“Pratfall’ is More Than a Walk in the Park

Pratfall Rating: 8/10 Director: Alex Andre Writer: Alex Andre Style: Drama Time: 1 hours, 48 minutes Rating: PG-13 Review by Mike Szymanski The opening of this film reminds me a bit of my favorite Edward Albee play “The Zoo Story” where an erratic, over-talkative pushy guy inflicts himself on another guy on a Central Park bench who really wants to be left alone. Their encounter … Continue reading “Pratfall’ is More Than a Walk in the Park

A Hero You Never Knew in ‘Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin.’

Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin Rating: 9/10 Director: Todd Komarnicki Writer: Todd Komarnicki Style: Drama/ Thriller/ Biopic Time: 2 hours, 12 minutes Rating: PG-13 Review by Mike Szymanski Great filmmakers still find true stories in past heroes that have yet to be told. Who could possibly imagine that someone of heroic proportions involved in WWII has not already been canonized in a great movie. Komarnicki became … Continue reading A Hero You Never Knew in ‘Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin.’

Lots of Twists and Edges in ‘A Very Flattened Christmas’ 

A VERY FLATTENED CHRISTMAS Rating: 7/10 Director: Shane Wallace Writer: Key Tawn Toothman and Shane Wallace Style: Comedy Horror Time: 1 hour, 31 minutes Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJKG2IVHO_o Review by Mike Szymanski Sometimes, usually late at night, when you can’t sleep and you have the munchies, you need to watch something that is light, funny, exciting enough to keep you awake, but not so complicated you have to … Continue reading Lots of Twists and Edges in ‘A Very Flattened Christmas’ 

Who is Being Conned in this Comedic ‘Con Job’?

Con Job Rating: 7/10 Director: Ian Niles Writers: Guy Harry and Ian Niles Style: Comedy Time: 1 hour, 33 minutes Review by Mike Szymanski Let these two friends, Chris and Angus, take you on a strange journey where they try to con just about everyone they know, and things get scary. And there are bodies. You will like not like a single person in this … Continue reading Who is Being Conned in this Comedic ‘Con Job’?