Things Will Be Different Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Writer-director Michael Felker’s debut feature Things Will Be Different requires viewers to get on its otherworldly, endlessly puzzling wavelength. Those easily frustrated by deliberately opaque narratives should probably steer clear. However, fans of head-scratching time-travel tales in the likes of Primer will find…
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‘Blue Lock’ Season 2 Premiere Review
What does it take to become the world’s best striker? That’s the question that drives every single player in Blue Lock. If you’re unfamiliar, Blue Lock is a captivating anime series based on the manga by writer Muneyuki Kaneshiro and…
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Smart Supernatural Coming-Of-Age Story Is Overshadowed By Struggling Horror Comedy
The Radleys takes the vampire mythos in a new intriguing direction, but the horror comedy fails to stick the landing in its delivery. Technically speaking, the movie is fine. The actors deliver solid performances, and there is a central plot…
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‘Superman & Lois’ Season 4 Review
Superman & Lois has managed to do the impossible. In only four seasons, the series reinvented an American icon, a character who’s existed as the face of pop culture for nearly 90 years, and not only created something new but…
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Hold Your Breath Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Screenwriter Karrie Crouse co-directed Hold Your Breath with regular collaborator William Joines. The psychological thriller is set in Oklahoma during the Dust Bowl and stars Sarah Paulson as Margaret. She lives with her daughters Rose (Amiah Miller) and Ollie (Alona…
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‘Monster Summer’ Review – A ’90s Throwback That Offers Nostalgia, and Not Much Else
Those who grew up in the '80s, '90s, and even early 2000s are more than familiar with the family adventure films of the bygone era. There's not really any other way to describe these movies other than they typically follow…
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Joker: Folie à Deux Review
Todd Phillips’ Joker was as divisive as mainstream movies get, winning two Oscars and receiving a Razzie nomination. I stand by my five-star review of that film and will go to bat for Joker: Folie à Deux, although not with…
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A Puzzling Step Backward for Long-Running Procedural
Ask any SVU diehard, and they’ll tell you each season has a slightly different tone that’s oftentimes set up in the premiere. Not only is it easy to pinpoint the era we’re in within the first two seconds of an…
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Sarah Paulson Is Great In Psychological Horror That Doesn’t Earn Its Genre Place
Hold Your Breath has a lot going for it. There are horror elements that give it an unsettling touch; the dust storms that permeate the film help in that regard. There are hints of the gray man, a figure that…
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‘La Maquina’ Review – Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna Reunite in Off-Kilter Boxing Drama
Whether it's Y tu mamá también or Casa de mi Padre, it's always a delight to see long-time friends and collaborators Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna on screen together. Hulu’s first Spanish-language original series, La Máquina, sees the duo…
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‘Doctor Odyssey’ Episode 2 Recap
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Doctor Odyssey Episode 2. Hot on the heels of this week’s in-flight disaster on 9-1-1, Ryan Murphy’s glamorous cruise ship charts a course for a very memorable singles week aboard the Odyssey.…
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‘V/H/S/ Beyond’ Review – A New Sci-Fi Direction Delivers the Same Horror Beats
Horror anthologies have been a part of the genre nearly since the beginning. Some have been great, like Tales from the Crypt and Creepshow, while many others have been forgettable. Like anything else in horror, from slashers to found footage,…
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