Category: Reviews
A Riveting Portrait of Gender Transitioning That Successfully Marries Personal & Political Storytelling [Tribeca]
A Riveting Portrait of Gender Transitioning That Successfully Marries Personal & Political Storytelling [Tribeca]

A trans man has to navigate the complexities of gender transition treatment while also chronicling the Afghani Taliban in Monica Villamizar and Jordan Bryon’s intensely personal and political “Transition.” Despite its relatively straightforward title, this documentary, which premiered at Tribeca,…

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No Hard Feelings Review | Flickreel
No Hard Feelings Review | Flickreel

The first two acts of No Hard Feelings harken back to the raunchy comedies that the Farrelly brothers resurrected in the 90s. Had the film come out then, Cameron Diaz likely would’ve landed the lead. While Diaz would’ve killed in…

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Teenage Warhead Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Teenage Warhead Featured, Reviews Film Threat

NOW ON YOUTUBE! Come on out for all the shades of tarnished in the zero-budget animated feature Teenage Warhead by filmmaker John Churchill. Chuck is a young teenage redhead getting over the death of his dad. His high school buddy Miguel doesn’t…

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Asteroid City Review | Flickreel
Asteroid City Review | Flickreel

Wes Anderson movies are like pizza. Even when it’s not great, it still tastes pretty good. Plus, nobody drapes a pizza with more unique toppings than Anderson. He breaks out a few new toppings for Asteroid City, as well as…

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Jennifer Lawrence’s Raunchy Comedy Is Chaotic & Hysterical
Jennifer Lawrence’s Raunchy Comedy Is Chaotic & Hysterical

Since her career began in 2008, Jennifer Lawrence has starred in roughly 25 films. That none of them is an out-and-out comedy may come as a surprise to some. David O. Russell's Silver Linings Playbook is as close as Lawrence…

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The Mattachine Family Featured, Reviews Film Threat
The Mattachine Family Featured, Reviews Film Threat

No family, or any relationship for that matter, is built the same. Our priorities and desires tend to change, and we may be expected to make life-altering decisions that shift the foundation of our relationships. In the delightfully crafted drama The…

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‘And Just Like That’ Season 2 Review: A Disservice to ‘SATC’
‘And Just Like That’ Season 2 Review: A Disservice to ‘SATC’

Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker), Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon), and Charlotte York Goldenblatt (Kristin Davis) are back along with their ragtag group of both old and new friends. And Just Like That returns for its second season after its first…

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Peretti’s Directorial Debut Is Painfully Unfunny
Peretti’s Directorial Debut Is Painfully Unfunny

Written, directed, and produced by Brooklyn Nine-Nine alum Chelsea Peretti, First Time Female Director offers a glimpse into one woman’s opportunity to advance in her career with as little support as possible. Peretti also stars in her feature debut as…

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Secret Invasion Premiere Initially Stumbles Before Feeling Like A Winter Soldier Successor
Secret Invasion Premiere Initially Stumbles Before Feeling Like A Winter Soldier Successor

Marvel Studios’ Secret Invasion is the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s next event series on Disney+. The new series adapts a Marvel Comics storyline of the same name onto the existing MCU. With trailers that looked like a spy-thriller with comic book…

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Jennifer Lawrence Is a Comedy Powerhouse
Jennifer Lawrence Is a Comedy Powerhouse

Jennifer Lawrence is funny. I don't think that's too hard to argue. After her breakout roles in Winter's Bone and The Hunger Games, she became the talk of the town with her Oscar-winning role in Silver Linings Playbook. Lawrence won…

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Jennifer Lawrence’s Raunchy, Cringey Comedy Wastes A Talented Cast
Jennifer Lawrence’s Raunchy, Cringey Comedy Wastes A Talented Cast

After her return to the world of character-driven indie cinema last year with the drama “Causeway,” which she also produced, it seemed Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence had found her way back to the kind of grounded cinema on which she cut…

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Still Human Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Still Human Featured, Reviews Film Threat

How do you solve the problem of poverty in the world? The problem with many documentaries on this subject is that they offer a simple solution or a generalized criticism of some -ism, like capitalism. Writer-director David Albert Habif’s documentary, Still…

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