Greetings again from the darkness. The first feature film from writer-director Danny Turkiewicz is an expanded version of his same-titled 2020 short film. It’s also an example of clueless buddies being passionate about a very bad idea. Mostly though, the...
Review by James Lindorf Director Joseph Kosinski has helmed five films, four theatrical releases, and one straight to Netflix. Those four films have been nominated for 7 Academy Awards and 2 Grammys and grossed $2.2 billion worldwide. Kosinski became a hot...
Greetings again from the darkness. The first FROZEN movie was released in 2013 and the sequel, FROZEN II in 2019. FROZEN III is scheduled for release in 2027, but since the story (adapted from an original Hans Christian Anderson story) remains so popular,...
Greetings again from the darkness. Beauty. It permeates every scene in Durga Chew-Bose’s (TINY FURNITURE, 2010) adaptation of the 1954 Francois Sagan novel. The novel was previously adapted for the screen in 1958 by legendary filmmaker Otto Preminger, and...
Greetings again from the darkness. It’s a safe bet that not many other movies have been inspired by a Nicki Minaj shower curtain. I say “other movies” because that’s exactly what kicked off the idea for this project. And that same shower curtain makes a...
Review by James Lindorf Cressida Cowell began publishing her series of children’s books about Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third and his unusual best friend in 2003. DreamWorks Animation’s acclaimed adaptation of “How to Train Your Dragon” in 2010 has...
Greetings again from the darkness. We should all be so fortunate to have a friend as loyal as Leslie, and we should strive to be wiser than Kate so that we don’t ever have the need to test that friend’s loyalty. Director Michael Pearce (ENCOUNTER, 2021) is...
Greetings again from the darkness. Given the turmoil around the globe, being the first film co-directed by an Iranian filmmaker and an Israeli filmmaker makes this one even more impressive … both on screen and behind it. The co-directors are Zar Amir...
Review by James Lindorf Like Frank Darabont before him, screenwriter and director Mike Flanagan is becoming Stephen King’s go-to filmmaker. “Gerald’s Game” and “Doctor Sleep” already adorn his resume, and future projects include Prime Video series...
Review by James Lindorf Miley Cyrus is having a couple of big weeks. Columbia Records released “Something Beautiful,” her 9th studio album, on May 30th, and she premiered her companion Visual Album at New York’s Tribeca Film Festival on June 6th. Now, on...