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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‘Cobra Kai’ Season 6 Part 2 Review
After six seasons of striking first, showing no mercy, and switching sides numerous times, Cobra Kai is taking its final bow. The Karate Kid sequel series brings us back to what made that trilogy a worldwide phenomenon. Each season has…
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‘Landman’ Review – Taylor Sheridan’s Big Oil Drama Is an Even Bigger Misfire
There's no denying that Taylor Sheridan has swiftly become one of the television industry's most prolific and sought-after names. Ever since Yellowstone premiered in 2018 and evolved from a Paramount+ sleeper hit into a cultural juggernaut, the actor-turned-screenwriter has produced…
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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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