A Serviceable No-Frills Action Movie That Gets The Audience To Their Destination
“Plane,” landing in theaters this January, creates the safest theatrical runway to touch down on. What the audience gets here is a no-frills action-thriller: a simple story with appealing leading men who accomplish the task at hand. For moviegoers that…
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Colson Baker’s Dramatic Gamble Doesn’t Pay Off
Taurus plays like a personal project, but that doesn’t make it good. However, Baker should take pride in knowing he has a future in acting. Colson Baker in Taurus Colson Baker has grand ambitions. He has the skill, talent, charisma, and…
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Jason Segel and Harrison Ford Are Brilliant in Earnest Dramedy
Much like many people around the world, I've been to therapy. In fact, I've been seeing the same therapist since I was in the sixth grade. When you've been seeing a therapist for long enough, obviously you'll start to learn…
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Sarah Michelle Gellar’s TV Return Lacks Fun and Focus
At the risk of making us all feel old, it is quite jarring to remember that it has now been more than two decades since Buffy the Vampire Slayer first premiered way back in 1997. It remains a beloved series…
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Sick: When The World Was Upside Down
Remember three years ago when the world was turned upside down because of a mysterious illness they called COVID-19? It’s something that I think most of us will remember for a long time to come. This is the premise of…
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Mad Cats | Film Threat
SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! From Japan comes the deadliest mash-up in movie history: kitties and killers as an ancient curse is awakened in indie filmmaker Reiki Tsuno’s feature action flick, Mad Cats. Fear the purr! Mad Cats stars Sho Mineo…
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Blumhouse Finds the Sweet Spot Between Creepy And Campy In New Killer Doll Horror
After scoring one of the decade’s great critical and commercial successes with Jordan Peele’s “Get Out,” it’s no wonder that Blumhouse Productions doubled down on the low-budget “social thriller.” Their prevailing model that’s overtaken the genre has seen delights (“The…
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A Fairy Tale Gone Wrong Makes For Charming, Stuffed Sequel
Home Movie Reviews Disenchanted Review: A Fairy Tale Gone Wrong Makes For Charming, Stuffed Sequel However, even if some things aren’t quite as magical this time around, Disenchanted still holds plenty of wonder thanks to Adams’ winning performance. Amy Adams…
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Brandon Cronenberg’s The White Lotus for Sickos
When you're the son of David Cronenberg, it’s easy to imagine that it would be hard to get out of the shadow of one of the greatest body-horror filmmakers ever. But with 2020’s Possessor, Brandon Cronenberg proved that not only…
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Jonathan Majors Is a Powerhouse in Tense Drama
“Bodybuilders can't have scars,” says Killian Maddox (Jonathan Majors) in writer-director Elijah Bynum’s Magazine Dreams. Killian’s body certainly seems flawless, even though he continues to improve things he believes to be imperfections—he’s been told his deltoids are too small, and…
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‘This Place Rules’ Review: An Irreverent Journalistic War Cry For Our Divided Nation
January 6th, 2021, was a bleak day in our country’s history for any number of reasons, but it was not without its obvious, glaring warning signs, or so argues “This Place Rules,” a bracingly funny mix of man-on-the-street gonzo journalism and…
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The Flying Sailor | Film Threat
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! Stories of near-death incidents almost inevitably mention tunnels of light and a flurry of images and experiences from one’s life. Can one’s life be succinctly summarized within the span of a few seconds? The poor…
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