The Convert Featured, Reviews Film Threat
NOW IN THEATERS AND VOD! Warriors definitely come out to play in the New Zealand historical epic The Convert, the magnificent return to form by the great Maori director Lee Tamahori. Written by Tamahori and Shane Danielson (based on Michael…
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‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2 Episode 7 Recap
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for House of the Dragon Season 2, Episode 7. The Big Picture The Blacks recruit new dragonriders, leading to a pivotal, fiery Red Sowing. The Greens, oblivious to a crucial rumor, are blindsided…
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Sleep No More Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Sleep No More is the title of the director’s cut of 2014’s Phantom Halo. Written by Antonia Bogdanovich and Anne Heffron, the film marked Bogdanovich’s directorial debut. Reviews were mixed as the crime thriller was a New York Times Critic’s…
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Mapantsula Features, Reviews Film Threat
Director and co-writer Oliver Schmitz is re-releasing his 1988 South African anti-apartheid classic Mapantsula. The film follows a small-time criminal in Soweto township called Panic, played by the late Thomas Mogotlane, who also co-wrote the script. Panic is an aggressive,…
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Ba Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Writer-director Benjamin Wong’s Ba follows Daniel (Lawrence Kao) and his daughter Collette (Kai Cech). The single father is willing to do anything to change his and his child’s fortunes. To that end, Daniel finds a way to make a lot…
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Escape Attempt Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Escape Attempt, directed by Alex Topaller and Daniel Shapiro, follows Saul (Andrzej Chyra), a WWII soldier who flees a Nazi concentration camp only to end up in a future utopian world committing the same atrocities he was trying to escape.…
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‘HEAVENS: The Boy and His Robot’ Review
The Big Picture HEAVENS: The Boy and His Robot has the potential to be a stunning start to a franchise though falls short. The mechs are well-designed, with clear thought given to their presentation, enhancing the visual appeal. Flaws in…
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Orchid Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Orchid, written and directed by Jacque Rabie, from a story by Rabie and Jacob Vaus, is a tale of manipulation, obsession, lust, and love. Gus (Vaus) is a young man clearly troubled by something in his past. He’s a houseguest…
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‘Futurama’ Season 12 Review – This Show Is Still Sci-Fi Comedy Gold
The Big Picture Futurama Season 12 is a fun mix of comedy and sci-fi that remains entertaining and reliably enjoyable. The new season features stand-alone episodes with nods to series lore that fans will appreciate. Despite some dated real-world references,…
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The Atlantis Puzzle Featured, Reviews Film Threat
The Atlantis Puzzle, written and directed by Jack Kelley, might seem like some Ancient Aliens drivel at a glance. However, unlike that widely mocked show or the countless movies that “prove” Bigfoot is real, the filmmaker relies on historical facts,…
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Midnight Taxi Featured, Reviews Film Threat
In the vein of British chronicles of sadistic blokes who creep around the side alleys, winding streets, and dark corners of London, directors Bertie and Samantha Speirs’ thriller mystery Midnight Taxi captures a contemporary version of what could be a…
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Staunch Moderates Experience Featured, Reviews Film Threat
As we head into yet another contentious election season, do you ever get the sense the political divide is not only getting worse but may be intentional? There is hope, and it comes through Gregory T. Simmons’ musical extravaganza, Staunch…
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