Greetings again from the darkness. In the Mother Goose nursery rhyme, Jack and Jill not only went up the hill together, they also tumbled down. This latest from writer-director Samuel Van Grinsven and co-writer Jory Anast spin a Jack and Jill yarn that’s not...
Greetings again from the darkness. Kate Beecroft’s first feature film as writer-director can be accurately described as a biographical-drama, yet we can’t help but wonder if a straight documentary could have been equally interesting. In no way is that meant...
“Nobody” Hutch Mansell returns for round 2 as he tries to take a vacation from his night job as an assassin paying back a debt from the first movie. There are plenty of spectacular action/fight scenes for fans of the first movie or those that need a John...
Greetings again from the darkness. Is it possible to be a rock star that no one has heard of? Well, in a way, that’s what happened to Marc Bolan. In Great Brittain, Bolan and his band T. Rex drew huge crowds and had a massive fan base, whereas in the United...
Review by James Lindorf Art is the production of works that are to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power. Eminem’s music, while lyrically impressive, has been protested against far too frequently to be labeled beautiful. However, his...
Greetings again from the darkness. “A gritty thriller” is a frequently used description that, when heard or read, typically elicits red flags from this movie watcher. However, exceptions to the rule are welcome and writer-director Nick Rowland (CALM WITH...
Greetings again from the darkness. Make sure you have your popcorn ready because there’s no warmup for this one. It starts quickly. Lena awakens in the back of a trailer that’s speeding down the road. She’s battered and disoriented. I’ll admit to not being...
Greetings again from the darkness. One of the benefits of watching so many movies each year is the exposure to various generations negotiating their way through a variety of genres. That ‘benefit’ can sometimes be painful, as in this latest from...
Greetings again from the darkness. What a downer this one is! That may seem a harsh thing to say about a movie, but it’s actually a compliment to writer-director Sasha Nathwani on his first feature film, co-written by Helen Simmons. Few films take on the...
Review by Lauryn Angel I may have rolled my eyes when I heard that I Know What You Did Last Summer was getting a reboot. To be fair, I didn’t see the first movie when it came out in 1997; instead, I binged the series during lockdown, during which they...