Review by James Lindorf Toxie is back and ready to avenge the put-upon citizens of his small town once again. “The Toxic Avenger” took his first toxic waste bath in 1984, leading to three sequels, even if two of them have been disowned, and a spin-off...
Greetings again from the darkness. The reality of today’s world is that some folks aspire to ‘go viral’ on social media, while others struggle to imagine anything worse. There are those who dream of being famous – even if it’s for only a moment in time....
Greetings again from the darkness. For fourteen-year-olds, there’s often very little difference in passion for something and obsession with that same thing. Writer-director Nicholas Colia (reimagining his 2017 short film, ALEX AND THE HANDYMAN) brings us the...
Greetings again from the darkness. This is the type of movie that almost begs to be criticized, while at the same time, deserves to be enjoyed for being exactly what it tries to be. Author Richard Osman now has five books in this series, and the first has...
Greetings again from the darkness. Car chases are prevalent throughout movie history. Some are quite exhilarating and famous: BULLITT (1968) and THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1971). Some are over-the-top: pretty much every driving sequence in the F&F franchise. The...
Greetings again from the darkness. Put me down as one of those saps who struggles mightily watching kids in peril … even if ‘it’s only a movie.’ Writer-director Dan Kay taps right into my weakness in the opening scene. Two sisters find their mother on the...
This is the 21st annual HollyShorts Film Festival. For the years I have covered the festival, I have always come away impressed with the quality of films and stories. What really stood out in the group I watched this year was the quality of production....
Review by James Lindorf For all the “John Wick” fans who wondered how his life could have turned out if his wife had never died, 87North gave us 2021’s “Nobody.” The film starred a then 56-year-old Bob Odenkirk as Hutch, a listless middle-aged man yearning...
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...