Greetings again from the darkness. Watching this film is how I imagine it would be to view a poem. It’s meditative and slow … somehow calming us as we contemplate the topics broached. Director Charlie McDowell (THE ONE I LOVE, 2014) and screenwriter Robert...
Set against the emotional backdrop of Eddie Vedder’s 2023 benefit concerts at Seattle’s Benaroya Hall, Matter of Time tells the extraordinary story of families, scientists, and changemakers determined to cure Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB)—a rare genetic skin...
Review by James Lindorf Three years ago, Brendan Fraser’s “The Whale” closed out the Heartland International Film Festival before going on to earn the beloved actor an Oscar. Now his latest film, “Rental Family,” is opening the 34th annual version of the...
Review by James Lindorf The famous quote from Oscar Wilde might state, “Life imitates art far more than art imitates life,” but the art being created and, more importantly, released is influenced by the political landscape of the time. After the #MeToo boom...
When the first Black Phone movie was released, I did not really get the hype for it. I watched the first movie at some point after it was released on streaming and thought it was okay with an interesting premise, above average acting, and enjoyable...
Review by James Lindorf Eight years ago, Aziz Ansari was one of the top comedians in the world. After “Parks and Recreation” ended in 2015, he moved on to the very popular Netflix series “Master of None,” which he co-created with Alan Yang. He served as that...
Greetings again from the darkness. Co-directors Philip Delaquis and Barbara Miller opt against an on-camera Q&A session with the Dalai Lama and instead allow His Holiness (the 14th Dalai Lama) to speak directly to the camera on topics pertinent to what’s...
In PRIMATE, a group of friends’ tropical vacation turns into a terrifying, primal tale of horror and survival.
Sydney Price (Minka Kelly) is a determined emerging executive who finally gets her chance to lead a major acquisition for Chateau Cassell, a beloved champagne house nestled in the heart of the Champagne region. When she hears she has been summoned to France...
Review by James Lindorf Academy Award®-winning director Kathryn Bigelow sat in the director’s chair for a future film for nearly a decade. Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal seemed like an unstoppable duo after collaborating on “The Hurt Locker” and “Zero...