The Timekeepers of Eternity (Aristotelis Maragkos/Tom Holland, 2021, Greece/UK)
Though derided in its era, The Langoliers , Tom Holland's 3-hour miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's novella, holds a fondness in the hearts of many Stephen King fans. Arriving at arguably the peak of the "miniseries event" era of King, The Langoliers is one of the more idiosyncratic and bizarre stories from the author. It is also more conceptual, dealing with the nature of time itself. While some may still cringe at the corny visual effects and over-the-top performances, The Langoliers is still interesting. When we heard that an avant-garde adaptation of the miniseries had been made, we had to check it out. Filmmaker Aristotelis Maragkos first distilled Tom Holland's miniseries down to an hour, largely by dispensing with many of the side characters and focusing the story on the "star" of the original miniseries - Craig Toomey (Bronson Pinchot). Pinchot's performance was insane in the original series, and here takes on a more surreal vibe. On...
