‘The Sacrifice Game’ Review — Take ‘The Holdovers’ and Make It Fun Horror
The Big Picture The Sacrifice Game offers a refreshing twist on the holiday horror genre, delivering a unique and captivating finale that makes it a potential Christmas horror classic. Georgia Acken steals the show with her darkly comedic performance, elevating…
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Batman and Me Featured, Reviews Film Threat
AWARD THIS 2023 NOMINEE! On the periphery of society, cataloged amongst the people nobody notices are the collectors, the folks who specialize in collecting a facet of geek culture. For some, it’s Star Wars paraphernalia. For other collectors, it’s Star Trek. For Darren Maxwell,…
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Silent Night Review: Vintage John Woo
Nick Clement brings us his thoughts on the brand new John Woo movie and provides us with this very own Silent Night review. On Christmas Eve, a man witnesses the death of his young son when the boy gets caught…
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Tribal Featured, Reviews Film Threat
In the Borrego Brothers‘ documentary, Tribal, three veterans from America’s war on terror share their harrowing experiences on the battlefront and similar experiences here at home. Michael Gomez, Wade Spann, and Omar Hernandez each served in either Iraq or Afghanistan.…
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Eileen Review: An Unrelenting and Riveting Thriller
Eileen is an unrelenting and riveting psychological thriller, masterfully directed by William Oldroyd. The screenplay, co-written by author Ottessa Moshfegh and Luke Goebel, is chillingly honest and all-consuming. They offer an unsettling yet addictive narrative that deftly explores the terrifying…
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Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie Review
Summary Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie delivers a nostalgic and heartfelt journey to the past, satisfying fans of the TV show. The movie acknowledges how the world has changed and people have moved on from Adrian Monk, making…
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A Monk Movie’ Review — Tony Shalhoub’s Still Got It
The Big Picture Tony Shalhoub's return as Adrian Monk in Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie brings a nostalgic feel with the OG cast and their chemistry intact. The screenplay fails to match the tone of the original series,…
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Unicorn Boy Featured, Reviews Film Threat
AWARD THIS 2023 NOMINEE! Unicorn Boy begins with real-life footage of writer-director Matt Kiel making a personal admission from 2016: “I need to like actually feel like I’m changing, like I’m becoming who I’m supposed to be.” And before we even…
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Sisters Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Latvian Director-Writer Linda Olte’s intense drama Sisters (originally Masas in Latvian) presents the lives of two young orphans in Latvia. Diana (Gerda Aljena) and her older sister Anastasia (Emma Skirmante) are in the care of the state since their mother,…
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Gangster Land Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Gangsters and mobsters have inspired cinematic escapades since filmmaking became a proper career. Primarily, such stories all hit the same beats. As such, it is not the plot that sucks in viewers but the characterizations and style. Director Timothy Woodward…
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The Take Out Move Featured, Reviews Film Threat
AWARD THIS 2023 NOMINEE! Writer-director-producer Andrew Simonian’s feature-length debut, The Take Out Move, is based on the 1997 short of the same name. In fact, some of the fight choreography, blocking, and camera angles are the exact same. But, was the…
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‘Great Photo, Lovely Life’ Review — HBO Documentary Transcends True Crime
The Big Picture Great Photo, Lovely Life is a necessary correction to sensationalistic true crime documentaries as it confronts dark truths with care and asks essential questions. The documentary delves into the devastating effects of sexual abuse within one family,…
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