Review by James Lindorf For the second year in a row, MovieMaker Magazine has named the Heartland International Film Festival one of “The 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World” and one of “50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee.” The festival may be over,...
Review by James Lindorf For the second year in a row, MovieMaker Magazine has named the Heartland International Film Festival one of “The 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World” and one of “50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee.” The festival may be over,...
Greetings again from the darkness. The pedigree alone makes this cult favorite one to check out now that it’s been digitally restored. Co-director Robert Frank was a renowned Swiss-American photographer and filmmaker, while co-director and screenwriter Ruby...
Greetings again from the darkness. It feels like it’s been a while since we had a good old fashioned serious-minded, tension-packed, “big” drama film featuring big movie stars. Well, that’s exactly what director Edward Berger, fresh off his Oscar-winning ALL...
Greetings again from the darkness (on the edge of town). What keeps a band together for decades? It could be the shared love of music … although many bands have split up with members continuing on in solo careers. It could be a love of performing … but...
Greetings again from the darkness. It takes a cinephile and documentarian of Mark Cousins ability to pull off such a treat for other cinephiles, especially fans of “The Master of Suspense.” This felt like a two-hour geek-out that I wished would never end. Of...
Greetings again from the darkness. As parents we fool ourselves into believing we know our children and what they are up to. After all, they live in the same house and eat the same meals. Norwegian documentarian Benjamin Ree shows us quite a contrast to this...
Review by James Lindorf For the second year in a row, MovieMaker Magazine has named the Heartland International Film Festival one of “The 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World” and one of “50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee.” The festival may be over,...
Review by James Lindorf For the second year in a row, MovieMaker Magazine has named the Heartland International Film Festival one of "The 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World" and one of "50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee." The festival may be over,...
Greetings again from the darkness. Spy-thrillers typically fall into one of two categories: complex and smart (TINKER TAILOR SPY, 2011) or action-packed (KANDAHAR, 2023), although many combine the two elements quite successfully (MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE, 1996)....