Tag: Famke Janssen

  • Jack of the Red Hearts, a touching drama

    Jack of the Red Hearts, a touching drama

    Jack of the Red Hearts, from director Janet Grillo, tells the story of a troubled teen who lies her way into a job working as the companion to an low functioning autistic child. Both the director and the writer (Jennifer Deaton) have experience with autistic children. They crafted a touching film about an untrained con…

  • Locked In, not sure it’s a horror story

    Locked In, not sure it’s a horror story

    Locked In is confused about what it is. Is it a horror story? Not really, unless you count some gruesome nightmares. Is it a murder mystery? Well, there are murders but nobody is trying to solve them to find the killer. Maybe it’s a Goth thriller complete with creepy mansions and rainy gloom. Or maybe…

  • Door Mouse: an indie with a strong look

    Door Mouse: an indie with a strong look

    Door Mouse uses its unwavering comic book noir aesthetic to tell a story about missing girls and the heroes who save them. It’s indies like this one that emphasize the importance of giving independent storytellers with an artistic vision a chance to tell you a story in a different way.

  • Brain Dump: Thursday Nights on ABC

    Brain Dump: Thursday Nights on ABC

    I haven’t done a brain dump in a while. My definition of a brain dump is sharing a few thoughts about several things at once. This time it’s Thursday night on ABC with Grey’s Anatomy, Notorious and How to Get Away with Murder on my mind.