Fails To Capture The Game’s Spirit
Eli Roth’s Borderlands, a science fiction action-comedy adapted from the popular video game series, arrives with high expectations, given its star-studded cast and the rich world of Pandora that the games have established. Unfortunately, the film stumbles in its attempt…
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‘Pachinko’ Season 2 Episode 4 Recap
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Pachinko Season 2 Episode 4. Apple TV+'s Pachinko has always done a fantastic job intertwining the two alternating storylines. In its latest season, Sunja (played in her younger years by Minha Kim…
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Julie Delpy’s Immigration Dramedy Is Well-Meaning, But Mild & Slight [TIFF]
Filmmakers, like humans, mellow with age; at least, that’s the refrain we usually hear. But this adage is arguably true in the case of filmmaker Julie Delpy, now 54. Her social and dark commentaries always had some terrific bite to…
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Narco Shark Featured, Reviews Film Threat
The sheer lunacy of writer-director Gerardo Preciado’s Narco Shark guarantees that cult midnight screenings or private viewings at home in whatever state of awareness you choose are not obsolete. It’s fun because the picture showcases a love for genre cliches and the…
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‘Uglies’ Review – Netflix’s YA Adaptation Is Hideous Inside and Out
Back in 2012, when this writer was 15, every few months my friends and I would run to the theater for the cinematic event of the most recent adaptation of a bestselling YA novel. Whether it was a love triangle…
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I Loved To Hate Ana De Armas In Ron Howard’s Completely Unhinged Thriller
Eden (2024)gives us an unhinged Ana de Armas, and for that I am forever grateful. The actress is delectably vicious and simultaneously alluring. It’s easy to hate her, and boy does Eden make us hate her. Directed by Ron Howard…
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Afraid Review: Blumhouse’s Bad Streak Continues
Chris Weitz‘s Afraid aims to be a chilling exploration of technology’s invasive potential, but it ultimately falls flat, resulting in a lackluster film that fails to deliver on its sci-fi horror promises. With a star-studded cast including John Cho, Katherine…
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‘Riff Raff’ Review – Jennifer Coolidge Leads an Excellent Ensemble in Pitch-Black Comedy
There’s nothing quite as fun as a biting black comedy, and the best ones will have you laughing out loud one minute, and cringing in your seat the next. Riff Raff is one such story, taking a messy, blended family…
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‘Transformers One’ Review – Chris Hemsworth Leads a Thrilling New Origin Story for Our Favorite Robots
Excepting Batman adaptations, fans don't always get a good look at many heroes' fuller origins. They're often introduced as either fully-fledged heroes with entrenched sets of allies, antagonists, and motives, or at the point immediately proceeding their new, out-of-the-ordinary life,…
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Am I Racist? Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Matt Walsh and the Daily Wire are not exactly known for exploring controversial topics in America. In What is a Woman? Walsh attempts to find the answer to the question, “What is a…” In his new film, Am I Racist?…
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‘Addition’ Review – Teresa Palmer Gets a Leading Role Worth the Wait After ‘A Discovery of Witches’
OCD comes in all shapes and sizes, so there is still much to explore about this condition on screen. Addition, an adaptation of Toni Jordan's best-selling novel, sheds light on another branch of OCD, which involves an ample amount of…
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Salma Hayek Anchors Devastating Revenge Story That Lacks Bite
Angelina Jolie has long been fascinated by the ways in which war impacts people’s lives and the generations beyond that. In her latest directorial feature, Without Blood, we follow a little girl named Nina whose family is ravaged by an…
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