Review by James Lindorf In 2014, the world was introduced to Taron Egerton in Kingsman The Secret Service. Two years later he partnered with Director Dexter Fletcher to make Eddie the Eagle, a biopic about the famous British skier. In 2017 Taron returned to the world...
Review by James Lindorf In 2012 Director Richard Miron released the short documentary Lucky Ducks, a profile of Kathleen Murphy, an upstate New York bird enthusiast. For his first feature-length film he has returned with an extended look at Kathy and her 200 pet...
Review by David Ferguson Greetings again from the darkness. Loneliness in middle-age is recognizable regardless of citizenry, gender or geography. Writer-Director Dekel Berenson exposes this on screen as we watch Anna (Svetlana Alekseevna Barandich) slogging through...
Review by David Ferguson Greetings again from the darkness. With his fifth short film, writer-director Martin Monk shows us the unique way in which two human beings, once strangers to each other, can connect in way that has a substantial emotional impact. Sofia (Lia...
With the proliferation of remakes in the conscious of modern popular culture, a certain amount of blowback was bound to occur. Some think that Disney remaking its classic animated films is nothing more than a cash grab. With each remake the tomatometer seems to get...
Review by James Lindorf Walter Campbell (Matthew Glave, The Wedding Singer) is the aging former star of a Hercules and Xena knockoff show, currently making a living on the convention circuit. Between conventions, Walter balances his time between his 24-year-old...
Review by Jacquelin Hipes Watching someone ruin their own life is rarely as fun as it is in Frances Ferguson, the latest film from director Bob Byington. The titular character, brought to life with deadpan aplomb by Kaley Wheless, feels as though she can only watch...
Review By: Wesley Collins Simple is often times just enough. Simplicity allows for directness and a focus on the smallest details in an attempt to expose what stories are truly made of. Stories are based on character development, dialogue and setting. If a writer and...
Greetings again from the darkness. I’m not usually the guy anyone turns to for recommendations on Romantic Comedies. Rather than dreamy and fantasy-like, I find most of them imbecilic and disrespectful to those of us living in the real world. It’s because of this...
Greetings again from the darkness. Aladdin … come on down! You are the next participant in Disney’s ongoing mission for live-action remakes of their classic films. And rest easy fans, this time the mega-studio has done right by the original. Now that doesn’t mean...