The Magic Fizzles As Lightning Doesn’t Strike Twice On This DC Franchise
One of the things that made “Shazam!” so engaging, entertaining, and different was that it brought humor, an endearing irreverence, and an exploration and development of character that satisfied the initiated but also drew in the unfamiliar. It felt natural,…
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A Psychological Thriller Full of Mixed Signals
Longtime music video director turned feature-length filmmaker, Marcella Cytrynowicz, debuts her psychological thriller/romance American Cherry on March 17. Also written by the director, the script tackles mental health, anger issues, addiction, and family drama among two troubled young adults. Hart…
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‘The Magician’s Elephant’ Review: A Charming Family Film
If Netflix has an animation niche when it comes to family fare, then it exists within the realm of pseudo-fantastical worlds that feel like the moderately distant yet undefined past that almost always have a sprinkle of magic in the…
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Netflix Animated Series Is a Colorful Binge, But Low on Laughs
After almost four years in the pipeline, rock and roll’s first icon Elvis Presley is finally getting the small screen treatment with Netflix’s new raunchy, adult-animated comedy series Agent Elvis, premiering this weekend. But by no means is this colorful,…
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Back In Time Exhibition Review: Step Inside the Movies!
A Back to the Future museum pop-up display in London’s Camden Market has you stepping inside the franchise as you get up close and personal with some iconic props and costumes. Here’s our Back in Time Exhibition review. More than…
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You Were My First Boyfriend
SXSW FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! Do you remember your adolescent years? For the majority of us, the teenage years are a time you want to forget. This is particularly true for filmmaker Cecilia Aldarondo’s You Were My First Boyfriend, who, with…
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Shazam Fury of the Gods Lost The Magic Touch
Bestowed with the powers of the gods, Billy Batson and his fellow foster kids are still learning how to juggle teenage life with having adult Super Hero alter-egos. But when the Daughters of Atlas, a vengeful trio of ancient gods,…
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Eva Longoria Delivers A Charming, Heartwarming Biopic [SXSW]
Flamin’ Hot is based on the life of Richard Montañez, who claims he came up with the idea for Flamin’ Hot Cheetos — the film asserts he did this by infusing the very spices and ingredients he grew up eating…
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Great Performances Elevate This Haunting WWII-Era Ghost Story [SXSW]
It’s almost a cliche for a supernatural ghost film to include characters with a “haunted” past. How many times have you heard about a horror film where ghosts aren’t always literal and could be someone’s dark secrets? Thankfully, filmmaker Ted…
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William Shatner Documentary Gets Deep
William Shatner has lived quite the life, and that isn’t just because he is 91-years-old. It’s because of what he’s done with his time on this Earth and how he approaches everything, big and small, with a sense of wonder.…
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A Poignant, Experimental Series From Zoe Lister-Jones
At some point in our lives, everyone has succumbed to thinking about how their life would be different if they’d made some small change — married a different person, taken a different job, maybe questioned your sexuality a little bit.…
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American Masters: Elsa Sjunneson | Film Threat
PBS has come out with some of the finest documentaries out there. Many of them stem from their American Masters series. The latest is American Masters: Elsa Sjunneson, directed by Cameron S. Mitchell and written by Julia Muniz. It’s a good one. Elsa…
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