Greetings again from the darkness. It’s frightening to see how societal norms and individual behavior have shifted over the past five years. It seems clear that the COVID Pandemic was a turning point … or at a minimum, an accelerant. Writer-director Ari...
Greetings again from the darkness. Once it became a bumper sticker, it also became a cliché. “Stuff” happens. It happens to each of us. Of course, the degree to which something bad affects us is a personal matter, and how we deal with it determines the...
Greetings again from the darkness. It might seem dangerous or even cruel to look at war through the eyes of a child. However, this time, it’s a brilliant approach because most of the story is personal … following the villagers on the edges of the Rhodesian...
Greetings again from the darkness. After reading the synopsis, I was tempted to pass on this one and move on to the next film on the list. What could possibly be appealing about another fading boxer whose life is in shambles? Co-directors Bjorn Franklin...
Greetings again from the darkness. Grief is one of the most powerful emotions we humans can experience. The range of effects varies from lethargy to sadness to full-on depression. We’ve all experienced that feeling of wishing for one more shared moment or...
Greetings again from the darkness. There’s just something kind of cool about a band whose first number one hit single is entitled “Shine”, and here they are 32 years later still touring and taking the time to participate in a documentary. Cinematographer and...
Greetings again from the darkness. It’s been 32 years since John Hammond “spared no expense” on ice cream and Chaos Theory Doctor Malcolm pleaded that the colorful jeep “must go faster”. That 1993 film by Steven Spielberg awed us and changed the course of...
Those looking for straight-up horror will be disappointed by the new M3GAN movie. However, anybody that enjoys action, sci-fi, comedy, light drama, and a touch of the creepiness from the first M3GAN will enjoy seeing the new M3GAN 2.0. If you saw the...
Greetings again from the darkness. I can’t explain why auto racing movies have always appealed to me. This dates back to such classics as GRAND PRIX (1966, with James Garner), WINNING (1969, with Paul Newman), and LE MANS (1971, with Steve McQueen). Toss in...
Greetings again from the darkness. It seems somewhere along the way intelligence has fallen out of favor. However, I continue to be fascinated by deep thinkers who share their knowledge and ideas. One such man is Robert Reich, and this documentary from...