Kathryn Hahn Will Make You Laugh and Cry
“I am always three things,” our protagonist, Clare (Kathryn Hahn), says toward the end of Episode 2 of Hulu's Tiny Beautiful Things. “I am my mother’s daughter. I am my daughter’s mother. And I am an accomplished writer — even…
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Sandler & Aniston Can’t Solve Middling Sequel
What is the line between parody and sincerity? Can both operate in harmony with each other or will they cancel each other out? In the first Murder Mystery, it was primarily the chemistry of Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston as…
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Nicolas Cage Does What He Does Best
Here’s a hot take: Nicolas Cage is a fascinating actor. Controversial, I know. His body of work is, of course, unassailable, but with Cage, it’s as much about methodology as it is about the performances themselves. Phrases like “nouveau shamanism” have entered…
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Sweet Star Grief | Film Threat
It’s no secret that adolescence can be a confusing time for the typical teen, and that’s undoubtedly true in Bowie Nichol’s short film Sweet Star Grief. In high school, Nick (Mack Williams) and Jody (Ian Meadows) were the best of friends.…
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Spinning Gold Review | Flickreel
Now more than ever, Hollywood is obsessed with musical biopics and biographical dramas about famous brands. Spinning Gold is a bit of both. The film explores the early days of Kiss and Donna Summer, two names you surely know. You…
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Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan: Brothers in Blues
NOW ON VOD! Get ready for a Texas-sized flood of untold stories in Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan: Brothers in Blues, the insightful music documentary by writer/director Kirby Warnock. The roots of the famous Vaughan brothers are laid bare as the…
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Sevap/Mitzvah | Film Threat
A Muslim woman puts her family at great risk to save the life of her Jewish friend in writer-director Sabina Vajraca’s short film, Sevap/Mitzvah. Inspired by true events, Sevap/Mitzvah takes place in Nazi-occupied Bosnia during World War II. Zejneba (Helena Vukovic) is reading…
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Non-Negotiable | Film Threat
In the modern family, who’s really in charge, the parents or the child? This question is pondered in writer-director Micke Doxford’s short film, Non-Negotiable. Jay (Samuel Anderson) and Kat (Jill Winternitz) anxiously await a potentially explosive meeting in a diner booth.…
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Rob Lowe’s Isn’t Enough to Carry Netflix Workplace Comedy
Actors starring alongside their children in different projects is nothing new, but it is a concept that has proven to be successful time and time again. Take, for example, Will and Jaden Smith in the 2006 drama The Pursuit of…
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Tender Kisses | Film Threat
Film Threat is no stranger to the films of Charles Davis. Of the previous six features he’s directed, this outlet has reviewed four of them. Now the writer-director-actor-producer-editor (and probably everything else) is back with Tender Kisses. So does Davis…
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‘Star Trek: Picard’ Season 3 Episode 7 Recap: A Changeling of Command
The seventh episode of Star Trek: Picard’s third and final season opens with an unexpected appearance from a familiar character: Tuvok (Tim Russ). When “Dominion” begins, it appears that some time has passed since William Riker (Jonathan Frakes) was taken…
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Felines | Film Threat
The sad irony of childhood trauma is that it often leads the victim to traumatize themselves or others when they reach adulthood. It’s a vicious cycle that needs to be dealt with head-on and broken, or else it can lead…
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