Style & Business Overtake Emotion In Michael Mann’s Biopic About The Italian Automobile Tycoon [Venice]

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Style & Business Overtake Emotion In Michael Mann’s Biopic About The Italian Automobile Tycoon [Venice]

Watching Michael Mann’s “Ferrari,” one may wonder whether it’s even possible to make a film about an Italian figure and have it not be at least 80% about style. An admittedly rather inane thought, but one made a little more…

Swank & Cooke Are Great In Formulaic, Disappointing Mystery

Summary The Good Mother starts off as an interesting murder mystery with commentary on the fentanyl epidemic, but struggles to find a coherent direction. The script tries to explore themes of grief and new beginnings, but lacks character development and…

‘Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose’ Review

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. Of all the memorable work that actor Simon Pegg has done…

‘Wheel of Time’ Season 2 Review

This review was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the series being covered here wouldn't exist.It's been a long wait for Season 2 of Prime Video's adaptation…

Larraín’s Pinochet Satire Is A Roaring & Timely Vampire Saga [Venice]

At first glance, it might seem like Pablo Larraín’s last two films share only a couple of superficial commonalities: they are both biopics in the sense they tell stories of real-life people, Princess Diana in 2021’s “Spencer” and Augusto Pinochet…

Here For Blood Featured, Reviews Film Threat

Your preconceptions are about to be body-slammed by the high-voltage Canadian horror comedy Here For Blood by director Daniel Turres. It was written by James Roberts and shot in London, Ontario. The movie opens with a horrific scene featuring carnage…

‘One Piece’ Review – A Swashbuckling Adventure for the Straw Hat Crew

This review was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the series being covered here wouldn't exist. Before One Piece was a live-action series on Netflix, it was…

‘Star Trek Lower Decks’ Season 4 Review

This review was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the series being covered here wouldn't exist. Our favorite Lower Deckers are moving up in the world! Star…

Married to Comics Featured, Reviews Film Threat

They say never meet your heroes. They might turn out to be jerks. In John Kinhart’s documentary, Married to Comics, Kinhart puts it out there in the universe that he wants to cover the life of his favorite artist, Justin…

98 Seconds Without Shadow (98 segundos sin sombra) Featured, Reviews Film Threat

LOCARNO FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! Desire, curiosity, hope, imagination, spiritualism, and escapism intermingle in director Juan Pablo Richter’s 98 Seconds Without Shadow (98 segundos sin sombra). The drama, written by Richter and Giovanna Rivero, is an adaptation of Giovanna Rivero’s novel and is…

Golda Featured, Reviews Film Threat

Quiet, reflective, and somber, director Guy Nattiv’s Golda relates to us the unanticipated conflict that occurred during the years Golda Meir served as Prime Minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974. An elderly woman at that juncture, Meir (Helen Mirren) intended solely…

Back on the Strip Review: A Disjointed and Uninspired Misstep

Chris Spencer’s Back on the Strip sets out on a premise that could have been a unique exploration of ambition, identity, and self-discovery. Unfortunately, the film falls far short of its potential. The result is a disjointed and uninspired narrative…

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