Unicorn Boy Featured, Reviews Film Threat
AWARD THIS 2023 NOMINEE! Unicorn Boy begins with real-life footage of writer-director Matt Kiel making a personal admission from 2016: “I need to like actually feel like I’m changing, like I’m becoming who I’m supposed to be.” And before we even…
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Sisters Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Latvian Director-Writer Linda Olte’s intense drama Sisters (originally Masas in Latvian) presents the lives of two young orphans in Latvia. Diana (Gerda Aljena) and her older sister Anastasia (Emma Skirmante) are in the care of the state since their mother,…
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Gangster Land Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Gangsters and mobsters have inspired cinematic escapades since filmmaking became a proper career. Primarily, such stories all hit the same beats. As such, it is not the plot that sucks in viewers but the characterizations and style. Director Timothy Woodward…
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The Take Out Move Featured, Reviews Film Threat
AWARD THIS 2023 NOMINEE! Writer-director-producer Andrew Simonian’s feature-length debut, The Take Out Move, is based on the 1997 short of the same name. In fact, some of the fight choreography, blocking, and camera angles are the exact same. But, was the…
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‘Great Photo, Lovely Life’ Review — HBO Documentary Transcends True Crime
The Big Picture Great Photo, Lovely Life is a necessary correction to sensationalistic true crime documentaries as it confronts dark truths with care and asks essential questions. The documentary delves into the devastating effects of sexual abuse within one family,…
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Lady Ballers Featured, Reviews Film Threat
NOW ON DAILY WIRE+! A surreal, farcical cultural satire, Lady Ballers is the first feature film to be released by the Daily Wire for their proprietary streaming service, Daily Wire+, and in this particularly sartorial commentary on society, co-writer, and…
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Candy Cane Lane Review: Festive Family Fun!
This brand new Amazon Prime release has been getting some good reviews so it was time to check it out for ourselves this holiday season as we bring you our Candy Cane Lane review. A man makes a deal with…
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Science Friction Reviews Film Threat
AWARD THIS 2023 NOMINEE! Science Friction tells the stories of scientists who have been misrepresented and edited out of context on television. This brilliant documentary by director Emery Emery gives them a chance to rebut the misquotes in their own words and…
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For When You Get Lost Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Sincere, subversive, and entirely unique — For When You Get Lost is a film that beautifully articulates the tragedies of familial dysfunction through its darkly comedic lens. Moreover, this coming-of-middle-age tale’s road-tripping premise provides genuine pathos from start to finish…
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Static Codes Featured, Reviews Film Threat
In David M. Parks’ feature film, Static Codes, a man’s life was forever changed in a car accident when aliens abducted his wife, and he was left paralyzed. Fifteen years later, he is a near-hopeless man who is still in…
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‘Wonka’ Review — Timothée Chalamet Presents a World of Pure Imagination
The Big Picture Timothée Chalamet shines as Willy Wonka, capturing the character's charm and optimism with his buoyant performance. Director Paul King brings his signature cheeriness to the film, creating a candy-colored world that is a visual delight. While the…
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Smoke Sauna Sisterhood Featured, Reviews Film Threat
In the dimly lit, wooden confines of a sauna, ethereal light, and vapor dance upon the form of a woman. Her breasts, stomach, waist, and head (resting serenely on another’s lap) are bathed in the soft yellow glow of the…
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