Drama Boasts Enthralling Lead Performances
Home Movie Reviews Decision To Leave Review: Drama Boasts Enthralling Lead Performances [Middleburg] Tang Wei and Park Hae-il give mesmerizing performances and the tension that exists between their characters is elevated by their fabulous chemistry. Park Hae-il and Tang Wei…
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Paul Feig’s Foray Into Fantasy Is A Beautiful But Excruciatingly Slow Mess
Inspired by the young adult novel of the same name by Soman Chainani, the latest from Paul Feig, “The School for Good and Evil,” is a major departure for the director most known for his riotous comedies like “Spy” and…
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James Cameron Crafts Stunning Sequel
Avatar has always had an uphill battle in trying to prove itself. Coming twelve years after James Cameron’s Titanic, which became the highest-grossing film of all time, won 11 Oscars, and became a cultural milestone, Avatar had absurd expectations to…
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Octavia E. Butler’s Novel Deserves Better Than This
It is hard to fully call Kindred, a new series from FX, an adaptation of the late Hugo Award-winner Octavia E. Butler’s 1979 novel of the same name. There is the same general premise in telling the story of a…
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Talent Keyhole | Film Threat
Michael Lauter’s Talent Keyhole sports an unusual but exciting concept for a futuristic science-fiction thriller. Inside the top-secret world of MorphTek in Aurora, Colorado, defense contractor Kassandra (Kristina Luna), a working neuroscientist with incredible mental abilities, has been given clearance to…
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The Rock’s Passion Project Is A Drab Slog Through Superhero Clichés
Jesus Christ, am I ever tired of superhero movies. Maybe you’re not, in which case, you should close the tab and move on; anything that follows doesn’t matter because superhero movies are critic-proof, hence their limitless boosting (in funding, in…
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Leads Sizzle In Magnetic Romance
Home Movie Reviews Lady Chatterley's Lover Review: Leads Sizzle In Magnetic Romance [Middleburg] The film is a romantic, enthralling adaptation that boasts wonderful performances & an eroticism that has been missing from the romance genre lately. Directed by Laure de…
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X Doesn’t Quite Mark the Spot
Of all the heist films ever created, National Treasure has perhaps the wildest premise of them all — even compared to Ocean’s 8’s plot of stealing jewels out from under the nose of Anna Wintour and the Met. Combining history…
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The Witcher: Blood Origin Review: Too Many New Characters, Not Enough Time
When it comes to high fantasy these days, almost every streamer and network has its own entry into the genre. Netflix saw success when it came to The Witcher, with Henry Cavill as the titular character, and then went on…
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Gary Oldman’s Directorial Debut Is Astounding, Bleak British Realism [LFF]
It’s been quite the year for films that look for inspiration in the autobiographical. James Gray returned to his childhood in Queens for “Armageddon Time,” Steven Spielberg reflected on the origins of his love for cinema in “The Fabelmans,” and…
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Keep Scrolling | Film Threat
In Luke Longmire’s short film, Keep Scrolling, pesky demons find new and trendier ways to possess their next victims. A little girl is home alone, scrolling through cute animal and makeup videos on TikTok. Then, unexpectedly, the girl scrolls upon a…
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Park Chan-wook Mixes Mystery & Romance
This review was originally part of our coverage for the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. Park Chan-wook can say so much about his characters and story by simply setting a table. Decision to Leave, Chan-wook’s first film since 2016’s The…
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