Will Ferrell Navigates Evolving Friendship In Hilarious & Emotional Netflix Documentary
Will & Harper is a beautiful story of friendship and change, with plenty of laughter along the way. Will Ferrell has made a career out of being a comedic actor. From his breakout role in 1995 on Saturday Night Live,…
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‘Pachinko’ Season 2 Episode 6 Recap
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Pachinko Season 2 Episode 6. Apple TV+'s Pachinko has always depicted the downsides of living in a patriarchy. Whether it's Sunja (Minha Kim) doing her best to meet society's standards or Solomon…
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‘The Old Man’ Season 2 Episode 4 Recap
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for The Old Man Season 2 Episode 4. To say Dan Chase (Jeff Bridges), Harold Harper (John Lithgow), and Emily Chase (Alia Shawkat) are really in it now would be a massive understatement.…
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The Exiles (Los Tortuga) Featured, Reviews Film Threat
TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2024 REVIEW! Outside in the parts of the world that are not Hollywood, the boundaries of hard drama keep expanding farther, like in the outstanding sophomore feature The Exiles (Los Tortuga) by director Belen Funes. Written…
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‘9-1-1’ Season 8 Review – Buzzing Back Into Action, but Not Without Flaws
The 118 is officially back, but 9-1-1 Season 8 doesn't take us back to what we're familiar with. Instead, our team is thrown off-kilter without their captain — and right as a superswarm of bees attack Los Angeles. Even worse,…
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Megalopolis Review | Flickreel
Megalopolis, Francis Ford Coppola’s passion project of over 45 years, might be his most autobiographical film. The story centers on an artist in a race against time to complete his masterpiece. His unique vision is challenged by conservative forces who…
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‘What Happened to Dorothy Bell?’ Review
No matter how bombastic the story turns out to be, confronting family trauma is no new thing for a horror film to do. Turning into our parents, succumbing to a generational curse — you name it, someone’s probably covered it.…
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Claustrophobic Thriller Remake Is Narrowly Saved By Compelling Performances
Thrillers about kidnappings have long been a part of the entertainment world, with everything from Liam Neeson's action-focused Taken franchise to M. Night Shyamalan's chiller Split and Mel Gibson's nailbiting Ransom being just a handful of examples. Though Amber Alert…
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Italy’s Award-Winning Oscar Submission Is A Sprawling, Ambitious Family Chronicle
TIFF: Sprawling, historical family sagas used to be de rigueur as culminating artistic statements from our greatest talents. They were characterized by the intertwined lives of a large cast of characters—parents, children, and siblings—their hopes and fears, triumphs and disappointments—situated…
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‘Survivor 47’ Episode 2 Recap: Losers Shouldn’t Smile
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Survivor Season 47 Episode 2. Survivor Season 47 is starting off with the thing that all diehard fans love: chaos! CBS's groundbreaking reality series is two weeks in, but viewers are still…
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‘The Rings of Power’ Season 2 Episode 7 Recap
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 Episode 7. Can you believe we're already one week away from the Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season…
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Succubus Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Writer-director R.J. Daniel Hanna’s Succubus explores the allure of dating via an app. The film appeals to today’s techies as the director uses text, video chats, apps, and websites to help unfold the story. Chris (Brendan Bradley) is a doting…
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