Review by Jacquelin Hipes It’s truly astonishing to compare how the deeds and words that define a scandal have changed through the generations. Certain behaviors have progressed from salacious to blasé, while others remain stumbling blocks for a vocal minority—or, to...
Greetings again from the darkness. I don’t often look to Lebanon for comedy films, however, director Cyril Aris co-wrote this script with Mounia Akyl, and it’s not only good for some laughs, it also carries quite a message in its brief 19 minute run time. A small...
Greetings again from the darkness. Sometimes as parents, despite our best intentions, we create unnecessarily difficult challenges for our children to pursue their dreams. In the case of Seyna’s father, his pride is what threatens her next step. Seyna (played by Grace...
Greetings again from the darkness. Filmmaker Rodrigo Sorogoyen begins his film with a long, slow pan shot across a deserted beach until we see the waves rhythmically rolling in and out. It appears to be a most peaceful setting, but instead it’s actually the set up for...
Greetings again from the darkness. In 1977, French Producer-Writer-Director-Actor Claude Berri directed a film version of his own original screenplay entitled IN A WILD MOMENT. In 1984, director Stanley Donen’s (SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN) final feature film was an...
Greetings again from the darkness. The second feature film directed by STAR WARS creator George Lucas was AMERICAN GRAFFITI in 1973. It starred a fresh-faced 19 year-old (mostly) TV actor named Ron Howard. Now 45 years later, Mr. Howard directs a prequel in the STAR...
Greetings again from the darkness. Crime, Romance and Bromance battle it out in the summer of 1991, accompanied by music from the 1970’s, influenced by classic films of the 1980’s and 90’s, and starring 4 rising young stars of today. The debut feature film from...
Review by Jeanne Antoinette Desperate to win the Rucker Classic streetball tournament and the cash prize, Dax stumbles upon the man, the myth, the legend Uncle Drew (NBA All-Star Kyrie Irving) and convinces him to return to the court one more time. Somehow Pepsi...
Review By James Lindorf Donald Petrie, the director of classic Rom-Coms How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Miss Congeniality and Mystic Pizza, is back with his latest feature, Little Italy, starring Emma Roberts and Hayden Christensen. Nikki (Roberts) has returned home to...
Review by James Lindorf Where Hands Touch is a romantic period piece from filmmaker Amma Asante (A United Kingdom) centered on the relationship of two German teens in 1944 near the end of Hitler’s reign. Amandla Stenberg (The Hunger Games) is Leyna, the 15-year old...