Splitting Up the Cast Loses Show’s Momentum
Two years ago, as the world was beginning to open again, Netflix introduced us to Sweet Tooth, a show about a world ravaged by a pandemic, a world afraid of change, yet with hope on the horizon. As James Brolin’s…
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Citadel on Amazon Prime: The Action-Packed Spy Series You Need to Watch
Eight years ago, the Citadel, a global spy agency responsible for maintaining the safety and security of the world’s people, fell to the powerful syndicate known as Manticore. Elite agents Mason Kane (Richard Madden) and Nadia Sinh (Priyanka Chopra Jonas)…
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The Cure for Hate: Bearing Witness to Auschwitz
Can even the worst person find redemption? The simple answer is yes. Yet, complexity is the way to get there. Such is the story of former Neo-Nazi Tony McAleer as told in Peter Hutchison’s documentary, The Cure for Hate: Bearing Witness…
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Newly Restored György Fehér 1990s Film Is A Classic, Hypnotic Noir
Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s 1958 novel “The Pledge” has proven to be especially durable to adaptations over the years. More well-known of these is Sean Penn’s 2000 film “The Pledge,” a grisly Jack Nicholson starrer that, if anything, is perhaps remembered of…
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Never as Fun as It Wants to Be
White House Plumbers should be a home run. Its creator, David Mandel, is no stranger to political satire, having written for Veep, one of the best to ever do it. The cast is stacked with A-listers, from leads Woody Harrelson…
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Bridgerton Prequel Series Is a Diamond
I love love. This is an obvious prerequisite for anyone whose favorite genre is romance, but what is so compelling about these themes on a personal level goes far beyond what we are generally presented with on screen. It's what…
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Attack of the Doc! | Film Threat
NOW ON VOD! When I was a teenager, there was only one place I could turn to when it came to everything “nerd” related. It was a network known as G4, which brought all things video games, technology, and movies…
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Punk Samurai | Film Threat
Unleashed from bondage after five long years, the rest of the planet finally has access to director Gakuryu Ishii’s Japanese cult flick Punk Samurai. Kankuro Kudo adapted the screenplay from Kou Machida’s reportedly unfilmable novel Punk Samurai Slash Back. Rogue…
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All 3 episodes of unflinching new Netflix Epic WWII Series “WAR SAILOR” reviewed!
The Netflix three-episode miniseries “War Sailor” (including subtitles) is a gut-wrenching saga of mostly Norwegian civilians thrust full force into the fire of savage battle during World War II. Though not soldiers, these remarkably courageous men and women fought with…
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Dianna Agron Leads Insightful, Uneven Psychological Horror
There is no better time for Clock to come out. With government officials threatening and, in some cases, successfully repressing women's bodily anatomy, a horror about a woman pressured into being a mother could not be more relevant. Directed and…
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Jalmari Helander’s WWII Action Film Makes History Fun… And Incredibly Gory
For wearisome reasons, the World War II cinema canon focuses mostly on the same handful of European nations — Germany, France, Italy, and England — and spares little room for others. This is a mildly annoying habit that the movies…
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‘Nora From Queens’ Season 3 Review: Awkwafina’s Sitcom Remains Hilarious
While network sitcoms can often fall into the formulaic realm of comedy, that isn’t the case for a number of cable shows deserving of more attention and critical acclaim, like Comedy Central’s Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens. With the MTV…
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