Greetings again from the darkness. Beauty. It permeates every scene in Durga Chew-Bose’s (TINY FURNITURE, 2010) adaptation of the 1954 Francois Sagan novel. The novel was previously adapted for the screen in 1958 by legendary filmmaker Otto Preminger, and...

Greetings again from the darkness. It’s a safe bet that not many other movies have been inspired by a Nicki Minaj shower curtain. I say “other movies” because that’s exactly what kicked off the idea for this project. And that same shower curtain makes a...

Review by James Lindorf Cressida Cowell began publishing her series of children’s books about Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third and his unusual best friend in 2003. DreamWorks Animation’s acclaimed adaptation of “How to Train Your Dragon” in 2010 has...

Greetings again from the darkness. We should all be so fortunate to have a friend as loyal as Leslie, and we should strive to be wiser than Kate so that we don’t ever have the need to test that friend’s loyalty. Director Michael Pearce (ENCOUNTER, 2021) is...

Greetings again from the darkness. Given the turmoil around the globe, being the first film co-directed by an Iranian filmmaker and an Israeli filmmaker makes this one even more impressive … both on screen and behind it. The co-directors are Zar Amir...