Greetings again from the darkness. The list of icons known by a single name is relatively short and includes such luminaries as Elvis, Prince, Cher, Bono, Beyonce, and Sting. Immediately recognizable with only her first name, Liza Minnelli also fits right...
Greetings again from the darkness. Movies have focused on the burden of celebrity (A STAR IS BORN, BETTER MAN), the challenges facing journalists (SPOTLIGHT, SHATTERED GLASS), the lure of power and control (WALL STREET, THERE WILL BE BLOOD), and the impact...
Review by James Lindorf FilmNation Entertainment is a 17-year-old film studio that has had its hands on plenty of Oscar nominees, including this year’s big winner, “Anora.” With the help of their recent critical successes, they have launched a new production...
Greetings again from the darkness. Are you ready for 90 minutes of cool people wearing cool clothes and doing cool things while acting cool in the face of danger? If so, this one is for you. Oscar winner Steven Soderbergh (TRAFFIC, 2000; OCEAN’S ELEVEN,...
Greetings again from the darkness. In decades past, we wouldn’t have been surprised in the least to see a movie starring Jack Nicholson and Dennis Quaid. In fact, in 1973 Jack co-starred with Dennis’ brother Randy in one of my favorite films, THE LAST...
Wolf Man has great visual effects and some effective (even if predictable) jump scares. It is supported by interesting premises and has a perfect isolated setting. And the actors play their parts decently enough. However, the overall story is a bit dull and...
Greetings again from the darkness. Even among sports fans and women’s activists, Mildred Burke is not a household name. Writer-director Ash Avildsen and co-writer Alston Ramsay set out to correct this by adapting Ms. Burke’s own writing and the 2010 book...
Greetings again from the darkness. John Lithgow frequently plays likable characters that take advantage of his innate ability to connect with viewers as an ‘every-man’ type – often reminding us of people we know. However, over his career that spans...
Below are recaps of some of the short films I watched at this year’s Slamdance Film Festival. FISHMONGER (25:30) No rules apply to film festival shorts and writer-director Neil Ferron and co-writer Alexandra Dennis-Renner succeed in pushing the envelope with their...
Greetings again from the darkness. These are the kind of movies that it’s a pleasure to champion. Writer-director Reema Kagti and co-writer Varun Grover have produced a feel-good underdog story based on what a few folks actually accomplished in Malegaon, a...