‘The Killer’ Review — David Fincher Lends His Style to a Lackluster Plot
There is absolutely no arguing that David Fincher is one of the greatest filmmakers ever. Se7en is an all-time murder-mystery thriller, Gone Girl is an adaptation that captures the brilliance of its source material and then some, and Zodiac might…
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‘The Bikeriders’ Review — Jeff Nichols Hires Too Many Cooks With No Flavor
Premiering at the Telluride Film Festival before coming to London, Jeff Nichols’s The Bikeriders epitomizes that saying “Too many cooks in the kitchen.” While there are many talented faces crowded over the hobs, there is no flavor or spice. Starring…
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Invincible Featured, Reviews Film Threat
A captivating and immersive short, Invincible, written and directed by Vincent René-Lortie, explores the last few days of a French-Canadian boy, Marc-Antoine Bernier (Léokim Beaumier-Lépine). The troubled kid is spending a few years in a juvenile detention center, or as they’re…
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Shadow Brother Sunday Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Actor Alden Ehrenreich makes his directorial debut with Shadow Brother Sunday, a 14-minute short film about two brothers, one of whom is a successful actor, and the other is a struggling musician. The drama starts, and all you hear is overlapping…
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The Exorcist: Believer Review | Flickreel
If The Exorcist: Believer was just another exorcism movie, it might be a passable way to kick off October. Since it’s an Exorcist movie, however, it must be evaluated as such. That almost sounds unfair, as you can’t expect any…
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Breezy Comedy Is Richard Linklater’s Cure For What Ails Movies
Summary Hit Man tackles several major talking points in the film industry, including the lack of feature-length comedies, young movie stars, and sex in mainstream cinema. Despite its acquisition by Netflix and the disappointment from critics, the film is likely…
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America’s MOST BADASS Tournament Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Luke Robert’s series, Kill City Cup, takes a page from the short-lived television series Lucha Underground, bringing the fast-paced world of independent wrestling to a dark, dystopian future. It’s 2035, and the evil Kill Corp has emerged triumphant after the…
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‘Chucky’ Season 3 Review — Killer Doll Series Is Only Getting Better
There is no horror series out there quite like Chucky. Think about it: how many slasher stories have extended over multiple films and now three seasons of television? In a world in which expansions of iconic horror films can feel…
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The Exorcist: Believer Review – Odom Jr. & Burstyn Elevate Gripping, Tame Horror Revival
Summary Director David Gordon Green brings new life to a classic horror franchise by ignoring previous spinoffs and delivering a direct sequel to the original. The focus of The Exorcist: Believer is on a father and his daughter, who embark…
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It Takes A Village Of ‘Believers’ To Combat Evil In Unapologetically Vile But Fascinating Legacy Horror
There are myriad talking entry points to “Exorcist: Believer”—David Gordon Green’s latest horror legacy sequel and the follow-up to his “Halloween” trilogy. For one, it’s awful, but it’s also fascinating, chock-full of thought-provoking ideas— impossible to fully disregard even when…
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Emerald Fennell Doesn’t Eat the Rich, but Licks Them
Emerald Fennell was given a very tall order to follow up Promising Young Woman, her feature film debut that won her an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. It spoke to the growing conversation around abuse, consent, and victim blaming.…
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Believer’ Review — A Soulless Horror Sequel
When the late, great director William Friedkin unleashed the pinnacle of horror that is The Exorcist upon the world in 1973, it was as if he had tapped into something almost demonic himself. Telling the story of the young Regan…
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