Review by James Lindorf It has been five years since the guys from Broken Lizard graced our screens with one of their irreverent comedies. In the last 20 years, they have taken us from a ride along with the Vermont State Troopers to a tropical island, a German beer...
Greetings again from the darkness. I am often accused of taking movies too seriously rather than just sitting back and enjoying the entertainment value. Well, this latest from director Dexter Fletcher (ROCKETMAN 2019, EDDIE THE EAGLE 2015) is textbook ‘popcorn...
Review by James Lindorf Countless jokes exist about movies pitched as "Die Hard" in a blank or "Die Hard" on a blank. It is hard to imagine that the name of the greatest action movie ever was not invoked during the planning or pitch for director Shane Dax Taylor's...
Review by James Lindorf As a franchise Evil Dead often doesn’t get the recognition it deserves. If you like brutal body horror on a $375,000 budget or one 45 times that amount, there is a movie for you. If you like horror comedies with one of the best scenes of...
Greetings again from the darkness. Argentinian writer-director Damian Szifron was behind the terrific WILD TALES (2014), which received an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, and this time out, he and co-writer Jonathan Wakeham venture into psychological...
Greetings again from the darkness. Big Italian families in New York offer a smorgasbord of opportunities for interesting stories and characters. Ray Romano from “Everybody Loves Raymond” takes on his first feature film as writer-director, and he and co-writer Mark...
Greetings again from the darkness. Good golly! Documentarian Lisa Cortes packs a lot into this profile of Richard Wayne Penniman, better known as Little Richard. Director Cortes sticks with a familiar structure for the biopic; however, two things stood out to me about...
Greetings again from the darkness. When a 16 year old girl has self-esteem issues, it can be painful to watch. As adults, we know it’s likely to get better, although it’s also possible things get worse before they improve. And ‘things getting worse’ is exactly what...
Greetings again from the darkness. It’s not unusual for readers to feel a connection to their favorite author, but very few can match the bond shared by writer Judy Blume and her followers. Co-directors Davino Pardo and Leah Wolchok set out to profile the writer whose...
Greetings again from the darkness. “You have the right to remain silent.” Whether you say it out loud or just finish it in your head, the vast majority of us know what follows, even if it’s (hopefully) just from watching TV and movies. You likely also know that it’s...