‘The Serpent Queen’ Season 2 Review
The Big Picture The Serpent Queen Season 2 returns with a more confident and furious approach, picking up ten years after the Season 1 finale. The cast expands, adding new characters and depth to the portrayal of court life during…
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Blackest Darkness Featured, Reviews Film Threat
NOW ON TUBI! You can still find the strangest wonders along the lost highway, as shown by the superior surreal thriller Blackest Darkness, directed by Aaron Dunlap. Written by producer Michael D. Acosta, the story opens with a man (Aaron…
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Maxxxine Featured, Reviews Film Threat
NOW IN THEATERS! The third film in the X slasher trilogy, Maxxxine follows our heroine Maxine Minx (the incomparable Mia Goth) as she is cast in her first actual film The Puritan 2. The follow-up act for up-and-coming director Elizabeth…
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‘MaXXXine,’ ‘Despicable Me 4,’ and This Week’s Best New Releases, Reviewed and Ranked
Think you have what it takes to be a star? Not willing to accept a life you do not deserve and looking for something better for yourself? We think you deserve a look at the big movies that came out…
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‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2 Episode 4 Recap
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for House of the Dragon Season 2 Episode 4. The Big Picture In the latest episode of House of the Dragon , Aemond and Criston's battle strategy is revealed to target the seat…
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French Featured, Reviews Film Threat
PALM SPRINGS SHORTFEST 2024 REVIEW! Mountains out of molehills…that is the story behind Dylan Joseph’s short film, French. The bond of trust between a manicurist and their client is tight, but let’s just say that the manicurist has great power…
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‘Last Summer’ Review – Taboo Drama Is This Year’s ‘Tár’
The Big Picture Last Summer explores the complex and taboo relationship between a powerful lawyer and her stepson. The performances by Drucker and Kircher are strong, but it's hard to be truly invested in either of their characters since we're…
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‘Chronicles of a Wandering Saint’ Review
The Big Picture Chronicles of a Wandering Saint is a small miracle of a feature debut by Tomás Gómez Bustillo, exploring life, legacy, and the supernatural. The film follows Rita, a devout woman who tries to convince her community she's…
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An American Saga — Chapter 1 Featured, Reviews Film Threat
As much as I loved Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1, I get the hesitation. It’s pretty dense and that is not a word I would normally use for a Western. It’s 1859, in the San Pedro…
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‘Parthenope’ Review – I Didn’t Know a Movie Could Make Me This Mad
The Big Picture Parthenope is a misfire of a film that chronicles the life of its titular character from her birth in 1950 to adulthood. The story is told through the perspective of the men in her life, focusing on…
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Despicable Me 4 Featured, Reviews Film Threat
NOW IN THEATERS! I don’t know if you noticed this, but kids who saw the first Despicable Me in 2010 are now too old to enjoy Gru and the Minions. At least in the same way they did when they…
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The Dark Hammock Featured, Reviews Film Threat
I think uncovered another so-bad-its-good in Ashley Billington’s b-horror, The Dark Hammock. If anything, it’s a throwback to the early DIY horrors of not-so-long ago. There’s something deadly lurking in a Florida campground. Our tale opens with a young woman…
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