Category: Reviews
Tubi’s Remake Of The 1980 Slasher Goes Off The Rails Fast [BHFF]
Tubi’s Remake Of The 1980 Slasher Goes Off The Rails Fast [BHFF]

Of all the horror movies to remake, Tubi could do a lot worse than 1980’s “Terror Train.” Sure, the original is one of the countless slashers made in the wake of John Carpenter‘s 1978 classic “Halloween” and its massive success. But it’s also…

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Racist Trees | Film Threat
Racist Trees | Film Threat

With overt ties to slavery, Confederate statues are an easy target for removal as America slowly undergoes its institutional racial reckoning. Directors Sara Newens and Mina T. Son’s documentary Racist Trees attempts to look at something far more obscure but no less…

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Chad Is Still the Same
Chad Is Still the Same

Created by Aaron B. Koontz and Cameron Burns, 2019’s Scare Package failed to gain the traction that other Shudder exclusive releases usually get. The main reason for that is that Scare Package is an anthology made by horror fans and…

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Smith’s Heartfelt Debut Can’t Overcome Its Hurdles
Smith’s Heartfelt Debut Can’t Overcome Its Hurdles

Home Movie Reviews Freedom’s Path Review: Smith’s Heartfelt Debut Can't Overcome Its Hurdles [SDIFF] Freedom’s Path has some hurdles that it just can’t overcome from a narrative standpoint despite its heartwarming undertones. RJ Cyler and Gerran Howell in Freedom's Path…

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The Best Plane Movie You’ll See This Month
The Best Plane Movie You’ll See This Month

PLANE is a great date movie option that you should absolutely consider if you’re weighing your options.  In the white-knuckle action movie PLANE, pilot Brodie Torrance (Gerard Butler) saves his passengers from a lightning strike by making a risky landing on…

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The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Review: A Wonderful Gift
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Review: A Wonderful Gift

We live in a fast-paced world. Distractions around every corner, followed closely by judgments, and opinions, which naturally leads to division. Social media does its best to make you feel less than others, to make sure you know that you…

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Zoe Saldaña Discovers The Importance Of Family Under The Florentine Sun
Zoe Saldaña Discovers The Importance Of Family Under The Florentine Sun

Based on a memoir by Tembi Locke, who developed the miniseries with her sister Attica Locke (“When They See Us”), “From Scratch” is a heartfelt, if sometimes overlong, story of two very different families becoming one through love and loss.…

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A Shot in the Arm
A Shot in the Arm

PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! When the pandemic lockdown occurred in 2020, unbeknownst to all of us, we were on the cusp of a change in society, a division of thinking that no one could have predicted. COVID-19…

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John Krasinski Can’t Run From Tepid Action Thriller
John Krasinski Can’t Run From Tepid Action Thriller

Home TV Reviews 'Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan' Season 3 Review: John Krasinski Can't Run From This Tepid Action Thriller If you have to choose between action series centered around characters named Jack, your best bet is to go with Reacher…

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Saunders’ Timely Feature Debut Is Heartfelt & Humorous
Saunders’ Timely Feature Debut Is Heartfelt & Humorous

Home Movie Reviews Dotty & Soul Review: Saunders' Timely Feature Debut Is Heartfelt & Humorous [SDIFF] It’s clichéd and predictable, but Dotty & Soul is sincere in showing how people can learn from past mistakes when given time to put…

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Race2Dinner Documentary Only Scratches the Surface [Mill Valley FF]
Race2Dinner Documentary Only Scratches the Surface [Mill Valley FF]

Eight upper-middle-class, suburban white women arrive at a dinner party in the opening moments of Patty Ivins Specht’s “Deconstructing Karen.” Hosted by activist Regina Jackson and former Colorado congressional candidate Saira Rao, through their start-up Race2Dinner, the women are immediately…

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A Testament to the Endurance of Practical Effects
A Testament to the Endurance of Practical Effects

If you never had the chance to watch Jim Henson and Frank Oz’s The Dark Crystal, the first thing you’ll probably notice is how good the movie looks. Despite being initially released in 1982, The Dark Crystal still looks better…

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