Review by James Lindorf A Luchador full of rage and a massive inferiority complex, an ex-con with an unfortunate tattoo, and a woman in search of a kidney to save her husband collide in this over the top nonlinear adrenaline rush. The three storylines become one when...
Greetings again from the darkness. Animated films from Asia will likely always draw comparisons to the films of Oscar winner Hayao Miyazaki, the Japanese master storyteller behind Studio Ghibli and such animated classics as SPIRITED AWAY, PRINCESS MONOKE, and THE WIND...
Review by Jacquelin Hipes The Miracle Season joins a long and undistinguished line of inspirational sports films banking on a “true story” byline to wring a reaction from the audience, rather than earning it on their own merit. Inspired by the improbable 2011 Iowa...
Written by James Lindorf This past weekend was the 6th annual Awesome Con at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington DC. Awesome Con has grown every year since its inception with total attendance for the three-day event topping 70,000 last year. The...
Review by James Lindorf After Louie is the feature film debut of director Vincent Gagliostro. It stars Alan Cumming (Goldeneye, X-Men 2) as Sam, a renowned artist who was a leader of a moment, of a generation, when he helped fight for the rights of those afflicted...
Review by Bradley Smith I love math. Grew up working math problems for fun. Loved numbers so much that I decided to pursue accounting during my junior year of high school; let's ignore that it was some 15 years later before I became an accountant. But I digress. One...
Review by Monique Thompson Brilliant parapsychologist Elise Rainier receives a disturbing phone call from a man who claims that his house is haunted. Even more disturbing is the address -- 413 Apple Tree Lane in Five Keys, N.M. -- the home where Elise grew up as a...
Review by James Lindorf Jon Abrahams stars as James, a once up-and-coming artist in New York City who has his life forever altered when the events of 9/11 claim the lives of his two best friends and he accepts guardianship of their two young girls. Now, eleven years...
Review by Monique Thompson Upon learning that their mother has been lying to them for years about their allegedly deceased father, two fraternal twin brothers hit the road in order to find him. Imagine going almost 40 years thinking your father is deceased, only to...
Greetings again from the darkness. Billed as a comedy, the movie will leave most viewers wondering wherefore art the laughs. Filmmaker Emanuel Hoss-Desmarais and his co-writer Marc Tulin aim high with a grown-up level look at the trials and tribulations of parenting –...