‘A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder’ Review
The Big Picture A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is a short and suspenseful six-episode series that stays faithful to the books it is based on. The characters can feel dull at times, lacking depth and personality apart from the…
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The Stix Featured, Reviews Film Threat
STREAMING ON TUBI! Indie filmmaker Jaron Lockridge guides down a dark path into the urban crime world in his feature film, The Stix. The city is on the precipice of a gang war as three factions posture for dominance. The…
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‘Harold and the Purple Crayon’ Review
The Big Picture Harold and the Purple Crayon introduces a "grown-up" Harold who transports his imaginative world to reality using a magic crayon. The film features well-cast actors playing naive, humorous characters in a conceptually intriguing plot. Despite promising elements,…
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Semblance Featured, Reviews Film Threat
In Alex Loucas’ short, Semblance, when life comes crashing around, the next logical question is…what’s next? A young woman, Lavender, was just fired from her job for what she felt were dubious reasons. On the phone, Her sister may feel…
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Lullaby Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Nothing turns your world upside down like having a baby. Being a parent is the ultimate test for an established relationship, and you can largely kiss self-care goodbye for an extended period of time. It’s an exclusive club that you…
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Vines Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Vines gives off strong 1950s B-movie vibes during its brief runtime. Writer-director Luke Zwanziger takes the mad scientist template and goes wild with it. But does the go-for-broke style translate into chaotic fun or simply mayhem? Dr. Harold Madsen (Lowell…
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‘Baby Assassins Nice Days’ Review
The Big Picture The "babies" are back to kick some ass a third time. In embracing the duo’s maturity, the franchise loses a bit of secret sauce. The great action choreography still gets the job done as assassins clash. Yugo…
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Keanu Reeves Showcases New John Wick Pinball Game Featured, Reviews Film Threat
San Diego Comic-Con proved to be a highlight for John Wick fans this year as Keanu Reeves himself appeared on the convention floor to promote the new John Wick pinball game. In collaboration with Lionsgate, Stern Pinball, Inc. unveiled this…
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‘Bosch’s Renée Ballard Spin-Off Just Got a Massive Update
The Big Picture John Carroll Lynch joins Maggie Q in the upcoming ispinoff as retired detective Thomas Laffont, a trusted ally for Renée Ballard. The series will explore Ballard's journey leading the LAPD's cold case division with a mix of…
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Dandelion Featured, Reviews Film Threat
It’s one thing for a movie to have a good soundtrack. It’s even better if the filmmakers know something about how music is made. One of the many delights of Nicole Riegel’s Dandelion is that the writer-director presents seemingly mundane…
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Belief Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Christian Loubek’s short film, Belief, is a powerful story about rising up in life by overcoming the obstacles in front of you and the obstacles that are unseen. When Malcolm and his family unpack the boxes in their dream home,…
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Hollywood Fallout Featured, Reviews Film Threat
What happens when a terrible film has wider-ranging consequences than just a stinker lasting forever on celluloid? Director William Nunez’s The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout examines the literal fallout from the John Wayne starring movie The Conqueror, whose shooting near a…
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