— by WILLIAM STERR — I recently had the opportunity to attend the venerable (29th year) H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival in Portland, Ore. The HPLFF prides itself on showing features and shorts produced by individual filmmakers and small production companies. What they present over a two and one-half day program is definitely of mixed […][...]
Review: Tim Travers & the Time Travelers Paradox
— by WILLIAM STERR — I recently had the opportunity to attend the venerable (29th year) H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival in Portland, Oregon. The HPLFF prides itself on showing features and shorts produced by individual filmmakers and small production companies. What they present over a two and one-half day program is definitely of mixed […][...]
Review: Borderland: The Line Within
— by BEV QUESTAD — I don’t understand the American immigration policy. I am so confused I can’t find my way to a position. Almost every other country has a border policy, so why the cry-out? Why is it even an election year trigger point? And why on earth is the projected budget for this […][...]
Review: Cruise Boom
— by BEV QUESTAD — Know anyone who has gone on an Alaskan cruise this past year? The new Klondike Gold Rush (1896-189) is The Alaskan Tourist Rush. With the recent opening of a private dock in Sitka, the inhabitants say, “Welcome!” But quietly they wonder, “At what point do we lose a lot of […][...]
Review: Strangers
— by WILLIAM STERR — Laura (Sienna Guillory) has a problem. She is an American expat living in Sophia, Bulgaria, with her abusive, controlling husband, Tony (Emmett J. Scanlan). She feels her life is drifting away in the misery and fear of her marriage, and she has daydreams of killing her tormentor. Oh, and she […][...]
Review: The Old Man and the Land
— by WILLIAM STERR — Sometimes, films surprise you. They are fashioned differently than you would expect. A modern film that is filmed in black and white, “The Artist” (2011), is one example. Another is one that tells a story from the end back to the beginning, like “Momento” (2000). “The Thief” (1952) has no […][...]
Review: The Critic
— by WILLIAM STERR — Sir Ian McKellen has become a legend on the silver screen, in theater, and on television. Among his films are “Richard III,” “Gods and Monsters” and the “Lord of the Rings” series. On television, he starred in the delicious “Vicious.” And on stage, he has appeared in many plays, including […][...]
Review: Close to You
— by WILLIAM STERR — Around 2020, actor Elliot Page announced his transition from female to male. Starring at the time in the Netflix series “The Umbrella Academy,” his character also transitioned from female to male between the second and third seasons. Now, as writer and producer, Page explores the subject further in “Close to […][...]
Review: Lost Nation
— by BEV QUESTAD — Prepare to be enlightened. New York State wanted to be bigger, African-Americans were amongst the earliest settlers in Vermont, and the proponent for recognizing Vermont as America’s 14th colony was given a tempting counter offer from the British. The story begins in 1756 after Lucy (Kenyan-born Eva Ndachi) has married […][...]