This Stale Christmas Morality Tale Doesn’t Take A Stance
Based on the 1972 children's book of the same name by Barbara Robinson, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever lengthens the story but fails to dig deep while exploring its own true meaning of Christmas. Now that it's November, stores, companies,…
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The Shade Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Tyler Chipman’s debut horror feature, The Shade, is almost a good movie. It has solid production values, a compelling lead, some genuine scares, and an ambition that cannot be denied. It’s also sluggishly paced, way too long, and boasts an…
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Sacrifice & Morality Are Explored In An Otherwise Lackluster Sci-Fi-Thriller
In Meanwhile on Earth (Pendant ce temps sur terre) — a strange sci-fi/maybe-horror drama — a woman in her 20s begins hearing her brother who was lost in space years ago, launching her into a dangerous and morally dubious mission…
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She Follows Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Gio Randazzo’s short film, She Follows, tells the story of a man who is followed by a ghost and challenged to make a tough decision. While wandering the Atlantic City boardwalk late at night, our hero, Jack (Gio Randazzo), becomes…
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A Block-Building Portrait of Pharrell’s Life
In Piece by Piece, Morgan Neville crafts an animated biographical documentary that is both inventive and poignant, paying tribute to Pharrell Williams in a way that is as vibrant and boundless as the artist himself. Through the delightful medium of…
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How to Make a Werewolf Featured, Reviews Film Threat
In Hammer Films’ Horror of Dracula, Peter Cushing, as Van Helsing, remarks, “That’s how he could hide in the castle vault for years. We’d lose him there.” The vampire’s way of outliving enemies with a conventional lifespan is a truly…
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Blitz Review | Flickreel
Blitz is a good war drama that had the potential for greatness. Almost every problem with the film stems from one moment early on. With bombs dropping amid World War II-torn London, the angelic Rita (Saoirse Ronan) puts her son…
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Babygirl Featured, Reviews Film Threat
TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2024 REVIEW! Writer-director Halina Reijn’s Babygirl is poised to be Gen Z’s Secretary. This sexy and biting romp pokes fun at its audience and, at the same time, makes a compelling statement about the gendered expectations…
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‘The Voice’ Season 26 Episode 11 Recap
Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for 'The Voice' Season 26 Episode 11. With only a few steals left, the final Battles of The Voice Season 26 are here. It's a given that exceptional talent will fall to the wayside…
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Heretic Review | Flickreel
After years of primarily being seen as a rom-com star, Hugh Grant is letting looser than ever before. Be it as an Oompa Loompa or Benoit Blanc’s *ahem* “roommate,” you never know where Grant will pop up next. He’s even…
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Dog Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Ben Tan’s short film Dog examines the scariest moment in a teen’s life: being forced into adulthood without warning. Summer (Alexis Felix) is a 19-year-old teen forced by her mother to take her blind sister, Lex (Nastasia Koulich), out with…
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Into The Unknown Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Indie filmmaker and Oregon native Matthew Thomas Ross takes us through his tribulations with Stage 4 appendix cancer in his autobiographical documentary, Into The Unknown. The documentary also features VHS home movies shot by him and his father, Tom Ross.…
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