It’s a confusing thing to move to an old family mansion with your new wife, only to discover that you’re the reincarnated version of one of your ancestors. It’s confusing if you’re Quentin Collins (David Selby), and it’s confusing if you’re trying to watch Night of Dark Shadows a grainy, uneven melodrama that makes about …
Dark Shadows is the latest installment in the Johnny Depp-Tim Burton bromance, and if either or both of those names cause you to swoon, then you really don’t need to read this. You KNOW you will see this movie. I count myself among Mr. Depp’s many, many girlfriends, and frankly, Johnny could play a carrot …
Anyone who sat down to watch Tim Burton’s recent adaptation of Dark Shadows without having seen the show was probably a bit jarred by its slow pace and meandering plot. Though quirky, funny, and fabulous in many ways, Burton’s film feels out of step with the formula of today’s movies. As soon as you settle …