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Steven McQueen’s WWII London Bombing Drama Is Dazzling [NYFF]
Among the most versatile filmmakers working today, Oscar-winning writer-director Steve McQueen doesn’t repeat himself. A distinctive filmography that spans across everything mainstream and indie—from American slavery and Dutch Nazi occupation to the rhythms of London’s West Indian communities and a…
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‘Disclaimer’ Review – Cate Blanchett Descends Into Paranoia in Masterful Apple TV+ Series
Apple TV+ continues to cement itself as the streamer that takes the biggest risks and tells the boldest stories, all while (more often than not) adhering to a level of superior quality. Disclaimer, the psychological thriller limited series, is an…
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‘Citadel Diana’ Review – Matilda De Angelis’ Spy Spin-off Lacks Thrills
Back in 2023, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Richard Madden played counterparts in the three-figure spy drama Citadel, produced by the Russo Brothers. Although the big-budget series was met with mixed reactions, it was still renewed for Season 2 and received…
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Because of Mika Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Gino (Paul Santoli, who also directs and co-wrote the script) from Long Island is a bright but lazy slacker in the offbeat romantic comedy Because of Mika. He delivers pizza, sells weed, and goes to parties to hook up with…
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Saturday Night Review | Flickreel
Fifty years later, Saturday Night Live is still among the craziest sets on TV. Nothing compares to the show’s infancy, though, when everybody was flying blind. Jason Reitman’s film dramatizes the ninety minutes leading up to the show’s first taping.…
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‘Bad Monkey’ Finale Recap – Some Things Never Change
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for the Bad Monkey finale. Bad Monkey's finale picks up right where the penultimate episode left off, with strong gales whipping back the palm trees and hailing the return of the Dragon Queen…
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The Dancing Monkey Features, Reviews Film Threat
Hollywood in the past had a cyclical relationship with what was called legitimate stage theatre. The stage plays themselves, actors, and writers all came to Hollywood as the fodder for film. Drawing upon that legacy is Chandler Wilds’s modern-day film…
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‘Dancing With the Stars’ Season 33 Soul Train Night Recap
Although Dancing With the Stars wasn't on last week due to the vice presidential debate, stars and their pro partners followed their schedule as usual, pre-tapping the episode that aired Monday evening. "Soul Train Night" was the first half of…
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We Live in Time Review
We Live in Time is about two people in a relationship, seeing each other through the highs and lows. There are no villains, no contrived misunderstandings, no overblown declarations of love, no love triangles, no climatic rushes to the airport,…
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‘Rivals’ Review – The Ids Are Alright in Vibrant Showcase of 1980s Lust and Ambition
England may not be the first European country one thinks of for a list of "most libidinous European nations," but Brits have embraced sexuality at least since Shakespeare championed the beast with two backs and Henry VIII created a new…
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David Fincher’s Grisly Style & Well-Chosen Actors Force Us To Reconsider Human Nature
Known for his twisting crime narratives, David Fincher created a haunting thriller with Se7en, elevated by amazing actors and great style. In Se7en, Det. William Somerset (Morgan Freeman) and Det. David Mills (Brad Pitt) — the former about to retire…
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Nicolas Cage Commands an ‘Uncut Gems’ By the Sea
Leave it to Nicolas Cage to have a movie about a Satanic serial killer and have that not even be his most stressful movie of the year. Fresh off terrifying audiences worldwide as the mannequin-like murderer who delivers the final…
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