Greetings again from the darkness. One need not be a Dickens expert to enjoy this re-imagining of his “The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery (Which He Never Meant to Publish on Any...
Greetings again from the darkness. I’m not Catholic and did not grow up learning much about Catholicism. However, I have heard the story of Fatima, Portugal and the 3 young shepherds who claimed to have seen the Virgin Mary. Writer-Director Marco Pontecorvo and...
Greetings again from the darkness. In this time of pandemic, we may not yet have a cure for the virus, but music video director Ninian Doff serves up his first feature film as a vaccine for those who have been stuck in the house for too long. It’s really a mash-up of...
Review by Lisa Payne Nick (Cody N. Carter) has just been released from what seems like the nicest prison, as in they all seem to be too nice to each other. Nick killed his wife in an angry rage when she told him that his son isn’t his. Once I saw this, I checked out...
Greetings again from the darkness. He’s now 98 years old. Is it even possible to separate Pierre Cardin, the man, from Pierre Cardin, the global brand? Co-directors P. David Ebersole and Todd Hughes take on the fashion icon in the latest documentary focusing on the...
Review by UK writer Lisa Payne I will start off by saying that Inception is my third favourite film of all time. It gets better every time I see it. One the other hand, Interstellar is one of my least favourite films. I think it treats the audience like they are third...
Greetings again from the darkness. A phone call from her divorce attorney awakens Rachel. She’s already running late for work and for dropping her son Kyle at school. Her estranged husband is being ruthless in the negotiations, while her mother’s health is...
Review by James Lindorf Michael Almereyda is probably best known for his adaptation of “Hamlet,” which starred Ethan Hawke, Kyle MacLachlan, and many other big names. He is back for the third time with Hawke as his leading man in “Tesla.” World-renowned inventor...
Review by Lisa Payne Eva Green is Sarah Loreau, a French astronaut about to go on her first space mission. She has a very close relationship with her daughter, Stella (Zélie Boulant). This a beautiful story of a mom with multiple responsibilities trying to juggle them...
Review by James Lindorf Grief and humor blend beautifully in Judd Apatow’s latest film, “The King of Staten Island.” This is the first time the frequent writer and producer got behind the camera for a narrative film since 2015’s “Trainwreck.” Apatow handled his...