Thanksgiving Review | Flickreel
January 6, 2021 was the day many Americans asked themselves, “How did we get here?” If you want an answer, look no further than Black Friday. If people will instigate a riot over discount waffle irons, imagine what an election…
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John Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Step into a shadow world of bloodstained secrets behind the eyes in the gritty assassin drama, John, written and directed by Babar Ali. It opens with images of an open sewer being cleaned out in Karachi, Pakistan. The manhole is…
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A Vibrant Documentary About Virginia Woolf And Trans Identity.
With all due respect to Sally Potter’s visually sumptuous “Orlando,” the seemingly best way to adapt Virginia Woolf is through a side door. Michael Cunningham’s novel “The Hours” works, in part, not because it’s a quasi-adaptation of “Mrs. Dalloway,” but…
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Eli Roth’s Faux Trailer Becomes A New Slasher Classic
Summary Thanksgiving is a hilarious and gory slasher that embraces the typical formula and delivers a solid whodunit at its core. Eli Roth's Thanksgiving brings outrageous kills and diabolical humor to a small Massachusetts town, creating a refreshing change of…
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Ridley Scott And A Solid Cast Deliver A Brutal, Engaging History Lesson
It will come as a surprise to absolutely no one that the reunion of director Ridley Scott and “Napoleon’s” leading man, Joaquin Phoenix, is a rich, layered, and satisfying offering. There is alchemy at work that transfixes the audience as…
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Trust In Love Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Every movie has a running time. Some rare films instead have a surfing time, where one event flows seamlessly into another while climbing higher and higher. The tremendous divorce drama Trust In Love is one of the rare ones. Directed…
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‘Thanksgiving’ Review — Eli Roth’s Holiday Horror Is a Gory Blast
The Big Picture Thanksgiving has been overlooked in the horror genre, but Eli Roth's film Thanksgiving brings the holiday into the slasher genre in bloody fashion. The film uses the backdrop of a Black Friday riot to set up the…
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Hemisphere Featured, Reviews Film Threat
I have to say that what’s great about Chris Maes’ sci-fi thriller, Hemisphere, is that sci-fi is firmly in the hands of independent filmmakers. We find ourselves in the far distant future in a space station on the dark side…
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Ridley Scott’s Epic Turns Out To Be A Tedious & Grandiose Comedy
It's official — 2023 may be the year of the bratty man-child. From Mark Ruffalo in Poor Things, Yorgos Lanthimos' strange masterpiece, to Jacob Elordi as Elvis in Sofia Coppola's Priscilla, a slew of high-profile men have played absolute terrors…
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Journey to Bethlehem Review: A Melodic Take on a Timeless Tale
Directed by Adam Anders, Journey to Bethlehem strides into the realm of Christian cinema with a harmonious blend of tradition and contemporary musicality. With a stellar cast led by Milo Manheim and Fiona Palomo as Joseph and Mary, respectively, the…
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‘Quantum Cowboys’ Review — Lily Gladstone Leads Another Must-See Western
The Big Picture Lily Gladstone delivers another great performance in the animated Western Quantum Cowboys, showcasing her comedic chops and emotional gravitas. The film is a vibrant and absurd work of art, incorporating various styles like hand-drawn animation, oil paintings,…
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‘Napoleon’ Review — Ridley Scott and Joaquin Phoenix Blow Up History
The Big Picture Ridley Scott's Napoleon is a monumental film that showcases the scale and grandiosity we've never seen from the director before. Joaquin Phoenix delivers a commanding performance as Napoleon, portraying the character's brilliance on the battlefield and his…
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