The Whale Review | Flickreel
Marlon Brando in The Godfather. Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood. Brendan Fraser in The Whale. If you told me ten years ago that Fraser would give one of the all-time great performances, I might’ve raised an eyebrow. While…
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A Disappointingly Drab Biopic From Mary Harron Despite A Game Ben Kingsley [TIFF]
Mary Harron is too good a director to make a drab, conventional biopic, so it’s disappointing to report that with “Dalíland,” she’s done just that. It’s not a complete waste, and she manages to insert a handful of distinctive flourishes…
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Farrelly’s War Comedy Lacks Substance
Zac Efron has had an enormous career that has spanned two decades. From movie musicals (Hairspray) and comedies (Neighbors) to biographical crime dramas (Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile), Efron shows no signs of slowing down when it comes to…
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Harry Styles Struggles Through Troubled Love Triangle
This review was originally part of our 2022 Toronto International Film Festival coverage. The first feature film musician Harry Styles was in, Dunkirk, you almost wouldn’t have noticed his character if you weren’t looking for him. His second, Don’t Worry…
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Jennifer Lawrence & Brian Tyree Henry Excel in Trauma Story
This review was originally part of our 2022 Toronto International Film Festival coverage. When we first meet Lynsey (Jennifer Lawrence), she can barely take care of herself. She struggles to get a toothbrush in her mouth, spouts at things that…
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BLONDE Review: Unforgiving and Relentless
Frank Mengarelli takes a look at the Netflix movie taking the world by storm as he brings us his BLONDE review. A look at the rise to fame and the epic demise of actress Marilyn Monroe, one of the biggest…
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The Balcony Movie | Film Threat
Pawel Lozinski’s unorthodox documentary, The Balcony Movie, is about life and meaning. The ambitious director sets up on his balcony with a camera and a boom mike (attached to a pole). As people walk past, he asks them about their lives,…
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TROLL (2022): Norse Legend Leaps To Life
When an explosion in the Norwegian mountains awakens an ancient troll, national officials appoint a fearless paleontologist to put an end to its devastating and deadly havoc.[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahgfyU-oSTs[/embed]Norwegians, including we of familial descent, are big on trolls. Big trolls. Like, REALLY…
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Babylon Review | Flickreel
La La Land was Damien Chazelle’s ode to the fools who dream. Babylon is another love letter to Hollywood, but it’s also something of a Dear John letter. Chazelle captures Hollywood at its most majestic and at its most depraved.…
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Queen Of American Horror Remakes Naomi Watts Can’t Salvage A Forgettable Redo
If you’ve seen the original, there’s little point in watching “Goodnight Mommy,” out now on Prime Video. Yes, that 2014 film did not feature a performance by Naomi Watts as the mother who is tortured by her twin sons, but…
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This Witchy Sequel Doesn’t Hold A Candle To The Original
Disney is at it again. Like many of the studio's prized IPs, Hocus Pocus has been resurrected. Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker return as the Sanderson sisters in Hocus Pocus 2, the witchy trio once summoned by…
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Jillian Bell Looks for Closure in Alien Dramedy
When you hear the names of the people involved both in front of and behind the camera for I’m Totally Fine, it’s easy to jump to some ultimately incorrect conclusions. It’s produced by Kyle Newacheck, a co-creator and star of…
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