Review by James Lindorf Between Worlds stars, Nicolas Cage as Joe, a struggling truck driver haunted by the memory of his deceased wife and daughter. Joe is drowning in alcohol and guilt when his life takes a dramatic turn after he rescues Julia (Franka Potente), a...
Review by Monique Thompson When a group of friends discover ancient elves locked in a cursed chest, they unknowingly unleash their wrath on the world. It’s a race against time to survive the elves’ wrath before Christmas ends. As if the Truth or Dare movie wasn’t...
Review by Monique Thompson EXCELLENT!! On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee the Autobot seeks refuge in a junkyard in a small California beach town. Charlie, on the brink of turning 18 years old and trying to find her place in the world, soon discovers the...
Every year I do this I try to do lists that I wish people were doing, but I just don’t see much of. This year I’m keeping with the tradition of the best on screen villains in film. There were a number of interesting choices that crept up on me at the end of the year...
Review by Lauryn Angel I read a lot of YA, but I confess I had never heard of the Mortal Engines series until I saw the first trailer. An epic fantasy with a screenplay written by Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens, Mortal Engines is set in a distant...
Review by Lauryn Angel As a fan of Emily Blunt and of the classic original Mary Poppins, I expected to love Mary Poppins Returns. As it turns out, the original film is lightning in a bottle, and Disney’s attempt to recapture the magic results in a bit of a dud that...
Review by L.C. Cragg Who knew that for decades corporate American financed musicals to promote products, processes, and sales training to thousands of employees? Well Steve Young knew. As a writer on Late Night with David Letterman, he scoured record bins for the...
Greetings again from the darkness. The 1964 classic Disney film MARY POPPINS is much beloved and has been shared across generations for more than 50 years. It won 5 Oscars on 13 nominations, and shifted Julie Andrews from a Broadway star to an international movie...
Greetings again from the darkness. I’ve noted many times how World War II has been mined for cinematic purposes over the years, even to this day. It’s always seemed a shame that World War I – ‘The Great War’ – has so few big screen projects in comparison. Obviously,...
Greetings again from the darkness. “This story is extraordinary – especially if it’s true.” This is just one of many incredulous statements from the film’s narrator, Mickey Rourke. And let’s face it, when trying to establish credibility for a story that’s been in...