Category: Reviews
Unsettling Horror Film Thoughtfully Engages With Insecurity [SXSW]
Unsettling Horror Film Thoughtfully Engages With Insecurity [SXSW]

Written and directed by Anna Zlokovic, Appendage is a grotesque body horror film with a powerful message. It doesn’t take long to get started, with the film quickly introducing Hannah (Hadley Robinson), an up-and-coming fashion designer with a plethora of…

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National Anthem | Film Threat
National Anthem | Film Threat

SXSW FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! The debut feature film for first-time director Luke Gilford, National Anthem is a dramatic film of exploration, discovery, and love in the wild lands of the Southwest desert for Dylan (Charlie Plummer), who takes odd…

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John Wick Chapter 4 Packs A Fast And Furious Punch
John Wick Chapter 4 Packs A Fast And Furious Punch

John Wick (Keanu Reeves) uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into…

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Jake Johnson’s Directorial Feature Debut Is Wildly Fun [SXSW]
Jake Johnson’s Directorial Feature Debut Is Wildly Fun [SXSW]

Self Reliance, Jake Johnson’s directorial debut, is everything one might expect from the comedic actor. The film is genuinely funny, occasionally weird (in the best way), and just a tad unsettling. Johnson, who also wrote and starred in the film,…

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Chronicles of a Wandering Saint
Chronicles of a Wandering Saint

SXSW FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! Chronicles of a Wandering Saint shares a perspective on life that resonates with everyone. Writer-director Tomas Gomez Bustillo tells his story in two parts. Within that framework, he captures a lightbulb moment about how our existence defines…

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Kiefer Sutherland Leads a Silly Espionage Thriller Series
Kiefer Sutherland Leads a Silly Espionage Thriller Series

More than any other show to come out this year, there is so much that is just plain ridiculous about Rabbit Hole. Starring Kiefer Sutherland, most known for his role in the series 24, the Paramount+ series tells an espionage…

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The Pieces Are Falling Into Place 
The Pieces Are Falling Into Place 

With the sixth episode of Star Trek: Picard’s third and final season, some of the biggest questions are finally answered. However, those answers create even more questions, which seem to hint at where the back half of the series is…

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Refuge | Film Threat
Refuge | Film Threat

This divisive discussion of race in America is alive and well. Yet, instead of fostering unity, the current discourse is hell-bent on broadening that gap. But there are still Americans who believe in healing, forgiveness, and redemption, as illustrated in…

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Netflix’s Latest Spy Series Is Simple Yet Engaging
Netflix’s Latest Spy Series Is Simple Yet Engaging

A little over three months ago, Netflix released The Recruit, an action-thriller series starring Noah Centineo as a young employee at the CIA who gets in over his head when he's involuntarily thrust into an international conspiracy. Hitting the streamer…

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The World Is Not My Own
The World Is Not My Own

SXSW FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! Get set for a voyage through worlds unseen in directors Petter Ringbom and Marquise Stillwell’s The World Is Not My Own. The vast documentary is about visionary folk artist Nellie Mae Rowe and features sequences where…

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SWARM Episode 1 Review | The Movie Blog
SWARM Episode 1 Review | The Movie Blog

This show SWARM is a pretty raw and unfiltered kind of show. There’s a lot that happens in a little bit of time. As we’re introduced to Dre (Dominique Fishback)’’ we get to really dive into her personality. This young…

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Identity Is At Center Of Charming, Heartwarming Coming Of Age [SXSW]
Identity Is At Center Of Charming, Heartwarming Coming Of Age [SXSW]

Growing up is hard. Growing up with a mustache that started to grow out before hitting puberty is even harder. Add to the fact that Ilyas is a Pakistani American teen going to public school for the first time, and…

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