Category: Reviews
The Death Tour Featured, Reviews Film Threat
The Death Tour Featured, Reviews Film Threat

SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2024 REVIEW! Despite the fact that it’s “fake,” wrestling is not easy on the body nor the mind when it keeps wrestlers away from loved ones while on the road. Add a treacherous, long trek through Canada’s…

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Main ATAL Hoon (2024): The Poet Who Rewrote India’s History
Main ATAL Hoon (2024): The Poet Who Rewrote India’s History

Main ATAL Hoon (2024): Casting Pankaj Tripathi as the 10th Prime Minister of India, Atal Bihari VajpayeeSome movies can make you cherish their cinematic experience years after watching. Such impactful movies not only churn your emotions but enlighten you as…

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Maboroshi Review: Gorgeous But Ultimately Empty
Maboroshi Review: Gorgeous But Ultimately Empty

Summary Maboroshi has stunning visuals and animation that rival some of the most famous anime films in recent years. Unfortunately, the film's pacing is terrible, with major tonal whiplash in the middle and a meandering second half that becomes unbearably…

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Do Consequences Exist For The Filthy Rich? [Sundance]
Do Consequences Exist For The Filthy Rich? [Sundance]

When is an aspiring sociopolitical satire so exasperated with what it’s supposedly lampooning that its anger and indignation threaten to undermine the irony of what it’s trying to ridicule? Directed by Austrian pair Daniel Hoesl and Julia Nieman, their Sahara…

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‘Presence’ Review — Steven Soderbergh’s Ghost Story Is an Inventive Delight
‘Presence’ Review — Steven Soderbergh’s Ghost Story Is an Inventive Delight

The Big Picture Steven Soderbergh takes on the haunted house film in Presence, challenging himself and experimenting with storytelling. Presence explores a family's dynamics through the perspective of a presence in their house, testing the potential of the genre. Soderbergh…

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June Squibb Is On The Hunt For A Scammer [Sundance]
June Squibb Is On The Hunt For A Scammer [Sundance]

PARK CITY – Are you ready for a 93-year-old action hero? No, we’re not referring to whatever movie or television show Sylvester Stallone is working on at the moment (he’s also just a spry 77, by the way). We’re talking…

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Moja & Vesna Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Moja & Vesna Featured, Reviews Film Threat

Moja & Vesna (sometimes listed as Moja Vesna) is the feature debut of writer and director Sara Kern. The filmmaker is Slovenian-Australian and lives in Melbourne. An old adage goes, “Write what you know,” and Kern did just that. The family drama…

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‘Love Machina’ Review — AI Documentary Tries to Make Dystopia Wholesome
‘Love Machina’ Review — AI Documentary Tries to Make Dystopia Wholesome

The Big Picture Love Machina is an insufficiently critical documentary that doesn't reckon with the full scope of AI. Director Peter Sillen works to humanize Martine and Bina Rothblatt without looking at the potential cost of their work. The documentary…

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‘Love Me’ Review — Kristen Stewart & Steven Yeun Fall in Robot-Love
‘Love Me’ Review — Kristen Stewart & Steven Yeun Fall in Robot-Love

The Big Picture In Love Me, Steven Yeun and Kristen Stewart have amazing chemistry, meshing well even when they're playing robots. The leads take the concept and make it their own, ensuring that it will be satisfying to fans of…

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Iron Man 2: The Art of the Movie Book Review
Iron Man 2: The Art of the Movie Book Review

After we got our hands on the first instalment of this 24-book Marvel Cinematic University Infinity Saga Titan Books were kind enough to send me the follow-up as we bring you our Iron Man 2: The Art of the Movie…

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Work Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Work Featured, Reviews Film Threat

A couple of dudes from Philly find love in writer-director Tab Edwards’ feature film, The Kingfish 2: Work. What started as a pilot with The Kingfish has now expanded to a full-length story of love and positivity. The sequel continues the friendship of…

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I.S.S Review: When Fear Overcomes Science
I.S.S Review: When Fear Overcomes Science

I.S.S., directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite and written by Nick Shafir, is a thrilling space-set film filled with suspense and tense action. The ensemble cast comprising Ariana DeBose, Chris Messina, John Gallagher Jr., Maria Mashkova, Costa Ronin, and Pilou Asbæk portrays…

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