‘Dicks: The Musical’ Review – A24’s First Musical Isn’t Clever Enough
This review was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn't exist.You know what you’re getting yourself into when you go see a…
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Unconditional Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Nominally about the extraordinary strength of people caring for the ill, Unconditional also spends equal amounts of time on a compelling but mixed set of topics: the sacrifices of America’s veterans, the pain of Alzheimer’s, and people with little time…
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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Review: An Earnest Exploration of Friendship
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe is a coming-of-age film adaptation of Benjamin Alire Sáenz’s beloved 2012 novel of the same name. This cinematic journey takes viewers through the summer of 1987, where fifteen-year-old Aristotle Mendoza, played…
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A Healthy Mix Of Hearty Fun & Devastation
Summary Sitting in Bars with Cake is a bittersweet story about two best friends facing unexpected challenges that test their friendship. The film beautifully captures the joys and triumphs of female friendship, reminding us to see the beauty in life…
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‘Origin’ Review: Ava DuVernay Adapts Isabel Wilkerson’ ‘Caste’ With Dazzling Inventiveness [Venice]
When Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor) first conceived of the multifaceted premise that would eventually become the lauded non-fiction book “Caste: The Origin of Our Discontents,” her editors were concerned about whether she would manage to cohesively merge…
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‘The Boy and the Heron’ Review
While it’s recently been disputed that Hayao Miyazaki’s mysterious twelfth movie, The Boy and the Heron, would be his final film, it certainly feels like a final film. The director’s 2013 film, The Wind Rises, was an elegant exploration of…
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‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3’ Review
You know what they say: First comes love, then comes marriage. Then comes another marriage. Then comes...a family reunion in Greece? Alright, maybe that's not quite what they say, but for those of us who have spent the last 21…
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UnderDeveloped Featured, Reviews Film Threat
The question at hand is whether an episodic series about a struggling and inept Hollywood production company is meant to be fact or fiction. That’s the question laid before Brian A. Metcalf’s UnderDeveloped. Bottom Dwellers Film is in serious trouble…
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Foundation Season 2 Episode 9 DEEP DIVE and BREAKDOWN
Thank you FANdation, We are back with another recap of our favorite “I don’t even know who’s really in charge anymore” show Foundation Season 2 Episode 9. I’m your host, Anthony, and I will do my best to be your guide…
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‘Copa 71’ Review – A Historic Moment in Sports Gets The Spotlight
I consider myself something of a soccer documentary connoisseur. From Max’s Angel City series to Matildas on Disney+ and Welcome to Wrexham on Hulu, I’ve devoured them all. Copa 71 brings another little-known story to light — so little known…
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The ‘Boys State’ Directors Examine A Tragic Death & The Hubris Of Christian Messiah Complex [Telluride]
What is the fine line between altruism and narcissism, and what happens when “higher-calling” religious beliefs blur those demarcations? That vague space is not exactly what celebrated doc filmmakers Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine are trying to resolve in their…
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The Takeover Featured, Reviews Film Threat
The word “vampire” conjures immediate images of men exuding aristocratic masculinity – tall, dark, and handsome. Christopher Lee, Bela Lugosi, Brad Pitt, Frank Langella. Before Bram Stoker, the word “vampire” had an almost universally female connotation in film and society:…
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