Earth Mama Review: An Emotionally Charged and Nuanced Drama
Directed by Savanah Leaf, Earth Mama is an emotionally charged drama film exploring the trials of a pregnant single mother fighting to reclaim her two children from the foster care system. It’s an exploration of community, resilience, and the audacious…
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Folk Horror Movie Completely Misunderstands What Makes It Work
Summary Lord of Misrule is an underachieving film with good ideas buried under clichés, wasting its potential for compelling drama. The movie lacks suspense and fails to create fear because it assumes the supernatural and everyone's involvement from the beginning.…
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Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali & Ethan Hawke Face The Anxiety Of A Collapsing World
Given this rising age of anxiety we’re in, where problems of uncertainty and instability feel like they’re global and yet local, intimate, and personal too, writer/director Sam Esmail’s unnerving global collapse thriller, “Leave The World Behind,” feels like it arrives…
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‘Merry Little Batman’ Review — A Wholesome Dark Knight Christmas Tale
The Big Picture Merry Little Batman is a heartwarming Christmas story that embraces the goofier aspects of the character's history, providing a refreshing change from the usual dark and brooding portrayal of Batman. Damian Wayne's relationship with his father is…
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‘My Life with the Walter Boys’ Review — Your Next Netflix Comfort Binge
This review contains minor spoilers for My Life with the Walter Boys. The Big Picture My Life with the Walter Boys is a refreshing and well-done adaptation of a popular story from Wattpad. The show skillfully combines elements from other…
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The Smell of Money Featured, Reviews Film Threat
What is truly the cost of a lifestyle we have become comfortable with? When we order extra bacon on a sandwich, do we ever stop and consider everything that went into providing that strip of bacon? I can’t say that…
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‘The Archies’ Review — Netflix Takes the Gang Back to the ’60s
The Big Picture The Archies, a new Netflix adaptation of the beloved Archie Comics, successfully recontextualizes the characters in 1960s India, while remaining true to the spirit of the original comics. The film explores themes of friendship, romance, and coming…
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Exclusive Review: “Manush: Child Of Destiny” – Rage Unleashed!
The wheel of fate turns around to transform honest police officer Arjun (Jeet) into a dreaded drug lord named Victor. On the other hand, destiny turns underworld’s drug dealer and Arjun’s arch-rival, Mannan (Jeetu Kamal) into a common man who…
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As We Know It Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Director Josh Monkarsh wrote As We Know It with Brandon DePaolo and Christopher Francis. Set in 1990s Los Angeles, the comedy follows aspiring author James (Mike Castle). His first book, about trains in space, was a modest success. Unfortunately, ever…
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‘The Sacrifice Game’ Review — Take ‘The Holdovers’ and Make It Fun Horror
The Big Picture The Sacrifice Game offers a refreshing twist on the holiday horror genre, delivering a unique and captivating finale that makes it a potential Christmas horror classic. Georgia Acken steals the show with her darkly comedic performance, elevating…
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Batman and Me Featured, Reviews Film Threat
AWARD THIS 2023 NOMINEE! On the periphery of society, cataloged amongst the people nobody notices are the collectors, the folks who specialize in collecting a facet of geek culture. For some, it’s Star Wars paraphernalia. For other collectors, it’s Star Trek. For Darren Maxwell,…
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Silent Night Review: Vintage John Woo
Nick Clement brings us his thoughts on the brand new John Woo movie and provides us with this very own Silent Night review. On Christmas Eve, a man witnesses the death of his young son when the boy gets caught…
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