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Country’s Rebellious & Still-Needing-To-Evolve Roots Are Explored In New Music Doc [Tribeca]
What defines country music in America today? The new doc “Rebel Country” seems, at first, singularly focused on this question, but the film quickly makes clear that it has much more on its mind to consider, such as what led…
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Megan Stalter’s Starpower Is On Full Display In Queer Cringe Comedy
Summary Megan Stalter excels at playing deluded characters, bringing laughs and depth to Cora Bora 's emotional journey. Cora's willful obliviousness turns screwball comedy into a nuanced exploration of self-discovery and change. Stalter's performance adds layers to Cora's messy life,…
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Grief Takes Audaciously Bizarro Shape In Greek Weird Wave Horror Oddity [Tribeca]
Inspired in part by 1970s experimental filmmaker Nikos Nikolaidis and jumpstarted in earnest in 2009 by Yorgos Lanthimos with “Dogtooth,” and perhaps to a lesser extent Panos H. Koutras’ “A Woman’s Way,” the so-called Greek Weird Wave movement quickly spread…
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Tiger Stripes Featured, Reviews Film Threat
No matter the culture, the coming-of-age story has a special resonance. We’re inundated with them here in the West, but seeing new perspectives helps us see beyond our limited horizons. This is the case with Tiger Stripes, a Malaysian drama…
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Mind Body Spirit Featured, Reviews Film Threat
NOW ON VOD! First, take a breath deep into your lungs. Then, exhale… while curled up in a ball, screaming while watching Mind Body Spirit, written and directed by Alex Henes and Matthew Merenda. This excellent yoga horror offering opens…
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Ride or Die Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Throughout Bad Boys: Ride or Die, written by Chris Bremner and Will Beall and directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, I kept asking myself, can we get back to the part where things explode? Its two leads, Martin…
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‘The Acolyte’ Episode 3 Recap
Editor's Note: The below recap contains spoilers for The Acolyte Episode 3. The Big Picture Episode 3 delves into Mae and Osha's tragic past on Brendok, setting the stage for future developments. The Acolyte introduces intriguing new lore about non-Jedi…
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Who Is Michael Jang? Featured, Reviews Film Threat
COMING TO PBS! Who Is Michael Jang? is a fun documentary directed by Michael Jacobs in which the answer to the titular question keeps getting better and better. The film is set in San Francisco at the height of the…
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Black Silk Featured, Reviews Film Threat
A young boy spends a weekend with his father for an adventure that will shape the man he is to become in Patrick Michael’s short film, Black Silk. Twelve-year-old Quinton (Jay Amir) is about to spend the weekend with his…
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‘The Boys’ Season 4 Review
The Big Picture Firecracker and Sister Sage shake up the Seven effectively in The Boys Season 4, adding depth to that storyline. Each of the Boys' individual journeys in the show's fourth season allows for character development and growth. The…
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The Donn Of Tiki Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Co-writers/co-directors Alex Lamb and Max Well, with screenwriter Tim Glazner, take a deep dive into the “founding father” of tiki culture in The Donn Of Tiki. Ernest Raymond Gantt was born in 1907; that much is known for sure. But…
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‘Eephus’ Review – A Laidback Ode to Third Spaces and Stolen Bases
The Big Picture Eephus celebrates third spaces through a ragtag baseball team's final game. The film's cinematography, diverse characters, and immersive worldbuilding stand out. The experience is never light on jokes, even as many of them happen in the background…
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