Greetings again from the darkness. In a film that is both grounded in realism as well as playing like an ode to underappreciated character actresses, our wonderment turns to full comprehension once we realize this is the work of Kent Jones. Mr. Jones is one of today’s...
Review by David Ferguson Greetings again from the darkness. Kira is startled from slumber by a horrendous nightmare – a flashback to a years ago night when she was sexually abused. Her partner in bed knows nothing of Kira’s vision, only that she’s been violently...
Greetings again from the darkness. Setting one’s film up to be compared to a long time classic can be quite challenging for a filmmaker, but that’s precisely the situation director John Lee Hancock finds himself. Known for crowd-pleasers like THE FOUNDER, SAVING MR...
Greetings again from the darkness. A group of quiet and focused young men with backpacks arrive by boat and then split into taxis. We hear the calm voice being fed into their ear buds. The voice assures them that “God is with you” and “Paradise awaits.” Of course,...
Greetings again from the darkness. Generally speaking, I’m not a fan of Disney’s commitment to live action remakes of so many of their animated classics; however, I’ll readily admit that teaming the always creative Tim Burton with every child’s favorite pachyderm...
Review by Lavanya This short film is a classic example of something that delivers its message accurately within an extremely short duration. We meet the actors for a very short while, yet understand their underlying motive in a perfect way. Each of the actors have...
Greetings again from the darkness. When a film is inspired by a true story detailed in a 2014 New York Times article entitled “The Sinoloa Cartel’s 90 Year Old Drug Mule” written by Sam Dolnick, we should expect a message delivered with a certain amount of tension....
Review by Wesley Collins I’ve never been one to challenge and or attempt to conjure entities beyond the realm of the living. Whether ghosts and demons exist or not, I’d prefer meeting one by chance as opposed to seeking one out. Unfortunately for the characters in...
Review by Jacquelin Hipes Teenage heartbreak — particularly that of teenage girls — provides ample fodder for melodrama. We feel things more acutely and perceive the stakes of any relationship more sharply in that transitory period between child and adult. Much of the...
Review by David Ferguson Greetings again from the darkness. The idea of time travel is fascinating … just ask Bill and Ted, who, by the way, recently announced their upcoming new adventure. In contrast, the reality of dementia is beyond cruel. Slowly losing the...