Edward Burns and Julianna Margulies Disappoint in a Shallow Family Drama
In the past few years, the phenomenon of marriages falling apart has been inspected and dissected over and over again in film. From Marriage Story to, most recently, in Anatomy of a Fall, couples disbanding isn't a new concept to…
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Jason Reitman’s Drama Is A Hollow Recreation Of A Chaotic, Iconic Night
Saturday Night Live is just one year away from its 50th anniversary, and here comes Jason Reitman with a rowdy, profane-filled film adaptation of the show's debut. Reitman is intimately connected to SNL thanks to his father, Ivan Reitman, so…
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A Fantastic Sarah Paulson Can’t Save Formulaic Horror Drama [TIFF]
“Hold Your Breath“ is directors Karrie Crouse and Will Joines’ debut feature, developed as part of the Sundance Institute’s Writer’s Lab program and likely a passion project. Unfortunately, due to an extremely familiar and well-worn cabin fever premise, it offers…
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Grief Has Never Been So Beautiful
The USA National Academy of Sciences states that around 45,000 years ago, prehistoric humans first traced their hands on cave walls and carved depictions of pigs into ochre. From then on, humans would illustrate, paint, sculpt, scrawl, and pass down…
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‘The Return’ Review – Ralph Fiennes Strikes an Imposing Figure in Timeless Epic
There have been plenty of films that have mined the stories of Odysseus, often concentrating on the more iconic adventures of his youth, his travails in Troy, and other elements considered worthy for such a mythologically resonant heroic figure. What…
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My Friends Featured, Reviews Film Threat
In My Friends, writer-director Nate Simon taps into the timeless themes of excess and wasted youth, doing for Gen Z what Bret Easton Ellis did for Gen X. The story follows three friends who, while awaitng the next semester of…
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The Grand Tour: One for the Road Review
It’s the end of an era and instead of ending it on some extravagant high with outrageous stunts, explosions and all the rest of it, One for the Road ends it on a very gentlemanly high note with a touch…
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There’s Still A Lot To Love In This Underrated Entry
Back in 2007, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was the first movie in the fantasy franchise that I got to see in theaters. I remember how nothing could beat my excitement at actually getting to watch the…
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Elizabeth Moss & Kate Hudson Skewer Hollywood Ageism With Playful Slasher Comedy [TIFF]
Max Minghella’s “Shell” follows in the grand tradition of lurid comedies, like Robert Zemeckis’ “Death Becomes Her,” which satirizes societal pressures on women to look youthful and vital into the later stages of life. “Shell” is purposefully designed to be…
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‘K-Pops!’ Review – Anderson .Paak’s Directorial Debut Is a Funky Look at Fatherhood
A Grammy-winning rapper, drummer, and producer, Anderson .Paak is adding director to his already stellar resume. The musician, who is successful both as a solo artist and as one half of Silk Sonic with Bruno Mars, brings a personal story…
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‘The Deb’ Review – Rebel Wilson’s Musical Debut Is No ‘Hairspray’
There’s a song in the Aussie musical The Deb called “pretty strong,” and that’s a fine descriptor for Rebel Wilson’s directorial debut. This colorful, exuberant musical about finding glamour in a dusty small town is at times as infectious as…
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The Killer’s Game Featured, Reviews Film Threat
NOW IN THEATERS! Question: Can Dave Bautista sell a movie? Only the box office will tell, and J.J. Perry’s The Killer’s Game is the test. Dave Bautista plays the world’s greatest assassin, Joe Flood. During his last contract, executed perfectly,…
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