Review by Jacquelin Hipes Chris (Jay Duplass) has just returned to his small hometown in Washington State after spending twenty years in prison for a crime he did not commit. The transition isn’t easy. He jokes at his homecoming party that he doesn’t recognize many of...
Wes Anderson is like the gift that keeps on giving. Every one of his films is a unique and unforgettable treat. His latest film just happens to be a doggy treat, and a damn delectable one at that. I won’t be surprised if this movie appears in my best films of the...
Review by Jacquelin Hipes Some might think of grief as an isolated emotion. A pinpoint of feeling, powerful but fleeting, vanquished either by a bit of time or concentrated effort. Love After Love burrows into the reality of mourning, where new flaws emerge from the...
Greetings again from the darkness. Any list of the all-time great comedic teams would surely include Laurel and Hardy at or near the top. Influenced by pioneers such as Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and The Marx Brothers, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy (the rotund one)...
Review by Russell Whitehouse Tourette’s Syndrome is an incurable neurological disorder that has been documented in about 1% of children. Those afflicted regularly experience involuntary physical and verbal tics. Contrary to popular perception, most Tourette’s tics are...
The original ‘Pacific Rim’ seemed to get a pass from film critics as something more substantive than ‘Transformers’ simply because t was directed by Guillermo Del Toro. It helped that it was filled with interesting creature and robot designs. One action sequence was...
Greetings again from the darkness. Were the TV series “Entourage” still on the air, they would now need a new recurring punchline. The AQUAMAN movie is real! At the helm, we are surprised to find the master of horror, James Wan, in the director’s seat. Mr. Wan is...
Review by James Lindorf “I had my first sexual encounter at 4-years old” the opening line to Stopping Traffic, the feature film debut of Sadhvi Siddhali Shree, sets the tone for the next 79 minutes. Things definitely get darker as the film progresses before ending on...
Greetings again from the darkness. The most dreaded knock on the door. Every parent or spouse of someone who has served their country during war time fully understands that indescribable feeling of opening the door and seeing uniformed soldiers waiting to deliver the...
Review by Caitlin Zeigler Mrs. Reyes (Laurie Holden) and her daughter Leah (Nicole Muñoz) are coping differently over the loss of their husband/father. Mrs. Reyes has mood swings and can’t deal with living in the same house anymore. She decides they need a fresh start...