Ghosted Featured, Reviews Film Threat
“Ghosted” is a term meaning “to abruptly cut off contact with someone without giving that person any warning or explanation for doing so.” Director Lokesh Babu Akula and director-screenwriter-star David Bermudez tap into the modern-day dating scene, riffing off Fatal Attraction, among…
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Faults Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Fire up that sack of sour diesel as you are in for a total gas with the potent British sci-fi short Faults, directed by Ben Ogunbiyi with a script by Ogunbiyi and Rhys Mainwaring. Mary (Anna-Maria Nabirye) enjoys a sunny…
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‘Bosch’ and ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ Have a Surprising Connection
Viewers might be unaware that the wildly popular Bosch and The Lincoln Lawyer television franchises share an interesting connection. Both shows are based on the bestselling novel series created by Michael Connelly, but it gets even more interesting. In Connelly's…
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Nightbitch Featured, Reviews Film Threat
NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL 2024 REVIEW! The loss of identity, sense of days blending together, anger toward your partner, and strong feelings of hopelessness and depression that can come from being a stay-at-home parent to a precious young child is…
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Luc Besson’s Sci-Fi Spectacle Is Still Brilliantly Bonkers
By any measure, The Fifth Element is wild. Written and directed by Luc Besson (Léon: The Professional, Lucy) – a man not known for cinematic restraint – the movie is a giddy sci-fi explosion, smashing together a rip-roaring story, fully-committed…
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Bound Featured, Reviews Film Threat
NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL 2024 REVIEW! I find joy in independent films from stories told free of big Hollywood studio interference. One such film is Isaac Hirotsu Woofter’s dramatic thriller Bound. Alexandra Faye Sadeghian stars as Bella, a young woman…
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An Intimate, Character-Driven Drama That Has No Easy Answers
I was surprised when it was announced that another film — and not writer-director Payal Kapadia’s lush All We Imagine as Light — would be India’s entry to the Oscars. The film’s story spans three generations and it’s a loving,…
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‘Fire Country’ Season 3 Episode 5 Recap
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Fire Country Season 3 Episode 5. Alright, Fire Country fans, we're starting with the bad news. Bode (Max Thieriot) and Gabs (Stephanie Arcila) have escalated their ill-advised heat-wave-induced hook-up to a full-on…
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A Time of Reflections Featured, Reviews Film Threat
In Matthew Paris’s A Time of Reflections, a man steps out of his house, leaving behind the daily grind of his 9-to-5 job, and takes a drive through his old neighborhood, reflecting on the passage of time. As he travels…
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‘Interior Chinatown’ Review – Jimmy O. Yang Charmingly Leads a Metafictional Police Caper
Everyone has days when they feel like a mere supporting player in their own life. Never quite reaching their potential, getting their shot, or living up to the legacy of distinguished or lauded family members. Willis Wu (Jimmy O. Yang)…
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Freddy Still Has Cutting Edge, 40 Years Later
It's hard to overstate just how significant Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street still is. The slasher classic has successfully infiltrated our popular subconscious, reaching a sinister gloved hand into the imaginations of generations of filmmakers and reshaping modern…
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‘Doctor Odyssey’ Episode 7 Recap
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Doctor Odyssey Episode 7. Last week, Doctor Odyssey finally gave viewers what they had been begging for by consummating the simmering chemistry between Max (Joshua Jackson), Avery (Philippa Soo), and Tristan (Sean…
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