A Fascinating, Formulaic Investigative Journalism Thriller Starring Keira Knightley & Carrie Coon
From the opening moments of “Boston Strangler,” writer and director Matt Ruskin makes it clear he’s thought through exactly how he wants to depict the true crime at the heart of the film. The camera refracts a killing off the…
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John Wick: Chapter 4 | Film Threat
John Wick is back in Chad Stahelski’s John Wick: Chapter 4, and it’s a spectacular, unforgettable, bloody work of art. I saw this film in a room full of critics, and I’ve never heard this normally quiet group scream and groan…
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A Brilliant Start Squanders Its Potential
After a stellar first season of Shadow and Bone, it's safe to say that expectations were high once the series was renewed, and I fully expected to love Season 2. Unfortunately, a promising first few episodes quickly yield to a…
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Some Pieces Are Missing In Well-Made But Standard Dramedy
Video game adaptations have a troubled history, from the downright bad (Assassin's Creed or Alone in the Dark) to the mostly tolerable (the wildly off-book but still somehow enjoyable Resident Evil franchise). This year, though, the format was taken to…
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SXSW 2023: Robert Rodriguez Brings Hypnotic to The Festival
Hypnotic Synopsis: A detective becomes entangled in a mystery involving his missing daughter and a secret government program while investigating a string of reality-bending crimes.The GoodThrow away everything you think you know about Hypnotic. Seriously, put it in the trash…
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The Woods, and the Show, Get Even Wilder
The second season of any TV series might have even more heavy lifting to do than the first. In the case of Showtime's Yellowjackets, which hails from co-creators and EPs Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson, the buzz around the show…
Read more![Lee Cronin’s Take On Sam Raimi’s Classic Horror Franchise Is A Witless Slog, Tangentially Related At Best [SXSW]](https://www.filmibee.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/evil-dead-rise.jpg)
Lee Cronin’s Take On Sam Raimi’s Classic Horror Franchise Is A Witless Slog, Tangentially Related At Best [SXSW]
Lee Cronin’s “Evil Dead Rise” calls to mind those items we used to read before every “Die Hard” sequel, about how each had begun its life as a completely different story having nothing to do with “Die Hard” that was…
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The Other Widow | Film Threat
SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! Writer/director Maayan Rypp’s Israeli film The Other Widow, co-written by Anat Gafni, opens with a scene that perfectly encapsulates the feelings of unexpected joy followed quickly by disappointment. In fact, it could be seen as…
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Taron Edgerton Stars in (Mostly) True Story of Video Game
Tetris might just be the most popular and important video game of all time. Since its creation in the mid-80s, Tetris has sold hundreds of millions of copies, been called one of the greatest games ever made by publication after…
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A Fun Superhero Romp With Shaky Execution
As the first DC movie to arrive since the official announcement of DC Studios, Shazam! Fury of the Gods is in a unique position as a project from a different era. Audience members probably know DC's cinematic landscape will change…
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Shazam’s the Problem, It’s Him
When we first see Shazam (Zachary Levi) in Shazam! Fury of the Gods, he’s explaining his problems to his pediatrician as if he’s a therapist. He doesn’t feel like a hero—there are several other heroes in the DCEU that he…
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The Wickiverse at its Most Ambitious
John Wick: Chapter 4 begins with a punch so hard and so loud, it jolts you upright in your seat. After that punch, we get another, and another, and another. Even though we expect every subsequent punch, the impact never…
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