‘The Penguin’ Finale Recap – It All Comes Down To This
Editor's Note: The below recap contains spoilers for The Penguin finale.For the past seven episodes, we've seen Oz Cobb (Colin Farrell) lie, cheat, kill, and charm his way through his quest to reach the top of Gotham's criminal food chain.…
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The Refugee Featured, Reviews Film Threat
A young immigrant pursues her American Dream in Johnny Greenlaw’s feature film, The Refugee. As a child, Eva (Dina Najjar) immigrated to the United States to live with her Uncle Ezekiel (Demián Castro) after her family was killed in an…
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This Mystery Thriller’s Poor Execution Overshadows What Could’ve Worked
The film, directed by David Guglielmo from a screenplay by Kathy Charles, really wants us to get in the mood for what’s to come. But I don’t think there’s anything that fully prepared me. Love Bomb goes beyond expectation, centering…
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‘Outer Banks’ Season 4 Part 2 Review
Editor's note: The below contains major spoilers for Outer Banks: Season 4 Part 2.There's only one thing worse than on-set drama — on-set drama that ends up affecting a film or TV project so heavily that it leads to some…
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Good Daughter Featured, Reviews Film Threat
In Rachel Annette Helson’s short film Good Daughter, Samantha Sloyan plays the long-suffering Sarah, whose father is in a nursing facility for his dementia. Sarah visits regularly with her father’s baseball card collection as cues to unlock his failing memory.…
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You Know You Have A Great Franchise When This Charming Sequel Is As Bad As It Gets
Some months before it lands in US theaters, Paddington In Peru is in UK cinemas already, bringing a slice of irresistible British charm to the silver screen. This time, Ben Whishaw's marmalade-loving bear from Peru - as well as his…
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Growing Pains Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Growing Pains is the feature-length debut of writer-director Catherine Argyrople. The coming-of-age drama is also the debut feature for co-writer Mariana Fabian. The story follows best friends Nat (Deanna Tarraza) and Zoe (Molly Morneweck). The lifelong besties have just finished…
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Hugh Grant Has Never Been So Good In Intoxicating Religious Horror Thriller
Heretic gives us another side to Hugh Grant. The veteran actor has entertained us for years — be it in a comedy or a romance — but he takes on an entirely sinister role in Scott Beck and Bryan Woods’…
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Enter The Room Featured, Reviews Film Threat
In writer/director Harry Waldman’s Enter The Room, a young aspiring actor, Jeremy (Rich Holton), decides to crash at his brother Brian’s (Peter Mastne) apartment while he’s in town for an acting gig. Brian’s controlling and OCD personality clashes with Jeremy’s…
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25 Years Later, This Is Still One Of The Best Star Trek Movies
I can't remember how old I was the first time I watched Galaxy Quest, but the memory sticks out all the same. My dad introduced it to me, no doubt because he thought my Harry Potter-obsessed self would get a…
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Absolution Featured, Reviews Film Threat
NOW IN THEATERS! Since first enthralling the world as an aging hitman in Taken 16 years ago, Liam Neeson has played a variation of that character 16 times. It’s the gift that keeps on giving – but the man, in…
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Robert Zemeckis Changed The Way Dramas Are Made With This Crowd-Pleasing Classic
Director Robert Zemeckis is known for innovating the technology of filmmaking but with Forrest Gump, he combined that with a classic American tale. With Tom Hanks at his absolute peak and Robin Wright (who reunited in Here) transitioning from eighties…
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