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‘The Outrun’ Review — Saoirse Ronan Is Excellent in Harrowing Addiction Tale

The Big Picture The Outrun is a staggering look at addiction, expertly melding the past and present through a magnificent performance by Saoirse Ronan. The film takes an unconventional, nonlinear approach, showcasing that alcoholism will always be a part of…

In the Morning of La Petit Mort (Dong Wu Gan Shang De Qing Chen) Featured, Reviews Film Threat

NOW ON VOD! Different cultures tell their stories differently. Yu-Lin Wang’s dramatic feature, In the Morning of La Petit Mort (Dong Wu Gan Shang De Qing Chen), is the story of four lost souls told like a painting than a…

Kristen Stewart And Steven Yeun’s Billion Year Long A.I. Romance [Sundance]

PARK CITY – Whatever your thoughts on Sam and Andy Zuchero’s “Love Me,” few will dispute that for an independently financed film, it’s a unique and creative achievement. At least a third of the movie is CG animation, another third…

Chaperone Featured, Reviews Film Threat

SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2024 REVIEW! Ambition is not for everyone. Some people are actually content with where they’re at in life. In writer/director Zoe Eisenberg’s can’t-take-your-eyes-off of drama, Chaperone, the main character named Misha (Mitzi Akaha) struggles with friends and…

Pedro Pascal Stars In An Energetic But Overstuffed Bay Area Anthology Loveletter [Sundance]

“These are the tales, the freaky tales,” repeatedly intones Oakland rap legend Too $hort over the interstitials of writer and directors Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden’s “Freaky Tales.” This Bay Area anthology film takes its title from the over nine-minute…

The Death Tour Featured, Reviews Film Threat

SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2024 REVIEW! Despite the fact that it’s “fake,” wrestling is not easy on the body nor the mind when it keeps wrestlers away from loved ones while on the road. Add a treacherous, long trek through Canada’s…

Main ATAL Hoon (2024): The Poet Who Rewrote India’s History

Main ATAL Hoon (2024): Casting Pankaj Tripathi as the 10th Prime Minister of India, Atal Bihari VajpayeeSome movies can make you cherish their cinematic experience years after watching. Such impactful movies not only churn your emotions but enlighten you as…

Maboroshi Review: Gorgeous But Ultimately Empty

Summary Maboroshi has stunning visuals and animation that rival some of the most famous anime films in recent years. Unfortunately, the film's pacing is terrible, with major tonal whiplash in the middle and a meandering second half that becomes unbearably…

Do Consequences Exist For The Filthy Rich? [Sundance]

When is an aspiring sociopolitical satire so exasperated with what it’s supposedly lampooning that its anger and indignation threaten to undermine the irony of what it’s trying to ridicule? Directed by Austrian pair Daniel Hoesl and Julia Nieman, their Sahara…

‘Presence’ Review — Steven Soderbergh’s Ghost Story Is an Inventive Delight

The Big Picture Steven Soderbergh takes on the haunted house film in Presence, challenging himself and experimenting with storytelling. Presence explores a family's dynamics through the perspective of a presence in their house, testing the potential of the genre. Soderbergh…

June Squibb Is On The Hunt For A Scammer [Sundance]

PARK CITY – Are you ready for a 93-year-old action hero? No, we’re not referring to whatever movie or television show Sylvester Stallone is working on at the moment (he’s also just a spry 77, by the way). We’re talking…

Moja & Vesna Featured, Reviews Film Threat

Moja & Vesna (sometimes listed as Moja Vesna) is the feature debut of writer and director Sara Kern. The filmmaker is Slovenian-Australian and lives in Melbourne. An old adage goes, “Write what you know,” and Kern did just that. The family drama…

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