Far From Water Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Josh Cox’s most recent film, Far From Water, is the latest addition to his growing collection of well-crafted and indie-minded queer films, capturing a moment in time within the essence of subliminal beauty, but not without unavoidable tension. The short…
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Kevin Smith Mines Pre-Clerks Days for Coming-of-Age Comedy
Writer-director Kevin Smith burst onto the scene with 1994’s black-and-white comedy Clerks, a landmark in American independent filmmaking which chronicled the lives of a couple disgruntled New Jersey convenience store employees and the loafers who loitered outside their place of…
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A Real Pain Review | Flickreel
Watching A Real Pain, I was reminded of Alexander Payne’s Sideways. Thematically, the two might not share much in common. While characters in both films can be seen drinking wine, A Real Pain doesn’t relish in Pinot noir. It won’t…
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‘Silo’ Season 2 Episode 1 Recap
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Silo Season 2 Episode 1. It's been just under 18 months since Silo wrapped up its first season, but Season 2 of the Apple TV+ dystopian sci-fi drama picks up right where…
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This Classic Disney Animation’s Message Still Resonates 35 Years Later
Thirty-five years ago this week, Disney released Ron Clements and John Musker's The Little Mermaid, and pop culture was never the same. Between its iconic visuals and addictive soundtrack, the movie has long since become one of the Mouse House's…
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‘Elsbeth’ Season 2 Episode 5 Recap
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Elsbeth Season 2 Episode 5. With the world of haute cuisine as stressful as it is, I'm surprised it took this long for Elsbeth to set an episode in a fine dining…
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‘Matlock’ Episode 6 Recap – A Painful Retrial Puts Matty Back on Top
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Matlock Episode 6. Matlock is breaking form this week by starting with a flashback and confirming something I've long suspected about myself: I hate time shenanigans. There are some exceptions to this,…
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All You Need is Blood Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Mixing zombies or the resituated dead, toss in a story of love and redemption, and you have the “Zom com.’ Long after Shaun of the Dead made its mark on horror comedy and sales of vinyl records as a zombie defense, you…
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Red One Review
There are worse holiday movies out there, but Red One is nonetheless more naughty than nice. The post Red One Review appeared first on Flickreel. Disclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or…
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‘Survivor 47’ Episode 9 Recap
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Survivor 47 Episode 9. We're nine episodes in, and it's clear that Survivor's 47th season has one major goal: never giving its viewers time to breathe! This Charlie Parsonsreality series has astounded…
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Ridley Scott’s Neo-Classic Sword & Sandal Legend Is A Crucial Yet Flawed Action Milestone
The cinematic impact of Ridley Scott's Gladiator has been felt since its inception and has fueled the anticipation for the long-awaited 2024 sequel. Russell Crowe's Maximus is a hero in every sense of the word, wrongfully stripped of his battle-tested…
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A Place to Fall Down Featured, Reviews Film Threat
In Duane Hansen Fernandez’s short film, A Place to Fall Down, Jose is an auto mechanic by trade who spends his days in solitude, haunted by the memory of his late wife, Charlotte. In his garage, he listens to a…
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