Spinning Gold | Film Threat
NOW IN THEATERS! I’ve never heard of Neil Bogart, but I’ve definitely listened to the majority of his Casablanca Records clients. In Spinning Gold, Timothy Scott Bogart tells the story of his infamous musical father. Neil (Jeremy Jordan) was a man…
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The Godfather of Harlem Season 3 Finale
“The Godfather of Harlem” is an American crime drama television series that premiered in September 2019. It stars Forrest Whitaker as Bumpy Johnson, a notorious Harlem gangster who returns from prison in the 1960s to find that the Italian mafia…
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Division | Film Threat
Star Jaime Andrews makes her screenwriting debut with the dramatic thriller Division. Directed by Jason Winn, the film is about an actress, Andi James (Andrews), who had a brush with fame a while back on a beloved show. She and…
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Adam & The Water | Film Threat
The fantastical romance Adam & The Water is Matthew Appleby’s writing and directing debut. Taking place in New York City, the filmmaker eschews the traditional landmarks, making the setting real and lived-in, not a glossy, glamorized version of the city.…
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Acidman | Film Threat
NOW IN THEATERS! All of us reach that age when we see our parents not as infallible models of adulthood but as imperfect individuals that may be just as lost as we are. They don’t always have the answers, which…
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Gripping Craft & Atmosphere Needed A Touch More Story
Mark Jenkin's Enys Men is a film that's difficult to pin down in writing. Narratively, it's a couple steps above a Rorschach test— there are clues, but no answers, and the only thing that will be easily agreed upon between…
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Magic Mike Last Dance Review: All Nipple, No Substance
Not exactly the film I was expecting to be asked to review this week but I dive in with this Magic Mike Last Dance review. Mike Lane takes to the stage once again when a business deal that went bust…
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Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
Magical Realism is a glorious subgenre of film where the fantastical occurs in an ordinary cinematic reality. The province of a great many South American writers and filmmakers, Shohei Imamura creates a sweet and kinky Japanese faerie tale in the…
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Shay Hatten on Writing Fight Scenes & Filming ‘Ballerina’
John Wick: Chapter 4 is officially in theaters, and we spoke with co-writer Shay Hatten about the fourth movie in the Wick franchise. Starring Keanu Reeves, John Wick: Chapter 4 follows the titular character in his war against the High…
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Uncle Tom II: An American Odyssey
It’s a common misconception among Americans today that African Americans had it the worst prior to the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s. Really it’s the opposite. Before the Civil Rights movement, Black Americans were just Americans. They had their…
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Overly Long But Worthy Story On The Rise of Disco
In the early 1970s, Casablanca Records took the industry by storm as it rose to one of the most successful independent American labels of its time. With talents like Donna Summer, Kiss, and Cher, it’s unsurprising the world, during that…
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‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 Sets New Filming Location
After giving fans a very faithful adaptation of a video game with the ambitious first season, The Last of Us Season 2 is rolling back into action. Deadline reports that the filming location for the second season of the franchise…
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