Jonathan Majors Steals the Show

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Jonathan Majors Steals the Show

When it comes to the Ant-Man series of films, it’s hard to not get caught up in what the movies aren’t as much as what they are. With 2015’s Ant-Man, one could see the potential that Edgar Wright brought to…

Ant-Man And The Wasp Quantumania Better Thank Kang

Super Heroes Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) and Hope Van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly) return to continue their adventures as Ant-Man and The Wasp. Together, with Hope’s parents Janet Van Dyne (Michelle Pfeiffer) and Hank Pym (Michael Douglas), and Scott’s daughter Cassie…

Follow The Dead | Film Threat

Follow The Dead is Adam William Cahill’s feature-length debut. The zombie comedy is set in Ireland and aims to put a modern spin on the walking undead. Is the first-time writer-director able to breathe life into a played put genre?…

‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’ Raucously Remixes Gene Kelly For The G-String Set [Review]

At some point in the last decade, it became critical canon that the “Magic Mike” movies were “about” something. The sexy strippers were a nice marketing hook, but the films had a Trojan element to them – that’s the horse,…

Barris’ Feature Is A Mixed Bag Of Laughs & Safe Commentary

Home Movie Reviews You People Review: Barris’ Feature Is A Mixed Bag Of Laughs & Safe Commentary Kenya Barris’ feature directorial debut, You People, is a mixed bag of laughs, annoyances, and cringe-worthy dialogue. Eddie Murphy and Jonah Hill in…

Haley Bennett, Marisa Abela & Sam Riley Cannot Save This Improv-Heavy Experiment

An estranged couple reunites after ten years in Jamie Adams’ skeletal “She is Love.” That previous sentence both serves as the logline and entire plot for Adams’s lean improv-heavy dramedy, which features Sam Riley, Haley Bennett, and Marisa Abela adrift…

Missing | Film Threat

NOW IN THEATERS! Nicholas D. Johnson and Will Merrick make their writing and directing feature-length debut with Missing. After helping to construct a compelling missing person mystery in Searching as editors and directors of photography, they’ve crafted a tighter, more intense mystery. Johnson…

‘Full Time’ Feels As Stressful As Today’s Economy Is [Review]

“Who would like to read about domestic joys and struggles?” poses the latest incarnation of Jo March in Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women.” “Writing doesn’t confer importance; it reflects it.” Though the existence and persistence of her story, both within and…

A Simple Sci-Fi Story Is Saved By Excellent Visuals

Audiences love a good adventure film about kids going on fantastical and sci-fi journey. It is the type of story that made Steven Spielberg a legend to many young generations of filmmakers. Later, that premise would get the likes of…

Top-Tier M. Night Shyamalan, This Delivers Dread And Fear That You Feel

Far from infallible as a filmmaker, M. Night Shyamalan’s catalog of work is never anything less than bold. Sometimes the result is a classic, and sometimes the result is, at the very least, a curious misfire. “Knock at the Cabin”…

Forever First Love | Film Threat

Watching Luke Mayze’s indie romance, Forever First Love, made me realize that Hollywood forgot how to fall in love a long time ago. Writer-director Mayze simply strips away the pretense, isolates his tale on a man and woman, and explores love…

Jessica Woodworth Crafts a Carnally Sublime World Of Men, Power & Desire [IFF Rotterdam Review]

After films like “Khadak,” “La Cinquième Saison,” and most recently, “The Barefoot Emperor” (all co-directed with Peter Brosens), Belgian-American filmmaker Jessica Woodworth goes solo with the black and white festival gem “Luka,” which premiered as part of Rotterdam’s Big Screen…

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