Grief Has Never Been So Beautiful

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Grief Has Never Been So Beautiful

The USA National Academy of Sciences states that around 45,000 years ago, prehistoric humans first traced their hands on cave walls and carved depictions of pigs into ochre. From then on, humans would illustrate, paint, sculpt, scrawl, and pass down…

‘The Return’ Review – Ralph Fiennes Strikes an Imposing Figure in Timeless Epic

There have been plenty of films that have mined the stories of Odysseus, often concentrating on the more iconic adventures of his youth, his travails in Troy, and other elements considered worthy for such a mythologically resonant heroic figure. What…

My Friends Featured, Reviews Film Threat

In My Friends, writer-director Nate Simon taps into the timeless themes of excess and wasted youth, doing for Gen Z what Bret Easton Ellis did for Gen X. The story follows three friends who, while awaitng the next semester of…

The Grand Tour: One for the Road Review

It’s the end of an era and instead of ending it on some extravagant high with outrageous stunts, explosions and all the rest of it, One for the Road ends it on a very gentlemanly high note with a touch…

There’s Still A Lot To Love In This Underrated Entry

Back in 2007, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was the first movie in the fantasy franchise that I got to see in theaters. I remember how nothing could beat my excitement at actually getting to watch the…

Elizabeth Moss & Kate Hudson Skewer Hollywood Ageism With Playful Slasher Comedy [TIFF]

Max Minghella’s “Shell” follows in the grand tradition of lurid comedies, like Robert Zemeckis’ “Death Becomes Her,” which satirizes societal pressures on women to look youthful and vital into the later stages of life. “Shell” is purposefully designed to be…

‘K-Pops!’ Review – Anderson .Paak’s Directorial Debut Is a Funky Look at Fatherhood

A Grammy-winning rapper, drummer, and producer, Anderson .Paak is adding director to his already stellar resume. The musician, who is successful both as a solo artist and as one half of Silk Sonic with Bruno Mars, brings a personal story…

‘The Deb’ Review – Rebel Wilson’s Musical Debut Is No ‘Hairspray’

There’s a song in the Aussie musical The Deb called “pretty strong,” and that’s a fine descriptor for Rebel Wilson’s directorial debut. This colorful, exuberant musical about finding glamour in a dusty small town is at times as infectious as…

The Killer’s Game Featured, Reviews Film Threat

NOW IN THEATERS! Question: Can Dave Bautista sell a movie? Only the box office will tell, and J.J. Perry’s The Killer’s Game is the test. Dave Bautista plays the world’s greatest assassin, Joe Flood. During his last contract, executed perfectly,…

Brett Goldstein & Imogen Poots Heat Up Decade Spanning Sci-Fi Romance [TIFF]

“All Of You” is a slim, modest, 100-minute love story starring Brett Goldstein and Imogen Poots. But in its decade-spanning structure and proclamations of “one true love” and “true soul mate,” it very much wants to be “Doctor Zhivago” or…

The Substance Review | Flickreel

Body horror and the beauty industry may seem like an odd combination. Considering the extreme measures people take to meet unrealistic standards, the two aren’t as far apart as one might assume. The Substance has the biting satire of Death…

‘Dead Talents Society’ Review – This Zany Horror Comedy Is a Deadly Good Time

The undead have been portrayed universally and across all mediums for as long as stories have been told in one form or another. From tales of fanged, bloodthirsty ghouls rising from coffins to rotting reanimated corpses hunting the living —…

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