Greetings again from the darkness. The Music Box series at HBO brings us this documentary from Amy Berg (Oscar nominated for DELIVER US FROM EVIL, 2006), who profiles the tragic tale of the immensely talented Jeff Buckley. When he died in 1997 at age 30,...
Greetings again from the darkness. “The needle in the arm.” That’s how Paul Anka describes the will and the need to carry on after all of these years. How many years, you ask … well, he’s the only singer/songwriter to have a Billboard charting song in seven...
Review by James Lindorf For a writer, the best thing that can happen to a screenplay is that it is produced; next in line is being purchased and shelved; and the third-best outcome is landing on the famed Black List. The annual listing of the most-liked...
Review by James Lindorf Byron Howard has been working with Disney since the 90s, getting his start on classics like “Pocahontas” and “Mulan.” Jared Bush joined the team nearly 20 years later, first working on “Big Hero 6,” but as of September 2024, he has...
Greetings again from the darkness. “Celebration” is the best description and an apt title for this film from Michael John Warren. It’s not a profile of the great songwriter, John Prine; however, it’s most certainly a celebration of his immense and unique...
Greetings again from the darkness. Many families have their holiday traditions, and movies are frequently part of the shared time together. One of the most popular of these movies turns 25 years old this year. It’s director Ron Howard’s live action version...
Greetings again from the darkness. Is there such thing as an ordinary life? If so, what does it look like? Writer-director Clint Bentley and co-writer Greg Kwedar have collaborated twice before - first on the underrated JOCKEY (2021), and then on SING SING...
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...