Greta Gerwig made quite an impression with her writing and directorial debut, ‘Lady Bird’. She clearly had a command of her narrative and a voice that felt authentic to the world we live in today. Who would have thought that she could bring that exact sensibility to a...
It has been quite some time since I have hated as much of a movie as this one and still can’t help but recommend it. Honestly, I am actually placing it near the bottom of my list of the best films of the year, because it is so damn good at what it does. The problem is...
For me, the experience of a great film is largely tied to its score. Now, there are plenty of great movies that use minimal music, but it’s pretty few and far between. A great score enhances a story ten fold and then lives inside you long after the credits role. Even...
As a lifetime gamer, who has literally grown from the beginning of gaming, it has been a beautiful thing to watch games begin to rival film as an art form. Long have role playing games tried to simulate the experience of a novel, but the ability to truly simulate real...
Greetings again from the darkness. With a title pulled from a line in George Eliot’s “Middlemarch”, enigmatic filmmaker Terrence Malick continues his deep probe into humanity and faith … recurring themes in most of his films, and especially the run that began with his...
Review by James Lindorf Based on T. S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, Cats, the musical is set amongst a larger-than-life junkyard serving as a playground for its feline characters including Rum Tum Tugger, Mr. Mistoffelees, Macavity, Jennyanydots, Old...
Every ‘Star Wars’ fan has a story about what connects him or her to the force. In other words, what it was that made them fall in love with ‘Star Wars’ in the first place. For me, it’s almost like I was born into it. My mother and father were actually in an opening...
Greetings again from the darkness. Movies based on true stories are increasingly popular these days. OK, not as popular as comic book films, but the appeal of tapping into ‘truth-is-stranger-than-fiction” is a natural, as viewers bring a sense of familiarity to the...
Greetings again from the darkness. Abba versus Classical. Perhaps nothing more clearly separates the two men than their musical tastes. Of course, it’s their widely disparate views of society and the role of Catholicism that matter most. Expert filmmaker Fernando...
Greetings again from the darkness. Director Tom Hooper must really enjoy this process. In 2012 he brought mega-hit stage musical LES MISERABLES to the screen. It was nominated for 8 Oscars and won 3, including one for Anne Hathaway. This time, Mr. Hooper again turns...