Greetings again from the darkness. This completes what I call the triumvirate of female film misery: Julianne Moore in Still Alice, Marion Cotillard in Two Days, One Night,
Greetings again from the darkness. The Dardenne Brothers (Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne) are filmmakers who excel at forcing us to take notice of human nature. This time they
Greetings again from the darkness. If only drive-in theaters were still the weekend hang-out of choice for teenage boys, this latest from director Joe Lynch would be the
Greetings again from the darkness. I’ve never understood the phrase “cruel disease”. Are there diseases that aren’t cruel? One could say the level of cruelty is determined by
Greetings again from the darkness. Fans of “The Raid” franchise will be excited to know that Gareth Evans is a Producer on the second film from co-directors Kimo
** My “revisited” posts are more backstory and historical standing than review. They are written with the idea that the reader has already seen this “classic” movie (so
Awoke this past Sunday morning to the sad, but long-expected news that actor James Garner had passed away. Mr. Garner was 86 years old and had been mostly
Dramatizations focusing on real life people, be they famous or infamous, require a certain mindset from the viewer. First, understand that it’s not a documentary. What you see
Greetings again from the darkness. Tuesday night was a real treat for this movie lover. Thanks to the Dallas Film Society, Frost Bank and Alamo Drafthouse, the first
Early this morning, word of the passing of Elmore Leonard started making its way through news outlets and Twitter. He was 87 and died of complications from a
WHY THE VOID? So often, the conversation turns to movies. Well, at least around my house it does. A casual comment from Jen (my son’s fiancé) spurred a
Greetings again from the darkness. Ba-dum. Two of the more recognizable notes from any movie musical score are courtesy of 5-time Academy Award winner (48 nominations!), composer John
Ray Harryhausen has passed away at age 92. When someone from the movie-making world dies, we often talk about how their work influenced others or had an impact
Greetings again from the darkness. We never really know how one person can influence our life. In the late 1970′s I stumbled upon a PBS show called “Sneak
