This Party Is a Bust

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This Party Is a Bust

I feel like it's the universal language of a party movie to have the audience want to be at the party or at least feel like they're at the party. We've had those nights with friends where we have a…

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Review

Home Movie Reviews Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Review - A Fitting, Ambitious Tribute To An Icon Though messy at times, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is an impactful examination of grief aided by excellent character work and exhilarating action. Few blockbusters have…

Lee Jung-Jae’s Directorial Debut Gets Lost In Its Own Maze

A propulsive, albeit complicated, narrative plays out across Lee Jung-jae’s directorial debut “Hunt.” Cashing in on the capital that “Squid Game” and a recent Emmy win got him, Jung-jae marries the spy and action genres in a film that he…

Gillian Jacobs Stars in Flawed Experiment

The Seven Faces of Jane is the kind of film that has to start out with an explanation. Before the film begins, we are told that this film is a blind collaboration between multiple filmmakers, an exquisite corpse structure where…

Anna Konkle Drops a Baby in Clever Cringe Comedy

Have you ever done something at a party or a wedding and then had a “did that just happen” moment? Then everyone does their best to carry on like nothing happened, but it’s actually impossible to move on in normal…

On Sacred Ground | Film Threat

On Sacred Ground dramatizes the corruption and protests surrounding the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL, occasionally referred to as the Bakken Pipeline). Directors Josh Tickell and Rebecca Tickell, who co-wrote the film with star William Mapother, wish to convey the struggles…

‘Return To Seoul’ Review: A Delicate, Penetrating Character Study

Davy Chou’s “Return to Seoul” is a fast one for the books, a film that (contrary to so much of contemporary cinema) delivers exponentially more than it promises. It begins as a modest, observational slice-of-life drama and slowly transforms into…

Gorgeous Animated Movie Runs On Empathy

Appreciators of the art of animation should be familiar with Cartoon Saloon, and anyone who isn't has a very enjoyable viewing journey ahead of them. The Ireland-based studio committed to hand-drawn, 2D animation had four feature films to their name…

Kevin Williamson’s Latest Slasher Requires Some Patience

Home Movie Reviews 'Sick' Review: Kevin Williamson's Latest Slasher Requires Some Patience Scrubbing down your groceries is the most terrifying thing of all Image via NBC Universal Sick begins with Tyler, a typical twenty-something, who is buying groceries in the…

Song Kang-ho Shines as a Huckster With a Heart of Gold

This review was originally part of our coverage from the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. The various stunning works from acclaimed writer-director Hirokazu Kore-eda have, quite often, been about the relationships that develop via found families in a harsh world.…

A Potent Doc About A Town In The Heart Of Jim Crow Alabama [Review]

The Civil Rights movement is composed of singular heroes: Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, Fred Hampton, Angela Davis, and so forth. Their iconoclastic memory has come to define the entire collective effort during the 1950s, 60s, and 1970s by…

Greywood’s Plot | Film Threat

In the annals of low-budget horror, movies are seen as mythical for their ability to reflect a director’s vision despite a lack of resources. Greywood’s Plot finds itself strangely in a queue to be one of these films but is unaware that…

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