Review by Jacquelin Hipes When Thomas (Tim Kalkhof) begins an affair with the traveling businessman who frequents the café where he works as a baker, he appears completely unflustered by the man’s married-with-kids status. He even remembers to package up little boxes...
Greetings again from the darkness. The film begins with a Bill Moyers quote about the importance of a free and open press, has a line about ‘reporting stories for families who send their kids to war’, and is directed by liberal activist Rob Reiner … who labels the...
Review by James Lindorf Directed by BAFTA award-winning filmmaker Jonathan Hacker, and based on his book of the same title, Path of Blood depicts Islamist terrorism in a way most of the world has never experienced. Hacker stitches together security camera footage,...
‘Rampage’ is one stupid ass movie. It has a plethora of one dimensional characters. It’s filled to the brim with poorly written exposition. Some of the casting is terrible. The story feels like a really dumb excuse to get all the characters to the city of Chicago....
Greetings again from the darkness. Getting older is often used as comedy fodder for entertainment purposes; however, there is fine line that can be crossed into disrespect and melancholy. Long time Italian director Paolo Virzi (HUMAN CAPITAL, 2013) delivers his first...
Greetings again from the darkness. “It was 50 years ago, Sgt Pepper taught the band to play”. OK, I know that’s not the lyric, but 50 fits better than 20 when we are talking about the latest re-mastered 4K version of the classic animated YELLOW SUBMARINE from The...
Review by James Lindorf Krystal, the latest film from director and venerable character actor William H. Macy, stars Nick Robinson (Love Simon, Jurassic World) as Tyler and Rosario Dawson (Daredevil, Unforgettable) as the titular Krystal. Filmed almost entirely in...
‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ is about as simple, heartfelt, funny, and fun a movie as you would like to follow up that heartbreaking ending in ‘Avengers: Infinity War’. It’s a story that has nothing to do with that tale of avenging, but manages to tease some pretty big...
Greetings again from the darkness. One of the more recent cinematic trends has been stories involving an adult child facing the plight of caring for an elderly parent. Some have chosen the comedic route, while others lean towards the all-too-real burden carried by...
Review by Bradley Smith I had mixed feelings when I saw the original Purge film a few years ago. It was an intriguing and scary premise, that all crime becomes legal for one night a year. But the film kinda bored me beyond that premise, even with actors that I liked....