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Wineville Featured, Reviews Film Threat

In life, we have to one day close the chapter on our childhood trauma. In horror, closing that chapter often means people dying along the way. This is the case in Brande Roderick’s horror flick, Wineville. Our tale opens in…

Salma Hayek Cannot Save Angelina Jolie’s Inert Revenge Melodrama [TIFF]

TORONTO – Perhaps it’s the subject matter she has gravitated to or the glare of the global spotlight, but it is embarassing how little respect Angelina Jolie has received as a filmmaker. Three of her first four narrative films as…

Catty Cardinals Choose The New Pope In Riveting & Shockingly Excellent Drama

Conclave is a deceptive film, one that wears the cloak of awards bait but reveals itself to be something much different as it unfolds. Directed by Edward Berger, who won Best International Feature for All Quiet on the Western Front,…

‘Speak No Evil’ Review – Blumhouse’s Horror Remake Talks a Lot But Says Nothing

The horror genre is filled to the brim with English-language remakes of horror films, and most are inferior to their foreign original. Quarantine fails to capture the gritty reality of Spain’s Rec and The Uninvited doesn’t compare to the South…

‘All of You’ Review – Brett Goldstein and Imogen Poots Give This Sci-Fi Romance Spark

In the age of swiping left and seeking one’s life partner amidst a barrage of gym selfies and recycled pick-up lines, the idea of a surefire soulmate test is a tempting, if not slightly unromantic thought. In All of You,…

Crispin Glover Is A Traveling Magician In An Enigmatic Dark Comedy [TIFF]

A traveling magician waxes poetic about our lonely existence only to be terrorized by the inability to find solitude. Such is the dark comedy “Mr. K” exists in, the latest from director Tallulah H. Schwab (“Confetti Harvest”). Riddled with mounting…

To Preserve And Collect Featured, Reviews Film Threat

Film public relations specialist turned director Ry Levey hits the cinephile sweet spot with his documentary Boutique: To Preserve And Collect. The movie is about the rise of boutique home video labels such as Criterion, Arrow, and Vinegar Syndrome. Through…

‘Only Murders in the Building’ Season 4 Episode 3 Recap

Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Only Murders in the Building Season 4 Episode 3. Season 4 of Only Murders in the Building has proven in its first two episodes that it’s planning to be much darker than…

Jennifer Lopez & Jharrel Jerome Are Fierce In Powerhouse Sports Drama With Heart

It’s been a minute since a sports drama has made me teary, but Unstoppable (2024)is powerful storytelling that elicits an emotional response. Directed by William Goldenberg from a screenplay by Eric Champnella, John Hindman, and Alex Harris, Unstoppable is based…

Elizabeth Olsen & Alicia Vikander Fuel Predictable Future World Thriller

TORONTO – In a political landscape where reproductive rights have been curtailed and are increasingly at risk, the subject matter of “The Assessment,” a world premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival, should percolate. Set some time and somewhere…

‘William Tell’ Review – This Historical Epic Wants To Be ‘Braveheart’ So, So Bad

Between historical films like Braveheart, Rob Roy, and Outlaw King that weave legend into blockbuster theatrics, there’s always something exciting about these powerful tales of heroism. As this intense, gritty genre has long captured our imagination through rebellion and timeless…

‘Conclave’ Review – Ralph Fiennes Makes Voting for Pope a Thrilling Ride

The death of a pope provides more than the ending of a man, it also marks a beginning. Soon after the pontiff is officially declared to be expired, a series of events unfold like clockwork, mixing medieval traditions with striking…

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