Greetings again from the darkness. I got hooked on “Monster” movies as a kid, and even all these years later, I still get a kick out of them. Of course, with today’s special effects, the look of these films is much different than in the early days. The big challenge...
Review by James Lindorf Writer and Director Esmé von Hoffman is making her feature film debut with the drama “Ovid and The Art of Love.” While it is her first feature, the 115-minute movie is not her first foray into the world of the famed Roman poet. Hoffman...
First off, I need Diana Kennedy to be my grandma. She is now 97 years old and irrepressible. I want to be like her when I grow up. Diana is a pioneer who has traveled extensively, written nine cookbooks on Mexican food, and still lives her unconventional life there....
Greetings again from the darkness. “Desperate times, desperate measures” is a phrase that dates back to ancient Greek physician Hippocrates (he of the Hippocratic Oath), and has been applied in many and varied situations since … war strategy being one of the most...
Adopting a “less is more” formula, the short film Nightfire is among the most thrilling action films in recent memory. While other action films might have a few unnecessary plot lines to increase the excitement or fill out a “feature length” runtime, Nightfire keeps...
Greetings again from the darkness. We open on a blank screen, but immediately recognize the audio. “I did nothing.” Producer-Director Roee Messinger slowly brings up the all-too-familiar video of Eric Garner being wrestled to the ground by multiple police officers....
Review by Monique Thompson Some LAPD officers try to cover up the murder of a black youth by getting rid of their body cam video footage, only to find themselves haunted by an evil spirit. Distributed by Paramount and BET Films, Body Cam, is a horror film starring...
Greetings again from the darkness. “Who is Jean Seberg?” A reporter asks the question to her, just before the movie star’s agent escorts him away as she prepares for publicity shots on PAINT YOUR WAGON, the outlandish 1969 musical-comedy in which she co-starred with...
Review by James Lindorf Tom Berenger stars in “Blood and Money,” the feature film debut of director and co-writer John Barr. Berenger plays Jim Reed, a simple man on the surface; he is comfortable with the isolation of the North Maine Woods look to get his buck for...
Review by Smee When is it a good time to put out a scary movie about demonic dolls? Anytime! Aptly named Creepy Doll Films is bringing forth a wonderful set of mini-stories in the new film “Evil Little Things”. It starts out with Jason, a typical 6-year-old who is a...