Netflix’s Poor Excuse For A Slasher Should’ve Followed Its Dramatic Instincts
Time Cut is a frustrating film, twice over. On the one hand, it takes a genre conceit that should be a layup and sleepwalks right through it, in a way that implies the audience deserves no effort beyond what it…
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‘Juror #2’ Review – Great Performances Can’t Save What May Be Clint Eastwood’s Final Film
Clint Eastwood has a distinguished career, both in front of and behind the camera. His 40-film directorial career includes time-honored classics such as The Outlaw Josey Wales, The Bridges of Madison County, Mystic River, and Best Picture and Best Director…
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‘Lost on a Mountain in Maine’ Review
Based on a real story that was told in a book of the same name, Lost on a Mountain in Maine centers around Donn (Luke David Blumm), a boy who, after falling out with his father on a hike, decides…
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‘St. Denis Medical’ Review – ‘Parks and Rec’ Meets ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ in Promising NBC Sitcom
Medical series have been a prolific genre for almost as long as television itself has existed. Be it the soap opera antics of General Hospital and its contemporary quasi-equivalent, Grey's Anatomy, harder-hitting dramas like ER and Chicago Med, or Scrubs'…
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Twilight Ride Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Twilight Ride is the feature-length debut of writer-director Mitchell Brhelle. From a story by Jared Hutchison, the film begins when Derek Lacey (Drew Doyle) returns to his hometown after his brother goes missing. His mom, Norma (Astrida Auza), is too…
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Keri Russell’s Netflix Political Drama Returns With An Entertainingly Messy New Season
When “The Diplomat” premiered last year, it was often compared to “The West Wing.” The comparison made sense. Series creator Debora Cahn cut her teeth as a writer on the show both during and after creator Aaron Sorkin’s tenure. In…
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Emilia Pérez Review | Flickreel
2024 has given us more than one crime musical about identity. Between the two, Emilia Pérez is a significant step up from Joker: Folie à Deux. Some might argue that Emilia Pérez would’ve worked better as a straightforward drama, to…
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‘The Diplomat’ Season 2 Review
There’s nothing better to help get your mind off of complicated real-life politics than by watching a show about complicated fictional ones. Instead of stressing out about whether Tim Walz or JD Vance is going to be the vice president…
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About Mannequin Featured, Reviews Film Threat
From Kazakhstan, Aruzhan Dossymkozha’s About Mannequin tells the story of the resilience of family after tragedy strikes. A Bride, her Groom, and their Child are out on a walk when the Bride is drawn to a bridal shop window and…
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‘Time Cut’ Review – Madison Bailey Travels Back in Time in Netflix’s Cheesy Y2K Slasher
Ever since Time Cut was announced by Netflix, there have been mixed reactions, mostly due to the fact that a time-traveling slasher came out a year prior through Prime Video called Totally Killer. The film starring Kiernan Shipka has her…
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Here Review | Flickreel
From Romancing the Stone, to Who Framed Roger Rabbit, to Cast Away, few directors had a hot streak like Robert Zemeckis’. Even films that weren’t highly revered upon release like Back to the Future Part II and Death Becomes Her…
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‘The Voice’ Season 26 Episode 10 Recap
Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for 'The Voice' Season 26 Episode 10.With only so many steals left, we're back to the part of The Voice where going later in the Battle Rounds does not bode well for artists who…
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