Greetings again from the darkness. You are to be excused for not taking seriously any person, club, organization, or religion that chooses to be identified by wearing colanders (pasta strainers) on their head. After all, many municipalities and courts of law would and...
Greetings again from the darkness. You know what it’s like when people start talking about some great new restaurant that just opened (think back to pre-pandemic)? And then you start to hear your friends and co-workers raving about it … best ‘steamed broccoli’ (ok,...
Review by James Lindorf Four years ago, DreamWorks Animation’s “Trolls” created a hit song and made almost 3x its budget at the box office. Now, DreamWorks along with Universal Pictures, have brought back Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, and an all-star supporting...
Review by James Lindorf Director Dawn Porter (Trapped) profiles the life and career of John Lewis, famed civil rights activist, and Georgia Congressman in her latest film “John Lewis: Good Trouble.” John Robert Lewis was born in 1940 outside of Troy, Alabama, and...
THE TRUTH (La verite, France, 2020) Greetings again from the darkness. Surely every movie lover will savor the chance to watch two of France’s screen titans go at each other as combative mother and daughter. Catherine Deneuve and Juliette Binoche don’t disappoint in...
Greetings again from the darkness. Director Rod Lurie’s latest is not only based on a remarkable true story, it uses the real American soldier’s names (and some real soldiers) and depicts the valiant efforts of those who were part of the Battle of Kamdesh in...
Greetings again from the darkness. “Home is where the heart is.” That’s a two thousand year old phrase whose sentiment has multiple interpretations. It’s the phrase that came to mind while watching Liam Firmager’s profile of Suzi Quatro, the pioneering female Rock ‘n...
Greetings again from the darkness. “All mothers love their babies.” This statement appears on screen more than once during Susan Rosenzweig’s documentary. She even starts the film with an Agatha Christie quote, “A mother’s love for their child is like nothing else in...
Review by Lisa Payne Battlefield 2025 takes a long time to set the scene for a lot of people who will wind up dead. There are endless scenes of people going about their lives. I had to look at my watch at one point because c’mon. The “meteor” strikes at 30 minutes in....
By James Lindorf Review below and below that interview. “Force of Nature” the latest film from Director Michael Polish (The Astronaut Farmer) and Writer Cory Miller (The Long Walk Home) stars Emile Hirsch, Kate Bosworth, Stephanie Cayo, David Zayas, and Mel Gibson. In...