Benicio del Toro Spices Up A Familiar But Compelling Crime Drama Aspiring For Villeneuve Darkness [TIFF]

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Benicio del Toro Spices Up A Familiar But Compelling Crime Drama Aspiring For Villeneuve Darkness [TIFF]

Everyone wants to be David Fincher when you’re making a capital S serious, severe procedural, and grim murder mystery like Netflix’s uneven but still fascinating “Reptile.” And to be sure, gray and sinister —like all good serial killer or intricate…

‘Falling Stars’ Review — A Compelling Folktale Hampered By Budget

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.Witch stories often center around the feminine experience, but Falling Stars flips…

‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ Review — Mike Flanagan Is Back

This review was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the series being covered here wouldn't exist.As much as Mike Flanagan has become synonymous with horror, his TV…

26.2 to Life Featured, Reviews Film Threat

IN SELECT THEATERS! Redemption is one of the most powerful aspects of storytelling, with the biggest falls from grace proving all the more rewarding after a turnaround. Documentaries are a great device for such tales because truth is often stranger…

Reptile Review: A Twisted Tale of Deception and Discovery

.sadopjpasdmksladnklsandlksadsaipdjhpsiajdpksampdjsajdpoajsdjjjjReptile, directed by Grant Singer in his feature-film directorial debut. The movie offers an intriguing premise with an extremely talented cast, including Benicio del Toro, Justin Timberlake, Alicia Silverstone, Eric Bogosian, and Ato Essandoh. With a screenplay co-written by Singer,…

Armageddon’ Review — Robert Rodriguez Returns

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.Over two decades ago, Robert Rodriguez introduced millennials to spycraft and Thumb…

‘No One Will Save You’ Review — Kaitlyn Dever Kills It in Sci-Fi Horror

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. What would you do if your home was invaded by aliens?…

Fingernails Featured, Reviews Film Threat

TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! Director Christos Nikou’s Fingernails is set in an alternate reality where, at the mere cost of having one of your fingernails ripped out, a machine can tell you whether you as a couple are right for…

Expend4bles Review: An Explosive Yet Heavily Flawed Sequel

Director Scott Waugh‘s Expend4bles, the fourth installment in the action-packed Expendables franchise, reunites an ensemble cast of action heroes from yesteryears with a few new faces. While it delivers its fair share of high-octane thrills and nostalgic moments, the film…

‘In the Rearview’ Review — A Sensitive Documentary About Ukraine

After Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, over 15 million people were forced to evacuate their home country to seek refuge in Poland and nearby regions. In the Rearview takes viewers in the backseat of filmmaker Maciek Hamela's car as…

Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s ‘Drive My Car’ Follow-Up Is An Oblique Ecological Fable [TIFF]

Unassuming Japanese master Ryusuke Hamaguchi was jolted into the dehumanizing glare of the Oscar machine after “Drive My Car” became an unexpected cause célèbre a few years ago. That generational masterpiece saw him ascend to the pinnacle of instant and…

How to Cry on Command Featured, Reviews Film Threat

A young girl struggles to survive in a dystopian school for future celebrities in Wylie Anderson’s short film, How to Cry on Command. Eleven-year-old Mattie’s (Colyse Harger) future hangs in the balance as she is in a counselor’s meeting at…

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