Greetings again from the darkness. At this point, I believe it’s fair to say we have a Jane Austen sub-genre for film, TV, and books. After all, it’s been more than 200 years, and her novels have remained in print, have also been adapted too many times to count, and...
Greetings again from the darkness. Next up in this prime era for Superheroes comes “Green Ghost”, a struggling south Texas car dealer who moonlights as a Lucha Libre wrestler with untapped mystical powers linked to the Mayan Apocalypse! Does that sound preposterous?...
Review by James Lindorf After a case of “creative differences” led to director and co-writer Scott Derrickson departing from Marvel’s Dr. Strange sequel, he returned to his horror roots with “The Black Phone.” Derrickson is again working with his frequent collaborator...
Greetings again from the darkness. I’m one who grew up spinning my mother’s Elvis 45s and LPs for hours on end. Long before I ever saw one of his movies, I had memorized and mimicked the vocals and stylings of his early recordings. For me, the love of his music was...
Review by Lauryn Angel I haven’t read Stephen King’s Firestarter or seen the Drew Barrymore film for years, so I went into this remake with a basic memory of the story and no real expectations. Okay, that’s not quite true – I didn’t think Zac Efron would be believable...
Review by Lauryn Angel Lightyear is Pixar’s latest film, but it’s not about the Buzz Lightyear we’ve come to know and love from the Toy Story films. Rather, this is the character from Andy’s favorite movie who inspired that action figure. The movie is supposed to be...
Greetings again from the darkness. “We are changing the world!” These days, those words tend to be more chilling than hopeful. More cautionary than exciting. Spoken a few times by scientist Steve Abnesti (Chris Hemsworth), those words have long ago lost the intended...
Greetings again from the darkness. Normally when we see a movie where the focus is almost entirely on two characters conversing while in one room, we expect it to feel like something better served in live theater. But director Sophie Hyde does succeed in keeping it...
Greetings again from the darkness. Satire is one of the most challenging cinematic genres to get right. The script and performances are crucial, and the director must walk a fine line between too subtle and over-the-top. The long-time collaborative filmmaking team of...
Greetings again from the darkness. Scott Farnaby co-wrote the book with Scott Murray and then adapted that book into the screenplay directed here by Craig Roberts (ETERNAL BEAUTY, 2019). Mr. Farnaby also wrote the excellent screenplay for PADDINGTON 2 (2017), as well...