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Black Outside Featured, Reviews Film Threat

NEW TO VOD! In his feature film Black Outside, filmmaker Gary Wilkerson, Jr. takes a hike—literally—on a journey of self-discovery. Gary Wilkerson, a writer stuck in a rut, felt trapped in a mundane cycle, scraping by day-to-day and dealing with…

Climate Change Governmental Response Receives An Effective Doc Treatment [Telluride]

Regardless of where one falls on the issue of climate change, there remains no denying the global environment’s shift in terms of meteorological intensity and rampant temperature spikes, whether clinging to the belief that this phenomenon exists as part of…

Edgar Wright Kills It Literally In Bloody Delightful Breakout Comedy

Well before The Walking Dead sought to revive the horror subgenre, Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg brought their own unique style of writing to the world of zombies with Shaun of the Dead. The duo were coming off of the…

‘Afraid’ Review – A Frankenstein’ed Monstrosity of Different Horror Movies

From the co-director of The Golden Compass and About a Boy comes a noncommittal horror downgrade allergic to plotted follow-throughs. Chris Weitz's Afraid — er, AfrAId (stop) — can't decide which generic "AI is evil!" route to follow. Kernels of…

Lost All Care Featured, Reviews Film Threat

Director and cinematographer Chris Wu’s music video Lost All Care presents the powerful voice and presence of rising R&B/soul artist Emde and her message on mental well-being. Although the lyrics and music are very fitting for a young woman in…

An Atmospheric & Terrifying Gem

Alien: Romulus, directed by Fede Álvarez, is a thrilling new chapter in the Alien franchise, deftly balancing the elements of science fiction, action, and horror that have defined this iconic series. Serving as a standalone interquel between Alien (1979) and…

Nicole Kidman’s Electric Erotic Thriller Goes Far Beyond Fun

It's easy to be excited by a thriller, especially an erotic one. The genre is designed to elicit that response in us. But with Babygirl, writer-director Halina Reijn has delivered an erotic thriller so confident and so fully formed that…

Petra Costa’s Pulse-Pounding Documentary About Brazil’s Anti-Democratic Evangelicals Is Gloriously Cinematic [Telluride]

It might be challenging for some viewers to take activists seriously when they are speaking in tongues. But that is exactly what Petra Costa does in her edgy yet empathetic documentary ‘Apocalypse in the Tropics.’ Overlapping somewhat with the events…

‘Babygirl’ Review – Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson Drama Is No ‘May December’

Dutch actress-turned-director Halina Reijn's follow-up to Bodies Bodies Bodies, Babygirl, is a provocative portrait of power struggles within a highly inappropriate relationship. The A24 release, starring Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson (Triangle of Sadness), is already positioned as awards bait…

‘Pachinko’ Season 2 Episode 2 Recap

Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Pachinko Season 2 Episode 2. Apple TV+'s Pachinko has only premiered two episodes in its second season, but it is already clear that the series is continuing to elevate the genre. With…

Dovecote Featured, Reviews Film Threat

Film is art, and as a visual medium, it speaks volumes with the images projected on the screen, often without a single spoken word. Marco Perego’s Dovecote speaks to the lives of incarcerated women in this haunting short film. Dovecote…

A Bunch of Wasted Potential

The Union, directed by Julian Farino and penned by Joe Barton and David Guggenheim, aims to blend the thrill of espionage with the light-heartedness of comedy. Unfortunately, it largely misses the mark, leaving audiences with a disjointed and ultimately unsatisfying…

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