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...
Admittedly, it had been about 15 years since I last watched the original animated How To Train Your Dragon; and I may have watched the first sequel, but nothing after that. I didn’t dislike the series, it’s just that Viking stories usually are not high on my...
Drop is the latest mystery thriller from director Christopher Landon, who previously wrote and directed the Happy Death Day movies (the third of which I am still awaiting). The premise is rather straightforward- while on a first date, a woman is...