Greetings again from the darkness. The film draws its title from both the town it studies and a Maya Angelou poem. It opens with a short excerpt from that poem; though not until we have watched documentarian Alexander Glustrom’s film do we fully understand the...
Review by Lisa Payne Sarah (Sarah Bolger who was excellent in both Mayans M.C. and the Spiderwick Chronicles) is a recently widowed mother of two in Northern Ireland. Her son Ben, who witnessed his father’s murder refuses to speak. Sarah is getting no support from the...
Greetings again from the darkness. The grill is fired up and the beer is cold. Friends and family are gathered in the Catskills. Everything seems pretty normal until writer Edgar (Scott Cohen) sneaks off to take a “work” call in the privacy of a back room. We see the...
Review by James Lindorf “The Wretched” is the second film from writing/directing team Brett and Drew Pierce, who were behind the 2012 zombie cult hit Deadheads. “The Wretched” stars John-Paul Howard as Ben, Piper Curda as Mallory, Jamison Jones as Ben’s father, and...
Greetings again from the darkness. Every war is ugly and devastating, and few lasted as long as the Civil War in Guatemala, which ended in 1996 after many years and many deaths. Its history tracks back to the early 1960’s, and the fighting between the government and...
Review by Lisa Payne Contestants are recruited for a reality show, Solitary Confinement. The premise is they are filmed 24/7 for an audience on the internet with no interaction with each other or anyone else. We see the interviews, and the variety of reasons people...
Review by Lisa Payne People never, ever learn! Two things I don’t f with - clowns and jack-in-the-boxes. They are creepy as hell. When you find something buried in the ground, there’s usually a reason. Respect the lore. Curiosity does indeed kill the cat plus its...
Review by Lisa Payne Angelfish is a culture chase romance. Brendan (Jimi Stanton) is from a broken family with an alcoholic, all around bad mother and a brother in constant trouble. Eva (Destiny Fresqueri) is from a traditional Puerto Rican family. All their hopes and...
Review by Lisa Payne A very ambitious reporter (Emily Sweet) is granted an interview with The Voyeur (Richard Thompson) who also happens to be on the FBI’s Most Wanted list. Of course she should really know better, but this is a crime horror movie. The Voyeur lures...
Initially set to have its world premiere at the Miami International Film Festival, “They Call Me Dr. Miami,” the latest film from Cargo Film & Releasing and Director Jean-Simon Chartier ( Playing Hard). Dr. Michael Salzhauer a.k.a. Dr. Miami is the most famous plastic...