Greetings again from the darkness. Very few documentaries can also be labeled political crime thrillers, but that description fits Paul Taylor’s film based on Francisco Goldman’s 2014 book. It’s a blend of history, religion, corruption, and investigative work as it...
The Plot Against America (TV, HBO) Oddly enough, this story takes places nearly a century ago, and is more relevant today than half the modern day stories you are likely to see this year. Set in a fictional version of of the late 1930’s, this show imagines a world...
Lovecraft Country (HBO Max, Television) H.P. Lovecraft is one of the most well known science fiction writers of the 20th century. He was also notoriously racist and his novels were littered with racist notions. Yet, history has shown us that many blacks were avid...
Ghost of Tsushima (Video Game, PS4) This is the samurai game that I have wanted to play my whole life. It’s a huge and sprawling narrative, with expertly crafted swordplay. It also throws in some fun stealth aspects. Sadly, they pale in comparison to games like ‘The...
Unorthodox (Netflix, Streaming) Selling a story about escaping the orthodox Jewish religion must have been a tough sell in Hollywood. It’s pretty well known that a plurality of Hollywood producers are Jewish. However, that’s one of the magic things about Netflix. It...
Greetings again from the darkness. Nearly 50 years have passed and it remains the only unsolved Air Piracy case in America. For HBO, documentarian John Dower (MY SCIENTOLOGY MOVIE, 2017) chronicles the investigation and four main suspects in the mystifying D.B. Cooper...
Review by James Lindorf They say every dog gets its day, and with the premiere of “The Pack” on Amazon Prime Video this Friday, November 20th belongs to a specific group of 12 adorable canines. These 12 lucky dogs and their owners split into two packs of six will take...
Review by James Lindorf Steve McQueen, the west London-raised son of a Trinidadian mother and a Grenadian father, made cinema history when 12 Years a Slave won the Academy Award for Best Picture. That film followed the injustice Solomon Northup suffered at the hands...
Review by James Lindorf Beloved British duo Simon Pegg and Nick Frost have reunited for the supernatural comedy "“Truth Seekers”," debuting Friday, October 30th, on Amazon Prime Video. This is their first major collaboration since 2013's "The World's End," and the...
Review by James Lindorf It has been a banner year for Amazon Studios when it comes to their original content. New seasons of popular shows like “Hanna” and “The Boys” led the way for new series, including “Hunters,” “Upload,” and their latest project, “Utopia.” Much...