‘The Luckiest Man in America’ Review
In 1984, Michael Larson appeared on the game show Press Your Luck, where he broke records with a $110,237 payday. Larson didn’t cheat, but rather, he learned the patterns of the game and used them to his advantage. What was…
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‘Wise Guy’ Review – David Chase Doesn’t Hold Back in Revisiting ‘The Sopranos’
It's hard to believe it, but it's been twenty-five years since The Sopranos debuted in 1999 on HBO. For six seasons, millions of fans spent their Sunday nights with Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) and company before going to work the…
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Elsa Featured, Reviews Film Threat
FLICKER’S RHODE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL 2024 FILM FESTIVAL! Elsa, a short film directed by Rebecca King and Lizzie Nunnery, offers a unique perspective on World War II. Nina Yndis portrays the titular character, a Norwegian woman navigating life under Nazi occupation.…
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Halloween Horror Nights Maze Review (HHN33)
HHN33 is here and it was my first ever Halloween Horror Nights experience, it was nothing short of spectacular but which mazes were the best? Here are our favourites out of the Halloween Horror nights mazes! From epic scare zones…
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An Improved Sequel Engineered To Antagonize Joker Fans [Venice]
When Joker premiered here in Venice in 2019, one of the prevailing narratives was that the movie could be dangerous. The film's embrace of Arthur Fleck's perspective, the thinking went, might inspire disgruntled young men to commit acts of real-life…
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Alex Ross Perry’s Tribute To Cult Indie Rock Group Demolishes Musician Biopic Conventions [Venice]
There are meta-movies, and then there’s Alex Ross Perry’s “Pavements.” This biography of the iconic ‘90s alt-rock group Pavement cannot even contain its self-reflexivity and inventive ambition to just the medium of cinema. Perry builds a mammoth monument to his…
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‘Pachinko’ Season 2 Episode 3 Recap
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Pachinko Season 2 Episode 3. Many television shows depict the events of World War II, but not every show can capture the terrifying effects of everything you know suddenly being ripped from…
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‘Nutcrackers’ Review – Ben Stiller Leads a Shaggy, but Charming Family Dramedy
Few directors have had successful careers with as many wild swings throughout as David Gordon Green has. Green started out with indie classics like George Washington and All the Real Girls before shifting to broader comedies like Pineapple Express and…
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Pit Stop Featured, Reviews Film Threat
David A. Flores’ short film Pit Stop is a modern-day allegory about the sharp division citizens of the world face today. Mary Rose Branick and Emily Sweet play a guard and prisoner, respectively, in the middle of a desolate forest…
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RaMell Ross Frames His Adaptation Of Colson Whitehead’s Novel From A Singulair Perspective [Telluride]
TELLURIDE – There has been a lot of talk, much of it ridiculous, mind you, regarding the death of cinema since the stay-at-home pandemic began over four years ago. That notion has been challenged not only at the box office…
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The Front Room Review | Flickreel
The Front Room is like a sitcom if a horror movie invaded it. The audience doesn’t always know if they should be experiencing dread or laughter, which seems intentional. The writers/directors are Sam and Max Eggers, the latter of whom…
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‘The Old Man’ Season 2 Review
If there's one thing I've learned in the last 23 or so years as a Middle Eastern woman, it's that if my part of the world happens to be spotlighted in media — particularly American media — then the region…
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