Category: Reviews
Moving Hong Kong Drama Gives Queer Elders the Spotlight
Moving Hong Kong Drama Gives Queer Elders the Spotlight

Making breakfast. Going to the flower shop. Decorating the house for a holiday. On their own, these things may seem mundane — not at all movie-worthy. However, Ray Yeung’s All Shall Be Well captures these actions in a way that…

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The Wasp Featured, Reviews Film Threat
The Wasp Featured, Reviews Film Threat

Revenge only gets one so far, but The Wasp leans right into the most debased form of it imaginable. Director Guillem Morales’ film draws upon familiar tropes that we’ve seen in an extended succession of films centered around past trauma/victimhood.…

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‘Wolfs’ Review – George Clooney and Brad Pitt Lead the Pack With a Soft Bite
‘Wolfs’ Review – George Clooney and Brad Pitt Lead the Pack With a Soft Bite

The best buddy comedies have long thrived on the delicate balance between tension and reluctant friendships. While turning the oddest pairings into unlikely partnerships usually hinges on the leads’ dynamic, some projects can feel like pulling teeth if that connection…

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Soulful Star-Studded Adaptation Is A Therapeutic Discovery Of Trauma Relief
Soulful Star-Studded Adaptation Is A Therapeutic Discovery Of Trauma Relief

August Wilson, the late acclaimed American playwright, chronicled some of the best stories about African American experiences using deeply humanized and comprehensive storytelling. Some of his notable theater works include Fences and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, both of which have…

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‘From’ Season 3 Review – A Berserk and Brave Installment of Psychological Horror
‘From’ Season 3 Review – A Berserk and Brave Installment of Psychological Horror

This September, we're being thrown right back into the reeling enigma of a purgatory that forms the intriguing landscape of MGM+'s underrated sci-fi horror series From. Created by John Griffin, the third season had a convention debut at San Diego…

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‘Matlock’ Review – Kathy Bates Commands the Screen in CBS Legal Drama
‘Matlock’ Review – Kathy Bates Commands the Screen in CBS Legal Drama

In the current TV landscape, it can be tough for any show to cut through all the noise — even if that show happens to be a reboot or revival trying to succeed on the built-in goodwill of nostalgia. Many…

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‘Colin from Accounts’ Season 2 Review
‘Colin from Accounts’ Season 2 Review

Honestly, the biggest thing Colin from Accounts might've had going against it at first was its name. The title of the Australian import series from husband-and-wife co-creators and stars Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer feels somewhat more in line with…

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Il Re delle Indie (The King of the Indies) Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Il Re delle Indie (The King of the Indies) Featured, Reviews Film Threat

The King of the Indies (Il Re delle Indie) by writer/director Gaetano Maria Mastrocinque is a documentary about jousting in Italy, so it has a focus as concentrated as that of its participants.  Set in the Tuscan town of Arezzo it…

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Julia Garner Delivers A Career-Defining Performance In An Otherwise Routine Horror Prequel [Fantastic Fest]
Julia Garner Delivers A Career-Defining Performance In An Otherwise Routine Horror Prequel [Fantastic Fest]

As the 1960s drew to a close, director Roman Polanski‘s theatrical adaptation of Ira Levin’s novel “Rosemary’s Baby” would find immediate success from both the box office and critics alike, eventually finding its way onto many a list of genre-defining…

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Rebel Wilson Successfully Directs This Funny, Heartfelt, Catchy Musical Comedy
Rebel Wilson Successfully Directs This Funny, Heartfelt, Catchy Musical Comedy

The Deb had the honor of being the closing film at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival, and Rebel Wilson's directorial debut left quite an impression. The Australian star, whose film is based on the stage play by Hannah Reilly…

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‘Never Let Go’ Review – Halle Berry’s Frightful Tale Is Worthwhile Despite a Weak Finale
‘Never Let Go’ Review – Halle Berry’s Frightful Tale Is Worthwhile Despite a Weak Finale

Being a single parent to two boys while trying to escape your past is tough. It's especially difficult when you're raising young gentlemen in the middle of an evil-infested wood where you can safely roam only a limited duration from…

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‘M. Son of the Century’ Review
‘M. Son of the Century’ Review

There's an old adage about boiling a frog. Surely you've heard it. The premise is that the successful way to boil a frog isn't to throw the frog into boiling water: it'll jump out. Instead, one boils a frog by…

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