A Brutal Ride Through Corruption

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A Brutal Ride Through Corruption

Jeremy Saulnier’s latest offering, Rebel Ridge, is a tense and visceral crime action thriller that cements his reputation as a director unafraid to delve into the darker aspects of human nature and systemic corruption. The film, starring Aaron Pierre as…

Christopher Abbott & Barry Keoghan Are Exceptional In Ruthless Thriller

Every so often, there comes a film that sticks with you long after your first viewing. For me, that film is Christopher Andrews’ directorial debut, Bring Them Down, which premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. The story chronicles…

Christopher Abbott & Barry Keoghan Power Irish Sheep-Farming Thriller [TIFF]

Chris Andrews’ “Bring Them Down” would’ve been a Western 50 years ago, but today, it has been fashioned into a rural Irish thriller. A sheep-farming dispute between two families suddenly escalates into a blood feud. But the characters are too…

Subservience Featured, Reviews Film Threat

Artificial intelligence (A.I.) is something that looms large in the zeitgeist in this day and age. Director S.K. Dale’s science fiction thriller Subservience, written by Will Honley and April Maguire, takes advantage of the A.I. discussion by centering on a…

‘Queer’ Review – Daniel Craig Might as Well Face It, He’s Addicted to Love

Luca Guadagnino’s best films are about the addictive nature of love, whether in the spark of something new in I Am Love, the overwhelming, surprising nature of first love in Call Me by Your Name, or the unrelenting type of…

Willa Fitzgerald Shines In Guttural, Suspenseful Horror With Confusing Themes

Willa Fitzgerald is at least impressive in JT Mollner’s Strange Darling, a horror-thriller about a one-night stand gone wrong, leading to a serial killer going on a murder spree through a Northwest mountain setting. The movie has the wrong priorities…

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Review: A Darkly Hilarious Return

Tim Burton’s long-anticipated sequel, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, is a masterful blend of dark fantasy, horror, and comedy that captures the anarchic spirit of the original while offering a fresh narrative that thrills from start to finish. The return to the bizarre…

‘Hold Your Breath’ Review – Sarah Paulson Stands Her Ground Against… Dust?

Coming up with an original horror antagonist is no easy feat. We’ve seen stars battle killer clowns, malicious breezes, and cocaine-fueled bears, but with Hold Your Breath, Sarah Paulson journeys once again into the world of psychological horror to face…

Ana De Armas Is A Force Of Nature In Ron Howard’s Island-Set True Crime Thriller [TIFF]

The ‘true crime’ genre is all the rage in popular culture right now, with several shows, podcasts, and books achieving blockbuster status. They typically document stories of factual crimes, the psychological motivation behind them, and the ensuing investigation and fallout.…

I Watched Her Grow Featured, Reviews Film Threat

Director-writer Shea Formanes tells a modern fable in I Watched Her Grow about the isolation that can come from being different. The film is an Indie sci-fi drama feature film about a lively teenager named Ada (Michelle Colman Padron) who…

‘Saturday Night’ Review – Live From New York, It’s Jason Reitman’s Best Film in Years!

Saturday Night, the latest film from director Jason Reitman, begins with quite possibly the most famous quote ever made by Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels: “The show doesn’t go on because it’s ready; it goes on because it’s 11:30.”…

Being Polite Is A Bloody Nightmare In James McAvoy’s Intoxicating Thriller Remake

In Speak No Evil, James McAvoy announces a new type of evil: the insidious fear that being slightly impolite will eventually lead to screaming, painful death. He plays Paddy Phillips, an athletic, intoxicating picture of modern masculinity unafraid to take…

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