‘No One Will Save You’: Kaitlyn Dever Doesn’t Speak In A Lifeless ‘A Quiet Place’-Like One Trick Pony Thriller

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‘No One Will Save You’: Kaitlyn Dever Doesn’t Speak In A Lifeless ‘A Quiet Place’-Like One Trick Pony Thriller

“No One Will Save You,” the 20th Century Studios alien/home invasion thriller, is one of the year’s most strangely curious, oddly shaped films. Also acting as a thinly drawn character mystery, it’s bold and risk-taking in its structure. And, oh,…

The Creator Review | Flickreel

The Creator is a rarity: An $80 million production that isn’t based on existing source material or IP. Granted, director Gareth Edwards has built up goodwill with blockbusters like Godzilla and Rogue One. When most directors are let out of…

Accused Review: A Tense Thriller that Tackles Modern Vigilantism

Philip Barantini‘s Accused is a gripping thriller that delves deep into the dark underbelly of modern society’s obsession with revenge and online witch-hunts. Starring Chaneil Kular as the central character, Harri, the film explores the harrowing consequences of an innocent young…

Giamatti & Newcomer Dominic Sessa Are Alive With Chemistry

Summary Alexander Payne's The Holdovers is a highly anticipated film of Fall 2023, showcasing his ability to bring levity to a teenager's implosion. The film's setting in Barton Academy, with pompous teachers and arrogant kids, sets the stage for an…

Tarsem Singh’s TIFF Platform Award Winner Is A Shattering Real-Life Tragedy [TIFF]

Director Tarsem Singh Dhandwar ominously warned audiences at the world premiere of his Punjabi-language debut that it was a much more serious affair than they might be expecting. After all, the Romeo and Juliet framing in the festival notes and…

‘The Creator’ Review — Gareth Edwards Takes a Sci-Fi Stand for AI

Is artificial intelligence really our enemy or is our fear of it the real problem? That is one of the moral dilemmas that The Creator attempts to address as it unpacks the very real and present threat of AI, through…

TIFF 2023: THE CRITIC Delivers A Thriller That Falls Short Of Being Great

The Critic is an incredible drama in 1930s Britain about a closeted theatre critic, played by the amazing Sir Ian McKellan. The period film shows the cutthroat nature of the entertainment industry at the time, and how trying to survive…

Uýra – The Rising Forest Featured, Reviews Film Threat

NOW ON PBS! I’ve seen my fair share of documentaries. Though some dare to find the relationship between two distinct issues, Juliana Curi brings together several issues in Uýra – The Rising Forest. The film opens with a haunting yet beautiful…

Cord Jefferson Delivers A Funny & Insightful Feature Debut [TIFF]

TORONTO – “American Fiction,” the directorial debut from Cord Jefferson, is genuinely a very, very funny movie. And that’s hyperbole on our part. It’s also a perceptive look at how the mainstream media only has room for a select number…

The Uncle (Stric) Featured, Reviews Film Threat

FANTASTIC FEST 2023 REVIEW! The one thing I love about foreign films is they can tell stories that could never be told under the progressive Hollywood system. Croatian co-writer/co-directors David Kapac and Andrija Mardesic tell a story of a family…

JAANE JAAN Is Sujoy Ghosh Returning To His Atmospheric Thriller Era

Jaane Jaan, or Suspect X as it’s known in other parts of the world, is a great new thriller starring Kareena Kapoor Khan. Director Sujoy Ghosh goes back to the thriller genre in a movie that’s an official adaptation of…

Lee Featured, Reviews Film Threat

TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! In director Ellen Kuras’ Lee, Kate Winslet stars as Lee Miller, the real-life model who became a celebrated photographer and war correspondent for Vogue during World War II. Alexander Skarsgård puts on an English accent as her husband…

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