‘Only Murders in the Building’ Season 4 Episode 9 Recap
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Only Murders in the Building Season 4 Episode 9. After wrapping up the Dudenoff (Griffin Dunne) mystery in Episode 8 and learning that it had nothing to do with Sazz’s (Jane Lynch)…
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Atmospheric But With Disappointing Execution
Hold Your Breath, directed by Karrie Crouse and Will Joines, is a psychological horror-thriller set in the harsh, isolated landscape of 1930s Oklahoma. With dust storms that threaten to swallow the world whole, the film explores themes of motherhood, trauma,…
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The Waiting Game Featured, Reviews Film Threat
I’ve been an avid basketball fan ever since Michael Jordan burst onto the scene and popularized the sport to previously unthought-of heights. The forgotten story is how the ABA (American Basketball Association) played a huge role in helping the NBA…
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A Nostalgic Dive into Youth and Love
Kevin Smith‘s The 4:30 Movie takes viewers on a humorous, heartwarming journey through the trials of teenage love, friendship, and the transformative magic of cinema. Set in 1986 New Jersey, this semi-autobiographical coming-of-age comedy weaves Smith’s signature humor with a…
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Afloat Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Afloat is a feature film from Turkish director-writer Aslihan Ünaldi. She sets her family drama on a sailboat in the Aegean Sea, embarking from a small village on the coast of Turkey. Sisters Zeynep (Nihan Aker) and Yasemin (Elit Iscan)…
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Stealing Pulp Fiction Featured, Reviews Film Threat
NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL 2024 REVIEW! Writer-director Danny Turkiewicz’s colorful, heist comedy, Stealing Pulp Fiction, takes film fandom to a whole new level. We follow film buffs Jonathan (Jon Rudnitsky) and Steve (Karan Soni) who are thrilled to see a midnight…
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‘The Voice’ Season 26 Episode 7 Recap
Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for 'The Voice' Episode 7.After filling the rosters comes the hard part. For the judges, that is. We still get to sit back, watch, and criticize the decisions the judges make in the Season…
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Kiss of the Con Queen Featured, Reviews Film Threat
NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL 2024 REVIEW! Tom Waller and Eoin O’Brien’s true-life thriller, Kiss of the Con Queen, exposes one of the most prolific catfish scams in Hollywood history. The film’s writer, Eoin O’Brien, stars as Ryan Owens, a slightly…
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Steve McQueen’s Harrowing Drama Suffers From Emotional Detachment
Writer-director Steve McQueen has become adept at making movies of lost characters trying to find their way back to their families. He did it with 12 Years a Slave and he’s doing it with his latest feature, Blitz.The historical drama…
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‘From’ Season 3 Episode 5 Recap
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for From Season 3 Episode 5. The prowling creatures that reign the nights in From leave the Colony House, specifically Boyd (Harold Perrineau), with a traumatizing parting gift before dawn at the end…
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Americans With No Address Featured, Reviews Film Threat
You’d have to either be blind or not live in a big city not to know that America has a severe homeless problem. It seems that the more money we throw at it, the worse the problem gets. Stephen Wollwerth…
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Green Night Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Green Night is writer-director Shuai Han’s follow-up to her acclaimed debut Summer Blur. Whereas that film is an intimate coming-of-age tale, this is a neo-noir thriller touching upon immigration, being trapped in an unloving, abusive relationship, and unexpected same-sex attraction.…
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