Greetings again from the darkness. Is it too good to be true? We often ask that question in life, but when it comes to Fred Rogers of “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood”, director Morgan Neville’s documentary proves the answer is no … he was good and true. Fred Rogers hosted...
Greetings again from the darkness. The feature film directorial debut of Drew Pearce is original and clever, while teasing with hope for a bit more than it delivers. Mr. Pearce is best known for writing the screenplay for IRON MAN 3, and now as a first time director,...
Review by Jacquelin Hipes Sometimes a film comes along with such spectacularly bad timing it’s difficult to summon any reaction beyond astonishment. Dan Mirvish’s Bernard and Huey, about two former college roommates clinging onto their adolescent selfishness and...
Review by Monique Thompson After a string of garden gnome disappearances in London, Gnomeo & Juliet look to legendary detective Sherlock Gnomes to solve the case of their missing friends and family. In the sequel to the 2011 animated film, Gnomeo & Juliet, the garden...
I kept wondering what Eli Roth’s position is on the whole gun debate while baring witness to the glorified violence of his new ‘Death Wish’ remake. Personally, I think that Roth is just a poor excuse for a filmmaker and he wanted to remake an old revenge thriller that...
Review by James Lindorf Following a successful festival run, the award-winning drama The Valley will begin a one-week theatrical run in 10 markets, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco and Washington D.C. starting...
Review by Russell Whitehouse From the mind of director Shashanka Ghosh comes Veere Di Wedding, what could succinctly be described as Bollywood’s Bridesmaids… In other words, a wedding movie in the burgeoning female-buddy comedy subgenre, helmed by two familiar-and two...
Review by James Lindorf The Texture of Falling is the feature film debut of writer, director and cinematographer Maria Allred who has about a dozen more credits on top of the critical three. Set in the vibrant arts and club scenes of Portland; four strangers come...
Greetings again from the darkness. Hot societal topics often become fodder for new movies, and this usually results in a slew of similar stories – some good, others not so good. Currently, discussions of gender identity is second only to Trump-bashing in terms of...
Greetings again from the darkness. Ever since the “Master of Suspense” Alfred Hitchcock captured the intensity of being stranded at sea in LIFEBOAT (1944), there have been numerous films, with varying levels of success, taking advantage of this fear shared by many...