YouTube Stars Conjure a Damn Good Time
“From the YouTube sensations…” isn’t exactly the phrase you want to hear going into a film — horror or otherwise. This set-up brings a certain amount of baggage that the audience will be hard-pressed to shake, regardless of the filmmaker’s talent.…
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Holiday Rom-Com Lacks Chemistry & A Good Script
Home Movie Reviews Something From Tiffany’s Review: Holiday Rom-Com Lacks Chemistry & A Good Script Something from Tiffany’s lacks a good enough script and the chemistry it needs to make anyone want to sit through another holiday rom-com. Kendrick Sampson…
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‘Shayda’ Review: Zar Amir-Ebrahimi is Riveting in Noora Niasari’s Measured Debut
Home Movie Reviews 'Shayda' Review: Zar Amir-Ebrahimi is Riveting in Noora Niasari's Measured Debut | Sundance 2023 This well-directed, written, and acted character study never loses sight of the woman at its center. Image via Sundance When reflecting on a…
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Everyone Needs a Pal Like Adam Pally
Remember 2020? The world ended, hand sanitizer became the hot new item, and not wearing a face mask felt like you were streaking in the middle of the mall. It’s not necessarily a time anyone wants to return to, and…
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Jennifer Connelly Is Magnificent In Alice Englert’s Gleefully Cynical Feature Debut [Sundance]
Actor-turned-filmmaker Alice Englert’s “Bad Behaviour” is a dirty bomb of a movie, and it almost seems intentionally devised to keep the viewer off-balance. What at first appears a rather obvious send-up of self-help culture turns into a take-no-prisoners assault on…
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The Civil Dead | Film Threat
NOW IN THEATERS! Which is worse: being dead or having a messed-up haircut? Director/co-writer Clay Tatum explores these questions in his dark comedy The Civil Dead. Clay (Tatum) is a freelance photographer in Los Angeles who thinks a hip haircut…
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Fonda and Football Make For a Charming Combo
Every year, or more like several times a year, we'll get a new comedy, marketed to an older audience, starring some of the Hollywood legends of yesteryear. Usually, these movies will have some kind of message about aging gracefully, they…
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Parsons & Aldridge Exude Warmth In Engaging Romantic Drama
Home Movie Reviews Spoiler Alert Review: Parsons & Aldridge Exude Warmth In Engaging Romantic Drama Packed with genuinely heartfelt moments, plenty of humor, and solid cast performances, Spoiler Alert makes for quite a lovely watch. Jim Parsons and Ben Aldridge…
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Celine Song Delivers a Stunning Romance
Spanning three time periods and two continents, “Past Lives,” the directorial debut of Celine Song (“Endlings”), tells the story of two childhood friends and sweethearts pulled apart by time, circumstance, and fate. They come back together and end in a way that…
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Family Drama Has Strong Performances, Weak Third Act
The music industry is infamously cutthroat and stories about musicians are either underdog stories or ones that place the industry as a relentless machine that churns talent through and spits them out. Jamojaya balances both of these types of stories…
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Indigo Girls Doc Explores Layers of Duo
Home Movie Reviews ‘It’s Only Life After All' Review: Indigo Girls Doc Explores the Many Layers of the Folk Duo | Sundance 2023 Documentarian Alexandria Bombach shows the humor, music, and impact that the Indigo Girls have had in their…
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Mango Tango | Film Threat
Mango Tango was initially released in 2009, but all these years later is receiving a director’s cut. Writer-director Marianne Hettinger stars as Marlene, a beautiful tango dancer and dance instructor based in New York City. Always leading with her dancing, heart,…
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