The Retirement Plan Review: Nicolas Cage Is Back To His Old Antics

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The Retirement Plan Review: Nicolas Cage Is Back To His Old Antics

Tim Brown‘s The Retirement Plan presents an intriguing premise that promises a blend of family drama and crime thriller. The film follows Ashley and her young daughter Sarah as they embark on a perilous journey to seek help from Ashley’s estranged father,…

The Netflix Biopic Has Annette Bening and Jodie Foster Swimming into Oscars Territory l TIFF 2023

This review was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn't exist.When actors are well-established in Hollywood, with numerous accolades and onscreen roles…

Emily Blunt & Chris Evans’s Big Pharma Satire Is A Limp ‘Wolf Of Wall Street’ Riff [TIFF]

Stars like Emily Blunt and Chris Evans have carefully created the public persona of being kind and gracious people — through prior roles, interviews, and chat show appearances. Doubtless, it is not just good PR — they are genuinely lovely…

Irena’s Vow Featured, Reviews Film Threat

TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! Director Louise Archambault’s Irena’s Vow is based on the true story of Irena Gut (aka Irene Gut Opdyke), a Polish woman conscripted to serve a Nazi officer during World War II who saved 12 Jews by…

‘Widow Clicquot’ Review — Haley Bennett Floats in Champagne Saga

While wine-making, especially in France, has historically been a business dominated by men (surprise, surprise), one of the most recognized and luxurious brands of champagne in the world remains Veuve Clicquot. If you have a couple of French classes under…

‘The Royal Hotel’ Review — Julia Garner and Jessica Henwick Take a Trip

When two friends decide to go on a backpacking journey, the last place they expect to end up is in the middle of nowhere as bartenders serving the most women-thirsty and deranged men in town. Yet this is what Julia…

A Million Miles Away Review: A Tale of Aspiration & Perseverance

A Million Miles Away is a biographical drama film that chronicles the remarkable life journey of José M. Hernández, the first Mexican-American astronaut. Starring Michael Peña as José Hernández, Garret Dillahunt as Frederick W. Sturckow, and Rosa Salazar as Adela…

Walking Fernando Featured, Reviews Film Threat

Oh, I’ve been there… the office job. As such, I connected a bit too well with Max Mir’s short film, Walking Fernando. Nadia (Fabienne Piolini-Castle) is said office worker. She’s grinding out the 9-to-5 as a travel agent, and just before…

An Always-Compelling Haley Bennett Raises The Glass Of Champagne Problems Period Drama [TIFF]

READ MORE: Toronto International Film Festival 2023: 26 Must-See Films To Watch At TIFF A transformation suddenly bubbles to the surface right around the crucial first-act closing mark of the period drama, “Widow Clicquot.” And it’s not a second too…

'The Peasants' Review — 'Loving Vincent' Creators Outdo Themselves

In 2017, directors DK Welchman and Hugh Welchman released Loving Vincent, a tremendous undertaking that includes 65,000 frames of film which were oil painted by hand to look like the work of Vincent van Gogh. Loving Vincent was a remarkable…

‘Gonzo Girl’ Review — Patricia Arquette’s Directorial Debut Is Unimpressive

Not everyone is charming, eloquent, or genius enough to be an icon. Yet, Willem Dafoe's Walker Reade (loosely inspired by the founder of gonzo journalism, Hunter S. Thompson) has the right amount of rock star energy to make the cut.…

Barber Featured, Reviews Film Threat

Detective/mystery movies are on the uptick after the hit Knives Out, not to mention the popularity of true crime shows and podcasts. Does writer/director Fintan Connolly’s Irish film Barber, co-written by Fiona Bergin, capitalize on the genre’s popularity? Yes and no. The…

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