Greetings again from the darkness. One of the possible indicators that a movie is well done and interesting is when it draws you in despite having no similarities to the world you live in. I was transfixed by this film from writer-director Roger Ross Williams (Oscar...
Greetings again from the darkness. By coming clean up front, my hope is that forgiveness and understanding is in order, and maybe others will be diverted from the same path I took. Between the film’s title, the trailer, and knowing it was based on Audrey Shulman’s...
Greetings again from the darkness. Let’s begin with this: Danny Wu’s documentary ties legendary filmmaker Orson Welles into one of the most tumultuous periods of history. This is done not so much in a FORREST GUMP or ZELIG style, but more like one of those push pin...
Greetings again from the darkness. Although not one of those Americans mesmerized by every move made by the Royal Family, I have long admired Queen Elizabeth II for the manner in which she conducted herself in public. Having served as Monarch for seventy years at the...
Review by Hunter Miele Have you ever been in a department store and caught a glimpse of an eerie, looming silhouette out of the corner of your eye, like an aviator game? You stop dead in your tracks and slowly turn to face the uncanny figure, and when you lay your...
Greetings again from the darkness. Obsession. Commitment. Dedication. Devotion. Pursuit of perfection. Whatever this is, it goes deeper than imitation. Akio Sakurai has spent thirty-plus years trying to become … well, let’s use his quote: “I want to be Jimmy Page.”...
Review by Hunter Miele “The Curse of Willow Song”, written and directed by Karen Lam, is the winner of 8 awards, including the 2020 Leo Award for “Best Motion Picture”. Rife with jaw-dropping acting, otherworldly imagery, and a fascinating and unique plot, “The Curse...
Review by James Lindorf Sports movies have existed almost as long as film. They got their start 108 years ago, in 1915, with Charlie Chaplin’s “The Champion.” This sub-genre moves flawlessly from gritty dramas to laugh-out-loud comedies and hit its stride in the ’70s...
Greetings again from the darkness. When the musical geniuses we respect and admire speak in awe and wonderment about another musician, we know it’s time to pay attention. Of course, Wayne Shorter has long been recognized as a Jazz giant, and unfortunately he passed...
Greetings again from the darkness. More than forty years have passed since the great Ingrid Bergman portrayed Israel Prime Minister Golda Meir in the TV miniseries, A WOMAN CALLED GOLDA (1982). Fighting through cancer during filming, it was Ms. Bergman’s final role,...