Category: Reviews
Allure to Darkness | Film Threat
Allure to Darkness | Film Threat

Lourdes Viray’s Allure to Darkness is an unexpected and refreshing twist on the vampire’s tale. Lilith (Janae Marzan) is a young college student being walked to her car by Stefan (Emmanuel Gutierrez). But Stefan realizes he forgot his camera in class and…

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A Horror-Comedy That Delivers On Neither Premise
A Horror-Comedy That Delivers On Neither Premise

Forget the “Ghostbusters.” It’s the doctors you’ll want to call after watching “We Have a Ghost.” A film about a dead father, this picture will give you more headaches than nightmares, more sulks than shivers. The film takes the premise…

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Finley’s Alien Drama Is Unique [Sundance]
Finley’s Alien Drama Is Unique [Sundance]

Aliens taking over Earth may sound like a concept that has been done before, but Landscape with Invisible Hand offers a new and refreshing angle. Written and directed by Cory Finley, who adapted M.T. Anderson’s novel of the same name,…

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Elizabeth Banks Goes All-In With Absurdity
Elizabeth Banks Goes All-In With Absurdity

Home Movie Reviews ‘Cocaine Bear’ Review: Elizabeth Banks Goes All-In With Absurdity, Violence, Humor, and Nose Candy Starring Keri Russell, Alden Ehrenreich, Margot Martindale, and of course, a cocaine bear, 'Cocaine Bear' is exactly what it sounds like. Image via…

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Steve Howey and Ginger Gonzaga Series Doesn’t Pack a Punch
Steve Howey and Ginger Gonzaga Series Doesn’t Pack a Punch

After almost 30 years, the Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis blockbuster True Lies is finally getting the small-screen treatment on CBS, but with a much-needed update and twist since it actually didn’t age well. Inspired by the James Cameron…

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A Searing Coming of Age Story About Black Masculinity [Review]
A Searing Coming of Age Story About Black Masculinity [Review]

There’s a moment in “Bruiser,” a somber, lyrical coming-of-age tale set during a difficult Alabama summer, which speaks to the corrosive battle at the heart of the film. “You got a disease in your heart. It’s killing your family,” exclaims…

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Sleepyhead | Film Threat
Sleepyhead | Film Threat

The flames of damnation are replaced with the fumes of gasoline and pizza in writer/director James Hilger’s netherworld indie Sleepyhead. Lillo Fante (Lillo Brancato) likes to bowl in his spare time and loves his pet parrot. At his utility company job,…

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Eugene Levy Travels the Globe Against His Will
Eugene Levy Travels the Globe Against His Will

Home TV Reviews ‘The Reluctant Traveler’ Review: Eugene Levy Travels the Globe Against His Will The ‘Schitt’s Creek’ star gets out of his comfort zone and visits Finland, South Africa, Utah, Tokyo, and much more on Apple TV+’s new series.…

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Eugenio Derbez Brings Warmth To Bittersweet True Story [Sundance]
Eugenio Derbez Brings Warmth To Bittersweet True Story [Sundance]

Home Movie Reviews Radical Review: Eugenio Derbez Brings Warmth To Bittersweet True Story [Sundance] Radical paints a grim portrait of the effects of poverty on a Mexican elementary school, but offers hope through Eugenio Derbez's sincere performance. The outside-the-box teacher…

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Hollywood’s Winningest Franchise Is Losing Its Scrappy Underdog Appeal
Hollywood’s Winningest Franchise Is Losing Its Scrappy Underdog Appeal

Adonis “Donnie” Creed, the indefatigable boxer played by actor-turned-director Michael B. Jordan in the “Creed” franchise now entrusted to his rookie camera, measures his life in wins and losses; so do we. The original “Rocky” clinched its classic status with…

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Christoph Waltz Leads an Unpredictable Thriller Series
Christoph Waltz Leads an Unpredictable Thriller Series

What's the worst thing that could happen to a company? For that matter, what's the best thing? In Prime Video's darkly comedic thriller series The Consultant, the answer to both questions is one and the same: Regus Patoff (Christoph Waltz).…

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Vincent Cassel & Eva Green Shine in Fine Spy Series
Vincent Cassel & Eva Green Shine in Fine Spy Series

Liaison, the new English-French language espionage drama from Apple TV+, is everything you'd expect — there's plenty of intrigue, action, politics, anti-terrorism measures, and something of a romance subplot to boot. It's a perfectly fine and entertaining watch, but there's…

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