A Finale with Little to Celebrate
Venom: The Last Dance, the third and final installment in Sony’s Venom trilogy, reaches for grandeur but stumbles on a convoluted storyline, lackluster characters, and underwhelming action scenes. Directed and written by Kelly Marcel, the film attempts to wrap up…
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Steven Spielberg’s WWII Drama Is His Crowning Achievement
There is an argument to be made that Steven Spielberg is the greatest American director of all time. Fifty-year careers don’t come around often in Hollywood, especially not for directors, and Schindler's List is, without a doubt, his crowing achievement.…
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‘Elsbeth’ Season 2 Episode 3 Recap
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Elsbeth Season 2 Episode 3. A weekly TV season with enough episodes to justify a Halloween-themed episode? Airing on Halloween, no less? TV is so back! Not to say that Elsbeth is…
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‘Matlock’ Episode 4 Recap – Matty Narrows In on Her Big Suspect
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Matlock Episode 4.The previous episode of Matlock revolved around Matty's (Kathy Bates) work-life becoming complicated as she gets closer to Olympia (Skye P. Marshall). This week, it's Matty's home life that gets…
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Bloody Slasher Thrills With A Twist
Michael Leavy’s Stream is a nostalgic love letter to slasher horror that blends old-school scares with a modern edge. With a powerhouse ensemble of horror icons, including Danielle Harris, Tony Todd, Jeffrey Combs, and David Howard Thornton, the film promises…
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Chaos Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Himie Freeman writes, directs, and stars in the short film Chaos. Co-directed by Emmanuel Nkolo, Freeman is Ceddy, a Marine who’s just returned home. To celebrate his arrival, Ceddy’s best friend, Willy (Joe James), and Willy’s fiance, Keyarra (Kiah Alexandria),…
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‘Survivor 47’ Episode 7 Recap
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Survivor 47 Episode 7. We're officially past the halfway point of Survivor 47, with this historic season of the Charlie Parsonsreality show providing even more of the intense moments fans love. The…
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A Game Cast & Charming Script Elevate Familiar Throwback To ’90s Sports Comedies
The sports genre can tell every kind of story, from a heartwarming underdog's redemption to a swan song for an aging star or a comedic twist on the sport at hand. With Yassir and Isaiah Lester's The Gutter, the filmmaking…
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Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter 4K Hammer Horror Review
This week Hammer Films reached out and asked me to check out a 4K restoration of Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter as part of their 50th Anniversary limited collector’s edition set release to provide my honest thoughts. Naturally, I was excited…
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‘Here’ Review – Robert Zemeckis and Tom Hanks Are Back, but Not Better Than Ever
Richard McGuire’s brilliant graphic novel Here is an overwhelming, ambitious, beautiful yet jarring story of one small slice of our planet shown throughout millions of years. Focusing on a specific corner of Earth without ever changing its perspective, we’re shown…
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Hannah Peterson’s Debut Is A Quiet Reflection On A School Shooting Aftermath
At the outset of Hannah Peterson’s elliptical film debut, “The Graduates,” the writer/director stages a scene that we’ve seen before. In it, a shy 12th grader, Genevieve (Mina Sundwall), is given a writing prompt by her English teacher. Her teacher…
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Down for the Count Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Tyler Turner’s Down for the Count drops us into a dark, dystopian world controlled by a ruthless vampire mafia. Mac (Jataun Gilbert) is a war-hardened veteran whose return is met with the disappearance of his young cousin and his girl,…
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