Greetings again from the darkness. Rich people aren’t like you and me (unless you happen to be rich, in which case you fall into the first category). Their houses are different. Their vacations are different. Their family traditions are different. And that’s where...
Greetings again from the darkness. Quentin Tarantino has been praised as the cinematic “voice of his generation.” His influence on other filmmakers is as obvious as those who have influenced him. This is a celebration of Tarantino the filmmaker, and also somewhat of a...
5 Awesome Movies From The 80s To Watch This Winter The 1980s was a golden decade for the big screen, with so many classics gracing the cinema that it’s hard to keep track of them all. Perhaps that’s why there continue to be remakes and reboots of many of the movies...
TREE #3 (2019, short film) Greetings again from the darkness. Teachers can have a lasting impact on their students, and few teachers would knowingly prevent one of their students from achieving their goals or living their dreams. Teachers tend to have one key flaw....
Greetings again from the darkness. The Copacabana tracking shot in GOODFELLAS in etched not only in my brain, but in cinema lore. Filmmaker Martin Scorsese teases us with a similar shot as the opening sequence in his latest. The camera snakes through the dank halls...
Casinos have always provided exciting backdrops for films, mostly because the audience already has preconceived notions as they associate casinos with excitement and opulence. And out of all of the casino's games depicted in films, few are quite exciting as the game...
From the opening string quartet to the closing theme, ‘Knives Out’ is filled to the brim with cleverly written hilarity. Just when you think it’s going to take you in one direction, it veers off into a direction you did not expect. I even thought I knew who the killer...
Greetings again from the darkness. Whether in sports or music or movies, watching talent blossom and grow is wondrous. For movie lovers, this describes young filmmaker Trey Edward Shults, whose first feature film KRISHA really grabbed me at a film festival in 2016....
Gambling movies are some of the most gripping and thrilling to watch. They’re full of highs and lows, and the storylines are often intense and emotional. So, over the years, there have been some epic gambling scenes, many of which have gone down as all-time classics....
Review by James Lindorf It’s April in Anaconda, Montana. Graduation and a world of possibilities are just around the corner for this year’s senior class…well, most of them anyway. Headstrong teenager Mickey Peck (Camila Morrone) is doing what she can to keep Hank, her...