“Again”: Troubling Take on a Tragic Wake-Audio Review from John Smistad
For my Audio Review of “Again” on the TMB YouTube channel please watch below:
TMB’s Top 10 Films of 2015: John Smistad Edition
In no particular order, though these are my top two. Some had US DVD release debuts in 2015. 1) Goodnight Mommy It is a ...
Producer/Author Gretchen McGowan talks “FLYING IN”
Scrappy freelance work on location in Vietnam, Costa Rica, Spain and Buffalo in the 1990s. Seasoned studio executive jobs in Jordan, Germany and New ...
Filmmaker and Author talk about Baseball Love Letter “LAST COMISKEY”
“Last Comiskey” represents a mutual love letter to the final Major League Baseball season at Chicago’s Old Comiskey Park. The passion project began with ...
“Betrayed”, “Den Største Forbrytelsen”, (2020): The Darkest of Days
“Betrayed” draws from the true story of the Norwegian boxer Charles Braude and his family, who were persecuted, arrested, and murdered by the Nazis ...
First-Time Filmmaker fetes “WHAT HAPPENED AT 625 RIVER RD”
Two young women take a trip to New York. Or do they? Something happened at 625 River Road. Whatever it was remains a disturbing ...
“Ariel: Back to Buenos Aries” (2023): What is Family?
“Ariel: Back to Buenos Aries” is a captivating story of a brother and sister returning to their birthplace, Argentina, for the first time as ...
“Films that Forever Matter” Series: “Lost in America” Review
Two yuppies decide to “drop out of society” and hit the road in a motorhome to do all the things they dreamed about in ...
“Films that Forever Matter” Series: “Christine” Review (2016)
This “Christine” review tells the tragic true story of Christine Chubbuck, a 1970s local TV news reporter. Chubbuck struggled mightily with depression and professional ...
“Death Wish” (1974) & “Death Wish II” (1982)……at long last!
“Death Wish” tells the story of New York City architect Paul Kersey, who becomes a one-man vigilante squad after his wife is senselessly slain ...
“Coal Miner’s Daughter” (1980): Country Music Legend Biopic as Love Story
Coal Miner’s Daughter is the rags-to-riches story of legendary country music singer Loretta Lynn. The film covers the Kentucky native’s early teen years in ...
“One on One” (1977): Beautiful as a Buzzer Beater from Downtown!
A young basketball phenom battles the business-driven machine of the major college coaching system. In so doing, he knows full well that his fully ...
