‘You Gotta Believe’ Review – Luke Wilson & Greg Kinnear Can’t Save True Story Tearjerker
Ty Roberts’ inspirational sports drama You Gotta Believe relies on age-old playbooks to a fault. It’s a true story and a surefire tear-jerker, but Lane Garrison’s screenplay is reductively hokey at the worst times. Fort Worth’s Westside All-Stars defied the…
Read more
Quentin Tarantino’s Crime Saga Is An Exhilarating Ride You Can’t Look Away From
With a rare career exclusively full of hits, Quentin Tarantino is undeniably one of the most prolific filmmakers of all-time, and Pulp Fiction is not only an exemplary example of his unique style, but arguably still his best film. The…
Read more
‘From’ Season 3 Episode 1 Recap
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for From Season 3 Episode 1. The third season of MGM+'s sci-fi horror series From returns to entrap us in its creepy little town where Harold Perrineau's Sheriff Boyd continues to unravel the…
Read more
Rhino Man Featured, Reviews Film Threat
This is where, in a normal review, I would put in a pun of some sort about horns to lead into the world-changing rhino poaching documentary Rhino Man, directed by John Jurko II, Matt Lindenberg, and Daniel Roberts. However, this…
Read more
‘The Walking Dead Daryl Dixon – The Book of Carol’ Review
When The Walking Dead debuted in 2010, it quickly became one of the most popular shows on TV, thanks not to the living dead, but the living human characters. Rick (Andrew Lincoln) may have been the leader, but it was…
Read more
Mel Brooks’ Meta Classic Remains The Template For Western Comedies
With over 100 years of gritty and dramatic approaches to the era, the American Old West is one of the most explored in films, and Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles remains one of the more unique 50 years later. At the…
Read more
HRT Abduction Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Stanton Chong kicks a hornet’s nest of organized crime and terrorism in his action thriller series, HRT Abduction. Agent Jackson (James Michalopolous) is an FBI investigator. He is following a young man screaming about the end of the world, who…
Read more
Douglas Booth and Alison Pill’s Chemistry Can’t Save Tepid Rom-Com
Modern adaptations of classical literature aren't anything new. Even just recently, the surprise hit romantic comedy Anyone but You was loosely adapted from William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. Young Werther isn't the next Anyone but You, especially since the…
Read more
Carrie Coon & Natasha Lyonne Emotionally Punch Each Other In Moving Drama
His Three Daughters jarred me with its intimate exploration of three sisters as they await their father’s death. Many films have explored family dynamics — and their dysfunction — but writer-director Azazel Jacobs gets personal by making his characters uncomfortable…
Read more
‘Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight’ Review
2024 has been a year rich with a multitude of book-to-film adaptations, including titles such as It Ends with Us, Dune: Part 2, and The Life of Chuck, to name a few successes, (not to mention the infamous Argylle). Another…
Read more
‘Meet the Barbarians’ Review – Julie Delpy’s French Comedy Is Full of Heart
The promise of a French social satire that delves into Gallic xenophobia and a global refugee crisis does not, unfortunately, seem like something that might gather wide audience interest. However, if you add in the fact that Meet the Barbarians…
Read more
‘Bring Them Down’ Review – Barry Keoghan & Christopher Abbott Lead Brutal, Empty Thriller
Bring Them Down, the directorial debut of Christopher Andrews, begins with a scene of mindless brutality that is symbolic of the rest of the film. Michael (Christopher Abbott, however, we never see his face in the scene) is driving down…
Read more