Eight years after witnessing the end of President Coriolanus Snow’s story in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2, we now get to see the beginning of his story and his rise to power in the prequel, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. The movie is an...
Greetings again from the darkness. Nick Broomfield has been making documentaries for nearly 50 years. The list of subjects is quite diverse, yet his interest in musicians seems to recur periodically, but even in these, his focus is mainly on the person rather than the...
Greetings again from the darkness. You know how an overachiever can make you feel like a worthless slug? Well, that’s nothing compared to how you’ll view yourself once you learn the story of Stan Brock. If you recognize the name, it’s likely due to the 31 episodes of...
Greetings again from the darkness. We’ve all had that teacher. You know, the one with an evil streak who just seemed to thrive on making students miserable. Throw in a staff and administrators who feel the same way, and the casting choice for the teacher becomes...
Greetings again from the darkness. Goodness, this review has been so difficult to write. Not because of anything wrong with how this documentary was made or filmed – in fact, from a technical standpoint, it is very well done. Rather it was due to my personal opinions...
Review by James Lindorf It has been six years since director Alexander Payne brought a film to theaters. Typically, his projects get acclaim, awards nominations, and wins. However, 2017’s “Downsizing” was considered a departure from his standard fare. It failed to win...
Review by James Lindorf If audiences want to be fully prepared for everything thrown at them in “The Marvels,” four projects make the must-see list. “Captain Marvel” for the introduction to Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel (Brie Larson), and the Skrulls; you also get...
Review by Hunter Miele The horror-comedy genre has been booming in recent years, and “As We Know It” attempts to stand out among the classics. Relying heavily on the comedy aspect and much less on any scary imagery or themes, the film qualifies more as a buddy-comedy...
Greetings again from the darkness. Organizing an event is often tedious and frustrating and stressful. Rarely is it entertaining. Such is the challenge faced by director George C Wolfe (MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM, 2020) and co-writers Justin Breece and Dustin Lance...
Greetings again from the darkness. It was less than 18 months ago when Baz Luhrman’s Oscar nominated ELVIS hit theaters and we were admiring Austin Butler’s performance. Where that movie was glitzy and loud and centered on Elvis and Col Tom Parker, this current film...