Category: Reviews
‘Wolf Like Me’ Season 2 Review — A Funnier, Deeper Follow-Up
‘Wolf Like Me’ Season 2 Review — A Funnier, Deeper Follow-Up

Heading into Wolf Like Me Season 2, there's already an inherent advantage that this sophomore outing has over its predecessor: being able to talk about the supernatural secret that advice columnist Mary (Isla Fisher) has been hiding since the beginning…

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The Bell Keeper Featured, Reviews Film Threat
The Bell Keeper Featured, Reviews Film Threat

IN THEATERS AND VOD! Director Colton Tran’s The Bell Keeper begins like one of the C-grade slashers at which the excellent The Cabin in the Woods pokes fun. Brittany (Kathleen Kenny), Liam (Reid Miller), Matthew (Mike Manning), Holly (Cathy Marks), Gabriel (Capri-Antoine Vaillancourt), and…

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Sam, Now Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Sam, Now Featured, Reviews Film Threat

Sam, Now was filmed over such a long time it becomes its own definition of multimedia, derived from roughly equal parts Super 8 film and Hi 8 and Digital Video. It also encompasses documentary-style road movies and drama, but all…

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Dicks: The Musical Review | Flickreel
Dicks: The Musical Review | Flickreel

When a movie is entitled Dicks: The Musical, you should have an idea of what’s in store. If the title isn’t enough to hint at the ensuing insanity, this is the first musical from A24. On top of all that,…

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The Conference Review: A Thrilling Descent into Corporate Horror
The Conference Review: A Thrilling Descent into Corporate Horror

The Conference, directed by Patrik Eklund and written by a trio of talents—Eklund, Thomas Moldestad, and Mats Strandberg—emerges as a unique addition to the horror genre, blending the mundane with the macabre. Set within the confines of a seemingly harmless…

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A Thrillingly Vivid Look At Modern Malaise [NYFF]
A Thrillingly Vivid Look At Modern Malaise [NYFF]

The exploitation of the poor guy by corporations is a universal affliction. So is the desire to make art about it. No filmmaker today tackles the subject with as much gusto as Romanian auteur Radu Jude. While other directors make…

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The Wintering Grounds Featured, Reviews Film Threat
The Wintering Grounds Featured, Reviews Film Threat

Director Jeff Springer presents The Wintering Grounds, a short documentary film about a seasonal kayaking community that sprung up since urban whitewater rapids were restored on the Chattahoochee River in Columbus, Georgia. For most of the year, world-class freestyle kayakers…

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The Puppetman Review: A Muddled Dance of Horror and Clichés
The Puppetman Review: A Muddled Dance of Horror and Clichés

Brandon Christensen‘s The Puppetman attempts to unravel the twisted tale of a convicted killer and his alleged possession by an evil force, but it fumbles the opportunity, ultimately succumbing to clichés and a muddled narrative. While the premise holds promise,…

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Back to the Drive-In Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Back to the Drive-In Featured, Reviews Film Threat

Award This! 2023 Nominee! available on Prime Video. Perhaps the only good thing that has come from the pandemic is that people are rediscovering what makes a drive-in a unique way to enjoy movies. It’s about as close as one…

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Desperation Road Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Desperation Road Featured, Reviews Film Threat

NOW IN THEATERS AND VOD! In her directorial debut, Nadine Crocker takes on adapting Michael Farris Smith’s southern-noir novel, Desperation Road. Our tale follows its two leads trying to start a new life in a “rough and tumble” Mississippi town…

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Bienvenidos a Los Angeles Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Bienvenidos a Los Angeles Featured, Reviews Film Threat

Bienvenidos a Los Angeles is a short film from director-writer Lisa Cole that tells the story of one night in the life of Imani (Destiny Faith Nelson), a Nigerian single mother living in Los Angeles. She makes a fateful decision…

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Survive the Field Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Survive the Field Featured, Reviews Film Threat

AWARD THIS! 2023 INDIE SCI-FI NOMINEE! Emerson Moore’s horror, Escape the Field, turns an average cornfield into a maze of death. Can you figure out its mystery before it’s too late? Our tale opens in a small clearing in the…

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