Review by Russell Whitehouse Psychoanalysts and philosophers like Nietzsche have long mused about the paradox that modern people struggle with between spirituality and science. Director/writer Shawn Snyder captures this schism in his debut feature film, TO DUST. Geza...
Greetings again from the darkness. Jason Reitman has proven himself to be an outstanding filmmaker who delivers entertaining stories with insightful commentary often accompanied by biting humor. His excellent films include: THANK YOU FOR SMOKING, JUNO, UP IN THE AIR,...
Review by Xander McCabe Playing it safe is a great way to make a movie have an appeal that can reach out across the audience and get everybody to feel at least a little something. There are plenty of genres in which the audience expects the expected. In a rom-com, the...
Movie Review by James Lindorf Kohelet 12:7 And the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God, Who gave it. This one verse from the Hebrew Bible is enough to torment Shmuel (Géza Röhrig), a Hasidic cantor in Upstate New York, who is distraught...
Greetings again from the darkness. It doesn’t happen often, so it’s probably kind of fun for them when a father and daughter are able to appear in the same film. This is writer-director Adam Marino’s first feature film, and he cast Paul Sorvino and Mira Sorvino not as...
Review by Caitlin Zeigler Nate (Thomas Cocquerel) meets Susan (Claire Holt) at the car rental business where she works. Five years later, they are married and following the same routines daily. Nate thinks everything is fine, until Susan tells him she wants to get a...
Greetings again from the darkness. That VOICE! During my life, I’ve been fortunate enough to see many of rock’s greatest bands live in concert, including: The Who, The Rolling Stones, Bad Company, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and AC/DC. Each of these bands are amazing,...
Greetings again from the darkness. The story of Graham Staines certainly deserves to be told, as his impact is lasting and his kindness and devotion to the cause are quite extraordinary. In fact he paid the ultimate price … actually even greater than that … for his...
Review by Russell Whitehouse “Why is loving a guy my only option?” exclaims Sweety at the mid-point of EK LADKI KO DEKHA (ELKD). This is a common sentiment in modern Bollywood films centered around strong female leads. This flick, from writer and director Shelly...
Greetings again from the darkness. Rare is the film that casts a kid in the lead role and then features him in most every scene … often with only him and a toddler on screen. It’s even rarer when that kid is a first time actor, and the film gets nominated for an Oscar...