Greetings again from the darkness. Horror films tend to serve up relatively simple plot points so that viewers are controlled by emotions rather than deep thinking. The exceptions typically use multiple story lines and atmosphere to build up suspense that often ends...
Review by James Lindorf Home invasion thrillers have been a constant over the last 50+ years and include trend setters like the brutality of “The Last House on the Left,” and the stylish terror of “The Strangers.” The rise in popularity of vacation rentals through...
Greetings again from the darkness. “I still ain’t made it to my goal.” One of the dancers admits this is what keeps him going, though he never actually discloses what that goal is. In this 13 minute documentary short, director Jun Bae takes it to the streets of the...
Greetings again from the darkness. There can never be enough movies made or books written about remarkable people with incredible accomplishments. Marie Curie was certainly a remarkable woman and her accomplishments were such scientific break-throughs that we are...
Review by Lauryn Angel I grew up watching Scooby-Doo cartoons in their various incarnations – remember the guest stars like the Harlem Globetrotters and Batman and Robin? I’ve kept up with the Scooby Gang in various incarnations, including the live-action films...
Teenage rebellion of a brother’s attempt at parenting turns into human trafficking in this uneven action thriller. With fair acting, a meaningful premise focused on a horrible problem, and stunning cinematography, this is a decent movie for casual viewers. More...
Greetings again from the darkness. “Based on an incident which became a play which became a movie.” It’s with this note, the film version of Jeff Daniels’ 2006 play begins. Daniels also stars as (fictional) playwright Joseph Harris, who won a Pulitzer Prize, an...
Greetings again from the darkness. The journey to find one’s self is not unique to artists, but for some reason, it’s more cinematically appealing when an artist is involved. In this quirky film from director David Wnendt, with a screenplay Rebecca Dinerstein Knight...
Greetings again from the darkness. Polish-American writer Jerzy Kosinski’s 1965 novel “The Painted Bird” has one of the strangest and most controversial histories of any book. Initially celebrated as an extraordinary piece on the Holocaust era, the novel was banned in...
Janel Parrish plays music manager Gina Jackson whose life is shattered when her brother and lead vocalist, Vaughn (Levi Dylan), is killed in a tragic accident. Ten years later, when a young guitar prodigy Oak Scoggins (Tommy Ragen) enters her orbit, she becomes...