New Life Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Writer-director John Rosman’s disease-filled film, optimistically titled New Life, contains quite the eclectic mix. The filmmaker tackles the horrors of isolation. The story deals with a pharmaceutical company with ulterior motives and the web of deceit and destruction the characters get…
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Rock Doc Focuses More on Good Vibrations
The Big Picture Heartfelt interviews with Brian Wilson & Al Jardine provide vulnerability & honesty from The Beach Boys. The documentary is a love letter to Brian Wilson's genius and celebrates the band's iconic sound. The film is entertaining with…
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Jennifer Lopez’s New Netflix Movie Gets Science Fiction Totally Wrong
Summary Atlas' VFX & Jennifer Lopez's committed performance are highlights. Atlas has a weak script & tone-deaf message about AI. There is a lack of curiosity that affects characters & story quality. When I try to describe Atlas, the one…
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‘Atlas’ Review- Jennifer Lopez’s Netflix Sci-Fi Thriller Short Circuits
The Big Picture The Netflix sci-fi action-thriller, Atlas , has standout graphics that create video game feels. Jennifer Lopez's portrayal, in particular, struggles due to the underwhelming and often uncomfortable script. The film's innovative use of lighting and color, particularly…
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Live One Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Live One begins with a quote from Dallas Ryan: “…would be like catching 3 foul balls in the same major league baseball game.” The ever-important WHAT would be like that in this awkward metaphor is not expounded upon for much…
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The Reinvention Of Imtiaz Ali?
Amar Singh Chamkila is an immensely fascinating story, told in a way that captures audiences’ interest from the first scene. It’s the return of director Imtiaz Ali, in so many ways, but with a film that is quite a departure…
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Unboxing Insanity Featured, Reviews Film Threat
I guess my first question is, why would a dude in witness protection start his own YouTube channel? In Christopher Brown’s short film, Unboxing Insanity, he plays one such dude. Chris Brown (Christopher Brown) is living a nine-to-five life as…
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Isla Fisher & Greg Kinnear Break Up In Middling Family Time Loop Comedy
Summary Child actors shine in The Present , adding depth to the time loop scenario. The film presents a refreshing, magical atmosphere with an orchestral score. The story could have better character development and risks giving young viewers unrealistic expectations…
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Methuselah Featured, Reviews Film Threat
In his four-minute short film, Methuselah, writer/director Nathan Sellers ponders the juxtaposition between the great and mighty tree and its historical use in human violence. Narrated by Jordan Mullins, Methuselah opens with a story he was told about the lynching…
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Furiosa: Delivers Gas, Guts & Glory
Get ready for “Furiosa,” the latest post-apocalyptic dust storm whipped up by George Miller, the mastermind behind Mad Max. This flick dives into the backstory of Imperator Furiosa, played by the ever-intense Anya Taylor-Joy.[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGApSGZe_kQ[/embed]We all dug Furiosa in “Fury Road,”…
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Original Skin Featured, Reviews Film Threat
In director Mdhamiri Á Nkemi’s short film Original Skin, there’s more to take in emotionally than to know intellectually. In the alternate world of this film, having sex results in a complete body swap. We follow a young woman, played…
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Arnaud Desplechin Pays Tribute To The Miracle Of Cinema On Enchantingly Personal Docufiction [Cannes]
Trite as it certainly sounds, the saccharine label of a “lover letter to cinema” applies all too precisely to French director Arnaud Desplechin’s enchanting docufiction effort “Filmlovers!” (“Spectateurs!”). But even with that obnoxiously overused denomination hanging over it, this multifaceted…
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