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Review: Reawakening

— by WILLIAM STERR —

Ten years. Ten years of wondering, fearing, hoping. That is what Mary and John Reed have gone through since their 14 year old daughter, Clare, walked out of the house and disappeared. A parents’ nightmare.

During all that time, this middle-aged working class British couple have never given up hope. John (Jared Harris – “Mad Men”) goes to places that help homeless street kids, still hoping after 10 years that one of the hundreds he has seen will give him some clue as to where she is – or what happened to her. Mary (Juliet Stevenson – “Rhoda”) helps keep up the search, appearing with John on a 10th anniversary televised police appeal for any information. (CONTINUED)


Review: ARTSAKH Armenian Genocide Continues

— by BEV QUESTAD — Remember when Trump claimed he deserved credit for ending six or seven wars during his first months in office? He said, “I think that we settled Aber-baijan and Albania.” The correction is that it was Azerbaijan and Artsakh. Vic Gerami, host and producer of The Blunt News, knows just how […][...]


Review: Where the Wind Blows

— by BEV QUESTAD — This is the kind of film I love. The story revolves around a perfect woman with high expectations. The film begins with two cowboys stopping in at a tavern in the Old West. The older one, Nathan Strong (C. Thomas Howell), is out for gambling, women, and a good time. […][...]


Review: Borley Rectory: The Awakening

— by WILLIAM STERR — IMDB currently gives this period haunting an 8.1/10.0 rating (as of Oct. 21, 2025). I beg to differ. Borley Rectory was a real place, once known as “the most haunted house in Britain.” This appellation is primarily due to the questionable investigation of the supposed hauntings by a professional magician […][...]


Review: On The End

— by WILLIAM STERR — Thomas Ferreiri (Tim Blake Nelson – “Old Henry”) is not an attractive man. He’s a diabetic, has bad teeth, uses foul language, and lives in what can best be described as a nightmare of trash and auto parts. His neighbor and aunt, Dolly (Lois Smith – “Lady Bird”), detests him. […][...]


Review: Tribe

— by WILLIAM STERR — The Silurian Hypothesis. Formed in 2018, this thought experiment posits that a superior intelligent race existed on earth before humans, and that evidence of them can be found even after millions of years. Retired Prof. Devin Adams (played by an uncredited Dan Asma, according to reviewer Eric Li) receives some […][...]


Review: KOLN 75

— by BEV QUESTAD — There is something about Keith Jarrett’s improvisational music that transports the listener to another dimension. Test it out. Click on KOLN 75. Start the video and come back to read this review while you travel to a magical place of tones and subtlety that charms your mind. You are listening […][...]


Review: There Was, There Was Not

— by BEV QUESTAD — “In Armenian, we don’t begin our stories with ‘Once Upon a Time.’ We begin with ‘There Was, There Was Not.’” While not planning on that theme when she began filming, seven years later, Emily Mkrtichian uses it as the title. In 2018, Mkrtichian began recording footage about four different women […][...]


Review: Among Neighbors

— by BEV QUESTAD — Yoav Potash went to Poland to film a commemorative event. Upon arriving, his curiosity drove him to check out the community. He finds a Jewish grave-marker in an old man’s backyard scrapheap. Then he observes that Jewish markers became foundational rocks in roads, walls, and house foundations all over Poland. […][...]



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