‘Tracker’ Season 2 Review – One of the Best Shows on TV Gets Even Better
Back in February, viewers were pleasantly surprised by CBS's latest breakout hit drama, Tracker, which pushed former Smallville and This Is Us star Justin Hartley into the limelight. The series, based on the character from Jeffrey Deaver's The Never Game,…
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A Quiet, Powerful Drama About Family and Sacrifice
South Asian cinema is not often celebrated for its social realism, instead favored for its colorful mixing of metaphorical allusions to the toils of daily life wrapped within spectacular and kinetic set pieces. On the other hand, there has been…
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‘Puzzle Box’ Review – A Found Footage Horror Film That Tries to Be Something Different
Once upon a time, thanks to the success of The Blair Witch Project in 1999, the found footage subgenre of horror felt fresh and was a nice change of pace after the Scream slasher era began to wane. Of course,…
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Blitz Featured, Reviews Film Threat
LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2024 REVIEW! It may well surprise you that so little of the Blitz has reached the screen. It combines two of cinema’s favorite things—that nice place from Notting Hill and bombs. And, one of the many sad…
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‘Mr Crocket’ Review – Gore and Practical Effects Elevate a Children’s TV Nightmare
Brandon Espy’s Mr. Crocket started as a 6-minute horror short for Hulu's Bite Size Halloween collection. Two years later, Espy's feature debut is hitting as part of the streamer's 2024 "Huluween" slate. It's a malevolent take on Pee-wee's Playhouse and…
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Tom Welling Is A Long Way From Kansas In This Tired, Lazy Action Thriller
Mafia Wars is an action thriller that loses momentum in the third act, which really drags the entire thriller aspect through the mud. Starring Tom Welling, who previously starred as Clark Kent in the popular series Smallville, Mafia Wars is…
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‘Pachinko’ Season 2 Finale Recap
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for the Pachinko Season 2 finale. The second season of Apple TV+'s Pachinko has seen the characters' lives thrown into chaos. Whether it's the trauma of war or coming-of-age growing pains, no character…
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‘The Old Man’ Season 2 Episode 6 Recap
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for The Old Man Season 2 Episode 6. In my season review for The Old Man Season 2, I joked that Season 1 was the "fuck around" side of things, while this season…
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‘Doctor Odyssey’ Episode 3 Recap
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Doctor Odyssey Episode 3. ABC’s Thursday nights have become the home of must-watch television. After the conclusion of 9-1-1’s harrowing three-part Season 8 premiere, Doctor Odyssey welcomes audiences to an unforgettable week…
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I Know It’s Ben Crane Featured, Reviews Film Threat
There’s a charm to low-budget indie horrors that Hollywood cannot capture. This is undoubtedly true as Joshua Nelson takes on a delicate subject in his horror short, I Know It’s Ben Crane. Decades ago, a serial killer went on a…
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‘Matlock’ Premiere Recap – Kathy Bates Charms a Law Firm and Hatches a Plan
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for the Matlock series premiere. There's a new TV lawyer in town, and she's gunning to be the most fun we've had since Ally McBeal (Sorry, Elsbeth. You're still loved). Kathy Bates is…
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Laura Dern & Liam Hemsworth Want To Be Unstuck In Netflix’s Romantic Drama
I’m not sure why the romance genre has taken to sending its central lovers to other locations, but the trend continues in Netflix’s Lonely Planet. This time, the characters — Katherine Loewe (Laura Dern), a best-selling writer who goes on…
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