Sally Hawkins Can’t Save Dull Biopic With Misplaced Focus
While pulling from true stories can make for excellent fiction films, there's a certain way of telling them that tends to leave critics gritting their teeth, its conventions associated with the too-broad term 'biopic'. These movies are easily accessible, perhaps,…
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A Dishonourable Death: At Twenty-Seven Minutes Past Six
There are times when I just want to watch a bit of silliness, especially when death is on the line. That’s what I got from writer-director Blok’s short film, A Dishonourable Death: At Twenty-Seven Minutes Past Six. It’s 1837, and important…
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Horror Film Delivers Chilling, Unnerving Scares [SXSW]
Talk to Me takes the living’s relationship with the dead and dials it up to 100. Directed by Michael Philippou and Danny Philippou, who co-wrote the screenplay with Bill Hinzman from a concept by Daley Pearson, the horror film is…
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The Last Deal | Film Threat
NOW ON VOD! We are heading straight down Shakedown Street at 100 MPH in writer/director Jonathan Salemi’s cannabis crime picture, The Last Deal. Based on true events, it starts out in 2015 in Los Angeles, just prior to marijuana being…
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Anthony Mackie & Zoe Chao Uplift Charming Sci-Fi Rom-Com [SXSW]
Romantic comedies haven’t quite disappeared, and indie filmmakers are coming up with fresh angles to tell such stories, breathing new life into the genre. Director Kristian Mercado and screenwriter Angela Bourassa know what’s up when it comes to rejuvenating romance,…
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Sally Hawkins Stands Out in Stephen Frears Film
This review was originally published as part of coverage for the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. Philippa Longley (Sally Hawkins) is having a difficult time in her life. She’s been overlooked for an exciting position at her job, she suffers…
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John Wick Chapter 4 4DX Review: Copy and Paste Choreography
It’s the fourth instalment of a franchise that is best known for its fight sequences than its story, script, acting and everything else that makes a film, a film. Switch off your brain and enjoy, here’s our John Wick Chapter…
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The Ghost Lights | Film Threat
NOW ON TUBI! Grab a six-pack of Shiner Bock and a Joe Ely western shirt as we head to Texas for writer/director Timothy Stevens’ well-constructed sci-fi thriller The Ghost Lights. Journalist Alex (Katreeva Phillips) arrives in Dallas for her father’s…
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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
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 (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]
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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