Maddie Ziegler’s Coming-Of-Age Drama Tackles A Rarely Explored Part Of Adolescence

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Maddie Ziegler’s Coming-Of-Age Drama Tackles A Rarely Explored Part Of Adolescence

Fitting In stars Maddie Ziegler in one of her more emotionally demanding roles to date. It's a heartfelt and raw story from writer-director Molly McGlynn. Ziegler's character, Lindy, is diagnosed with MRKH syndrome and quickly discovers that her body doesn't…

Gillian Anderson And Jason Isaacs Endure A Perilous Journey [TIFF]

TORONTO – The difficult journey of the couple at the center of “The Salt Path” doesn’t seem like a true story at first. There is a lyrical flow to their revelations. So much so that each stop on their 630-mile…

Henry Golding’s Sci-Fi Love Story Is ‘Vertigo’ With a Glitch

Sci-fi has always been a strong, emotional avenue to explore the human condition, allowing filmmakers to successfully weave surreal, futuristic concepts to mirror our most grounded feelings. Films like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Her, and even Reminiscence have…

‘Heretic’ Review – Hugh Grant Preaches Bad News About the Good Word in Religious Horror

When it comes to religious horror films, most entries in the genre usually stay in fairly familiar territory. Demon possession, evil antichrist babies, and the devil manipulating one’s actions are all within the usual realm of the religious horror movie.…

How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies Featured, Reviews Film Threat

NOW IN THEATERS! Writer-director Pat Boonnitipat’s feature Thai debut, How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies, brims with wisdom and insight, its grim subject matter counterbalanced by comedy both acerbic and gentle. You may know where this story is going,…

Blumhouse Is Finally Back To Greatness

James Watkins’ Speak No Evil, a remake of the 2022 Danish film of the same name, offers a chilling exploration of human behavior under extreme psychological duress. With a stellar cast led by James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, and Aisling Franciosi,…

Zoe Saldana’s Spectacular Netflix Crime Musical Melodrama Defies All Genres

Emilia Pérez is a film that defies classification. It is, all at once, a narco crime saga, a melodrama, and a pop opera tackling themes of identity, redemption, and evolution. It's wrapped in over-the-top musical theatrics, too, with the movie…

A Remarkable Story Gets The Familiar Sports Biopic Treatment With Jharrel Jerome & Jennifer Lopez [TIFF]

Sports biopics are only as good as their subjects, and “Unstoppable” has a doozy—Anthony Robles, who, despite being born with one leg, went on to win the 2011 NCAA national wrestling championship as a senior at Arizona State University in…

My Old Ass Featured, Reviews Film Threat

Megan Park’s feature film, My Old A*s, is one of those films that starts off truly annoying but slowly evolves. By the end, it evolved so much it is now one of my favorite movies of the year. Elliott (Maisy…

A Brutal Ride Through Corruption

Jeremy Saulnier’s latest offering, Rebel Ridge, is a tense and visceral crime action thriller that cements his reputation as a director unafraid to delve into the darker aspects of human nature and systemic corruption. The film, starring Aaron Pierre as…

Christopher Abbott & Barry Keoghan Are Exceptional In Ruthless Thriller

Every so often, there comes a film that sticks with you long after your first viewing. For me, that film is Christopher Andrews’ directorial debut, Bring Them Down, which premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. The story chronicles…

Christopher Abbott & Barry Keoghan Power Irish Sheep-Farming Thriller [TIFF]

Chris Andrews’ “Bring Them Down” would’ve been a Western 50 years ago, but today, it has been fashioned into a rural Irish thriller. A sheep-farming dispute between two families suddenly escalates into a blood feud. But the characters are too…

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