Tom Holland Stars in Middling Mystery
There is something nice about seeing Tom Holland playing someone other than Spider-Man in the Apple TV+ series The Crowded Room. This isn’t because his take on the wall-crawler was bad, per se, but more that it felt like he…
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Crescent Gang | Film Threat
Screenwriters Latasha Choe Johnson and B. Danielle Watkins drown their lighthearted drama, Crescent Gang, in sentimentality. Onyx Keesha and Gino Raphael Payne, the directors, keep the schmaltz high through tone and musical cues. Is this amount of emotional whimsy too much…
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Y2K Babes | Film Threat
The first episode of Y2K Babes packs a considerable punch. Trying to break into entertainment is challenging work. It is even more difficult in an industry, such as television, that places importance on “vibes,” frowns at networking during a funeral, and constantly…
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Brutal Season | Film Threat
Brutal Season takes only a few words to transport its audience fully. “I swear it’s getting closer. Only just a little, too; you can hardly notice it.” These words are spoken with apprehension. Perhaps it is the poise of the camera…
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Charles Melton Stands Out In Haynes’ Intense Dramedy [Cannes]
Todd Haynes’ quirky and cutthroat dramedy, May December, is an uncomfortably twisted examination on consent and the long-lasting effects it may have on a family. Through Julianne Moore’s character, Gracie, screenwriter Samy Burch elicits an uneasy truth about predators and…
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Spectacular Splash Page Sequel Delivers With Deeper Emotion & Next-Level Comic Book Visuals
All right, let’s do this one more time: (cue propulsive, impossibly cool hip-hop beat): in 2018, despite an oversaturation of ‘Spider-Man’ movies, and just two years after Marvel introduced yet another actor as the character in live-action (just two years…
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Black Notebooks: Ronit (Cahiers Noirs)
Black Notebooks: Ronit (Cahiers Noirs) is an intimate documentary, from filmmaker Shlomi Elkabetz, that serves as a love letter to family and filmmaking. The movie follows the experience of the director’s sister, acclaimed actor Ronit, as she navigates life during the…
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Lethalogica | Film Threat
In Luke Tanner and Haley Leary’s horror short, Lethalogica, the writers-directors play a happy couple, Guy and Marjorie, cleaning up the table after dinner. The typical evening comes to an immediate halt when Majorie declares that her breath still smells like…
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Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse Review: A Spectacular Sequel
Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Oscar®-winning Spider-Verse saga, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with…
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Summer With The Guys | Film Threat
As a kid, The Little Rascals was my go-to shorts on television. In almost every episode, the titular group needed to accomplish something. Be it putting on a show, getting the girl, or earning some cash, they used their child-like resources to…
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Gringa | Film Threat
NOW ON VOD! Soak up the sun, crack open a cold one, and sidle up to the engaging dysfunctional family drama Gringa, directed by Marny Eng and E.J. Foerster. Written by Patrick Hasburgh, the film is about Marge (Jess Gabor), an…
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The Light Keeps Me | Film Threat
The Light Keeps Me, directed by David Orantes and written by Nora Alameddin, has a three-minute runtime, and yet, there is so much emotion and craft on display. The film begins with six-year-old Yosselin (Allyson Juliette) sitting on the living…
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