The Exorcist: Believer Review | Flickreel
If The Exorcist: Believer was just another exorcism movie, it might be a passable way to kick off October. Since it’s an Exorcist movie, however, it must be evaluated as such. That almost sounds unfair, as you can’t expect any…
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Breezy Comedy Is Richard Linklater’s Cure For What Ails Movies
Summary Hit Man tackles several major talking points in the film industry, including the lack of feature-length comedies, young movie stars, and sex in mainstream cinema. Despite its acquisition by Netflix and the disappointment from critics, the film is likely…
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America’s MOST BADASS Tournament Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Luke Robert’s series, Kill City Cup, takes a page from the short-lived television series Lucha Underground, bringing the fast-paced world of independent wrestling to a dark, dystopian future. It’s 2035, and the evil Kill Corp has emerged triumphant after the…
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‘Chucky’ Season 3 Review — Killer Doll Series Is Only Getting Better
There is no horror series out there quite like Chucky. Think about it: how many slasher stories have extended over multiple films and now three seasons of television? In a world in which expansions of iconic horror films can feel…
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The Exorcist: Believer Review – Odom Jr. & Burstyn Elevate Gripping, Tame Horror Revival
Summary Director David Gordon Green brings new life to a classic horror franchise by ignoring previous spinoffs and delivering a direct sequel to the original. The focus of The Exorcist: Believer is on a father and his daughter, who embark…
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It Takes A Village Of ‘Believers’ To Combat Evil In Unapologetically Vile But Fascinating Legacy Horror
There are myriad talking entry points to “Exorcist: Believer”—David Gordon Green’s latest horror legacy sequel and the follow-up to his “Halloween” trilogy. For one, it’s awful, but it’s also fascinating, chock-full of thought-provoking ideas— impossible to fully disregard even when…
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Emerald Fennell Doesn’t Eat the Rich, but Licks Them
Emerald Fennell was given a very tall order to follow up Promising Young Woman, her feature film debut that won her an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. It spoke to the growing conversation around abuse, consent, and victim blaming.…
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Believer’ Review — A Soulless Horror Sequel
When the late, great director William Friedkin unleashed the pinnacle of horror that is The Exorcist upon the world in 1973, it was as if he had tapped into something almost demonic himself. Telling the story of the young Regan…
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Interruption Featured, Reviews Film Threat
The fundamental evils of government-sanctioned forced birth are showcased succinctly in the powerful short Interruption, written and directed by Moroccan actress Zineb Oukach. A secret policeman in a hardline Islamic country is reading a newspaper at a cafe. It’s an article by Sarah…
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Headspace Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Aisling Byrne’s dramatic short, Headspace, takes us into the everyday lives of some remarkable adults. Tony (Mark Smith) lives in a home where he and his neighbors are all intellectually disabled in one way or the other. Tony has Down Syndrome but has…
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The Moisture Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Directed by Turan Haste and written by M. Furkan Dasbilek, The Moisture (Rutubet) might only be 20 minutes long, but it has as much depth and plot as a 2-hour feature. Ishak (Mucahit Locak) is a teacher in the rural…
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Go Check Out Girl Gone Bad: Review
Girl Gone Bad is a horror/thriller written and directed by Kevin Schultz. It tells the story of Samantha, a moody teen who is planning on spending time with her girlfriend Amanda while her mom is out of town. While home,…
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