Douglas Booth and Alison Pill’s Chemistry Can’t Save Tepid Rom-Com
Modern adaptations of classical literature aren't anything new. Even just recently, the surprise hit romantic comedy Anyone but You was loosely adapted from William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. Young Werther isn't the next Anyone but You, especially since the…
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Carrie Coon & Natasha Lyonne Emotionally Punch Each Other In Moving Drama
His Three Daughters jarred me with its intimate exploration of three sisters as they await their father’s death. Many films have explored family dynamics — and their dysfunction — but writer-director Azazel Jacobs gets personal by making his characters uncomfortable…
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‘Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight’ Review
2024 has been a year rich with a multitude of book-to-film adaptations, including titles such as It Ends with Us, Dune: Part 2, and The Life of Chuck, to name a few successes, (not to mention the infamous Argylle). Another…
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‘Meet the Barbarians’ Review – Julie Delpy’s French Comedy Is Full of Heart
The promise of a French social satire that delves into Gallic xenophobia and a global refugee crisis does not, unfortunately, seem like something that might gather wide audience interest. However, if you add in the fact that Meet the Barbarians…
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‘Bring Them Down’ Review – Barry Keoghan & Christopher Abbott Lead Brutal, Empty Thriller
Bring Them Down, the directorial debut of Christopher Andrews, begins with a scene of mindless brutality that is symbolic of the rest of the film. Michael (Christopher Abbott, however, we never see his face in the scene) is driving down…
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The Anthropocene Cycle Featured, Reviews Film Threat
In The Anthropocene Cycle, Director/writer Georg Koszulinski presents a montage of his thoughts and feelings about human impact on climate change. The film was 13 years in the making, and in just over an hour runtime, Koszulinski spins through a…
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‘Brilliant Minds’ Review – NBC’s Medical Drama Needs To Recognize Its Own Greatness
Few genres today are as popular as the medical drama, those torrid shows that pair intense procedures with the steamy lives of the doctors who conduct them. There have been countless spins on this concept, from the historic ER to…
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The Pitch: Patient Safety’s Next Generation Review
The Pitch: Patient Safety's Next Generation (2024) is an insightful documentary that reveals some of the major advances happening now in medicine, and the long road ahead before they can be implemented universally. Mike Eisenberg released a documentary in 2019,…
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‘Went Up the Hill’ Review
As a society, we are more than familiar with ghost stories. They are intrinsically woven into all cultures across the globe as a facet of humankind. For thousands of years, ghosts have evoked fear, bred curiosity, and offered comfort to…
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‘The Bibi Files’ Review – Timely Documentary Showcases the Worst of Political Power
There are few politicians of the last century more politically resilient than Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu. From his rise as a well-spoken ambassador with a commanding use of both English and Hebrew, to his time as the longest-serving Prime Minister in…
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Rise Of MechaBabezilla Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Your eyes will go full gape over the wonders on display in the flesh and blood silly show Babezilla Vs. The Cyber Skanks: Rise Of MechaBabezilla, written and directed by Andrew J Chambers. It picks up where the last installment…
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Halle Berry Leads Anxiety-Inducing Horror That Makes For A Better Family Drama
Never Let Go is the kind of film you have to go into knowing almost nothing about. Directed by Alexandra Aja from a screenplay by Kevin Coughlin and Ryan Grassby, the Halle Berry-led horror film is a study in patience.…
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