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...
Soccer may be known as the beautiful game, but the most beautiful sport has to be surfing. The combination of athleticism, danger, and visual beauty as turquoise water with white crests forms the perfect pipe for the riders to glide through in static chaos, leaves...
Greetings again from the darkness. Ending the final trilogy of trilogies that covers 42 years of storytelling, was never going to be easy. And, given the rabid fan base’s backlash from the penultimate episode, the ending was unlikely to appease all (or even most?)....
12. Robert Downey Jr. - Avengers: Endgame This has truly been the role of a lifetime for Downey and he has never been better than in this final performance. 11. Taron Egerton - Rocketman Elton John is a tough role, but Taron Egerton completely owns it. He disappears...
Greetings again from the darkness. Astronaut Roy McBride’s pulse rate may never go above 80 bpm, but mine certainly did during the opening sequence which features a stunning and spectacular space fall. It’s unlike anything we’ve seen before. Roy has trained his entire...