‘The Family Plan’ Review — Mark Wahlberg’s Movie Is as Fun as a Divorce
The Big Picture The Family Plan, starring Mark Wahlberg, is an obnoxious and tonally confused mess. The concept of a skilled assassin becoming a family man had potential, but it was poorly executed. The movie struggles with its identity, trying…
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Full Body Massage Featured, Reviews Film Threat
NEW 4K RELEASE! Full Body Massage, an overlooked gem from legendary director Nicholas Roeg, gets to shine with the brilliant new transfer. The erotic thriller follows Nina (Mimi Rogers), a successful art gallery owner, who is getting ready for her…
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‘Yu Yu Hakusho’ Review — Netflix’s Latest Anime Adaptation Packs a Real Punch
The Big Picture The new series Yu Yu Hakusho strikes a balance between key moments fans expect and bringing something new to viewers. The series deals with themes like death, legacy, motherhood, and romance. While the series introduces way too…
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World War II Drama Is Startling Masterpiece & One Of 2023’s Best Films
Summary The Zone of Interest is a bone-chilling masterpiece that explores the horrifying normalcy of life next to Auschwitz during World War II. Glazer captures the unspeakable horrors of the Holocaust through subtle moments and contrasts, like a lipstick found…
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Beyond the Stereotypes: ‘American Fiction’ Review
Welcome to a journey through the satirical landscape of “American Fiction”! We’re about to dissect the quirks, chuckles, and surprising depth of Cord Jefferson‘s directorial debut. In a world where Hollywood sometimes resembles a mad scientist’s lab experimenting with stereotypes, “American…
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‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ Review — Rick Riordan Takes His Story Back
The Big Picture The new Disney+ series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, feels like a faithful and well-crafted adaptation, finally doing justice to the beloved books. Rick Riordan, the author of said books, is involved in the series as one…
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Polonia Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Ironically, short films have become the modern-day short stories of old as once told in Reader’s Digest or by Paul Harvey’s “Rest of the Story.” Not only is Lukasz Pater’s animated short, Polonia, the story of his family’s harrowing escape…
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‘The Crown’ Season 6 Part 2 Review — Too Little, Too Late
The Big Picture The final episodes of The Crown lack the original luster of the earlier seasons, losing focus on the evolution of Queen Elizabeth after the overshadowing of Princess Diana's story. The show spends too much time on the…
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Puzzle Box Featured, Reviews Film Threat
The found footage shrieker Puzzle Box, written and directed by Jack Dignan, heralds a quiet time in the drug horror movie sector. Kait (Kaitlyn Boye) is going to an isolated house that her sister, Olivia (Laneikka Denne), has rented. She’s going…
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Ivan Featured, Reviews Film Threat
BLOOD IN THE SNOW FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! There is a possessive power about writer-director Damien Fannon’s Ivan, and I use those words deliberately. While only over ten minutes in length, the horror short swiftly and cleverly connects a handful of…
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Frybread Face and Me Featured, Reviews Film Threat
NOW ON NETFLIX! Only in Narnia will you find a boy more devoted to a white witch than the Stevie Nicks-loving Benny (Keir Tallman) in indigenous writer/director Billy Luther’s charming coming-of-age story Frybread Face and Me. 1990, San Deigo. When 11-year-old…
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‘Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget’ Review: A Long Overdue Delight
It would be understandable, as much as easy to forgive, were one to have allowed the existence of 2000’s “Chicken Run” to slip from that mental space reserved for cinema’s finest animated offerings; indeed, despite co-director Nick Park (having shared…
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