue jeans or eye-candy on the red carpet, this is a movie that will change your mind. She plays tough. OK, not as tough as boxing champ and domestic...
Heartland International Film Festival Review ‘Christy’
Review by James Lindorf The 34th annual Heartland International Film Festival was a roaring success from the attendees’ point of view, and one of the best films I saw during the 11-day event in Indianapolis was “Christy.” Boxing has a rich history as both a...
Movie Review: ‘Die My Love’
Greetings again from the darkness. For the sake of her friends, family, and self, I do hope Lynne Ramsay’s movies do not reflect her real-life persona. Don’t get me wrong … she’s an extraordinary filmmaker, but to put it mildly, her films are not what we...
Movie Review: ‘Nuremberg’
Greetings again from the darkness. Skipping the many films based on and around WWII and the Holocaust is understandable. Even the uplifting stories of heroism and survival are unsettling and tough to watch. However, so many lives lost in the name of a...
Documentary Review: ‘Matter Of Time’
Greetings again from the darkness. Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) has been labeled as “the worst disease you’ve never heard of.” After watching this documentary from Matt Finlin, it’s safe to say EB is now one of the worst diseases I have heard of. Watching...
Movie Review: ‘Peter Hujar’s Day’
Greetings again from the darkness. “How was your day?” It’s a question we have each asked and been asked thousands of times. In 1974, writer Linda Rosenkrantz thought the answer to the question would make a fascinating book … considering her plan was to talk...
