Mier (The Ant) | Film Threat
Oliver North’s short film, Mier (The Ant), explores two generations of South Africans caught hunting on illegal lands. Boethie (Donny Ross) is a young man who finds himself in the middle of the desert with a jammed-up rifle. Weak and hungry,…
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Hong Sangsoo Delivers A Delicate Portrait Of Age & Artistic Pursuit [NYFF]
“He’s not only who he is at home,” the friend of a Korean filmmaker tells the director’s daughter in Hong Sang-soo’s latest film. But “who he is at home” is at the heart of what “Walk Up” is all about.…
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Blanchett Is Phenomenal In Todd Field’s Riveting, Powerful Drama
Home Movie Reviews Tar Review: Blanchett Is Phenomenal In Todd Field's Riveting, Powerful Drama While the film isn’t preachy, Tár is all the more riveting because it is so focused on telling a layered, nuanced, and powerful story. Cate Blanchett…
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Nan Goldin Will Never Quit
The first time I ever saw a Nan Goldin photograph, I was twenty years old, standing in the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. I was enamored with photography —carrying my own expensive Nikon through the galleries so I could…
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New Year, Same Delicious Drama
The first season of HBO Max’s Gossip Girl reboot saw the soapy teen drama revamped for a modern age, showing a new group of Constance Billard students navigating the Instagram era a decade after its predecessor’s blog first took the…
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Albert Serra Makes A Gorgeous & Grave Tropical Anti-Epic Filled With Post-Colonial Intrigue [NYFF]
Albert Serra has up to now been known for his revisionist period films, which include prankishly unconventional treatments of Don Quixote (“Honor of the Nights,” 2006), Casanova (“The Story of My Death,” 2013) and Louis XIV (“The Death of Louis…
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Algo-Rhythm | Film Threat
Do you ever feel like simple issues in America are bogged down by politics? Rather than have an intelligent discussion, we are relegated to go at one another according to our chosen tribe. Sometimes you need to strip away everything…
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A Scandinavian Folklore Spin on the Godzilla Formula
Home Movie Reviews ‘Troll’ Review: A Scandinavian Folklore Spin on the Godzilla Formula While Troll might not be enough for viewers looking for something fresh, Roar Uthaug ultimately succeeds in developing a giant creature feature. Image via Netflix Thanks to…
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A Holiday Comedy Made For The Algorithm
Home Movie Reviews The Curse Of Bridge Hollow Review: A Holiday Comedy Made For The Algorithm Many an algorithm movie has skated by on being just funny enough, but even in the forgiving arena of the all-ages holiday comedy, this…
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The Way of Water IMAX Review
Nick Clement brings us his Avatar The Way of Water IMAX review. Jake Sully and Ney’tiri have formed a family and are doing everything to stay together. However, they must leave their home and explore the regions of Pandora. When…
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Get Ready to Fall in Love with a Robot
Looking at the night sky is both a peaceful and an overwhelming experience. Shooting stars, constellations, blinking lights that you realize are actually airplanes. It’s nearly impossible to fathom just how much is happening at all times in outer space.…
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Danielle Deadwyler Delivers A Visceral Performance In Chinonye Chukwu’s Urgent Pursuit Of Justice [NYFF]
About twenty minutes into “Till” — the 1955 story of Emmett Till’s brutal murder — a moment encapsulating this conventional, elegantly rendered biopic’s greatest asset arises. An anxious Mamie Till-Mobley (Danielle Deadwyler), the mother of 14-year-old Emmett (she affectionately calls…
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