Review by James Lindorf It is a big month for memory loss thrillers, with “Sleeping Dogs” coming hot on the heels of Michael Keaton’s dementia-plagued hitman flick “Knox Goes Away.” Like Keaton, Russell Crowe continues his evolution from leading man to...
Review by Lauryn Angel I am one of the only people I know who thought Ghostbusters: Afterlife was just okay; everyone else seems to have loved it. But as an Egon-stan and a fan of both Paul Rudd and Carrie Coon, I think I just expected too much from it, leaving me...
Review by James Lindorf Julio Torres is a Salvadoran writer, comedian, and actor. In 2016, he started a five-year stint writing for "Saturday Night Live," during that time, he helped develop the HBO series "Los Espookys" as a lead actor, co-creator, writer, and...
Greetings again from the darkness. Co-directors Marlo McKenzie and Jonathan Parker have teamed up for one of the most ‘revealing’ documentaries you’ll ever watch. OK, all I can do is try my best to minimize the use of puns and double entendre as the review progresses....
Greetings again from the darkness. It’s easy to forget that Russell Crowe was once Oscar nominated three years in a row, winning Best Actor for Ridley Scott’s epic, GLADIATOR (2000), and has probably deserved two or three additional nominations. His...
Review by James Lindorf Actor W.C. Fields is credited with coining the old Hollywood adage that you should never work with kids or animals. When he said that he wasn’t necessarily talking about their disinterest in schedules and unpredictability, the performer was...
Usually, movies that are “based on a true story” bore me. Real life is beautiful and amazing, but it can be boring (and sometimes terrifying) and trying to escape into an exciting fictional film world only to find more of that boredom can be tiresome. However (you had...
Greetings again from the darkness. The first feature film from writer-director Rose Glass was delayed almost two years due to COVID, but when SAINT MAUD hit in 2021, we knew immediately she was a filmmaker to watch. Along comes her second feature, co-written with...
Greetings again from the darkness. Owning a home remains the American Dream, and being unrealistic about the topic makes one an American Dreamer. The first few scenes of the film make it obvious that American Dreamer is not just the title of Dr. Phil Loder’s...
Greetings again from the darkness. Life in west Texas can be harsh. There is nothing romantic or picturesque about the land … unless you are one of the lucky land/lease owners who have become rich by striking oil. Complementing his long career in the art...