Greetings again from the darkness. The first feature film from writer-director Nikyatu Jusu is a supernatural psychological thriller that may or may not belong in the horror genre. It’s filled with original concepts, innovative camera shots, and a truly powerful lead...
Movie Review: ‘White Noise’
Greetings again from the darkness. Writer-director Noah Baumbach’s latest film is one of those that causes us to feel a bit guilty at not finding it as important or noble as it finds itself. That’s not meant to be as critical as it sounds. Afterall, Baumbach is the...
Movie Review: ‘Four Samosas’
Greetings again from the darkness. It’s been three years since the breakup with his girlfriend Rina, and Vin is still a lost pup. Writer-director Ravi Kapoor opens his film by showing us the grocery store heist and escape of four people in disguise. He then flashes...
Movie Review: ‘Violent Night’ Blu-ray
Greetings again from the darkness. HO-HO-HO! Who is ready for the best ever Santa slasher movie? Admittedly, it’s a narrow sub-genre and anyone that knows me or reads my reviews, knows full well that this is not the type of movie I typically recommend. However, it’s...
Movie Review: ‘Battle For Saipan’
Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers, Alita: Battle Angel) returns to war, but instead of giant bugs, this time he is patching up wounded soldiers at an understaffed Army hospital during World War 2. Having not really slept for days, things seem bad enough until he is...
Movie Review: ‘The Fabelmans’ Is Spielberg’s Most Intimate Film Ever!
There should be little doubt in the minds of moviegoers that Steven Spielberg is one of the greatest filmmakers of all time! He might also be the greatest living filmmaker around today. Which makes his perspective on the art of movies and the history that lead him to...
Movie Review: ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’
Greetings again from the darkness. Of course we do get a murder mystery (maybe even more than one!), yet the real case study may be in how the billionaire tech mogul celebrated for his business savvy and creative genius is actually an egotistical putz who stole one...
Movie Review: ‘Bardo: False Chronicles Of A Handful Of Truths’
Greetings again from the darkness. Many filmmakers mine their own lives for projects, making their work personal, revealing, and sometimes invasive. It’s easy to label these works as narcissistic, and by definition, that would be accurate. However, some of the finest...
Movie Review: ‘She Said’ Is An Expert Account of Journalism That Changed A Nation
The movement of female empowerment that has come to be known as “Me Too” has been around long enough now that it has begun to settle into the mainstream of society. And conversations about abuse have turned into how the movement has gone too far, ruined men’s careers,...
Movie Review: ‘She Said’
Review by James Lindorf On November 18th Universal Pictures is kicking off Oscar season with the R-rated drama “She Said.” October 5th, 2017, started like any other day. Then an article in The New York Times would lead to the fall of a Hollywood heavyweight and the...





