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The Equalizer 3 Featured, Reviews Film Threat

Part crime film, part Spaghetti Western, The Equalizer 3 feels like the final installment for Robert McCall’s (a taciturn and stoic Denzel Washington) adventures, well, equalizing life for innocent business people. Based on the glorious 80’s action series, The Equalizer…

Gonzo Comedian Andy Kaufman’ Is Finally Understood & Yet Remains An Enigma [Telluride]

While it was difficult for the world to discern at the time, and maybe even now, to the legendary, notorious absurdist comedian Andy Kaufman, comedy was an art, and the act of performance was an act worth living in beyond…

Mads Mikkelsen Grows Potatoes & Feelings Against All Odds in Handsome Danish Historical Drama

Mads Mikkelsen has proved time and again a master at playing quiet, rational, and seemingly harmless men who, when pushed, swiftly reveal themselves also to be skilled executioners; their pent-up rage does not bubble up so much as shoot out…

Jodie Comer And Tom Hardy Rule The Road

TELLURIDE- Despite a varied resume that includes art-house Sci-Fi, a classic coming-of-age tale, and a haunting drama on racial injustice, we weren’t sure Jeff Nichols had it in him to make a movie such as “The Bikeriders.” After its world…

Dammi Featured, Reviews Film Threat

LOCARNO FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! Director and co-writer Yann Demange’s Dammi is a short film that presents a dramatized yet intensely personal autobiographical account. Riz Ahmed stars as Mounir, a Frenchman with Algerian ethnicity and heritage, who revisits Paris to…

Yorgos Lanthimos Deliciously Funny & Fantastic Epic Is One Of The Year’s Very Best [Venice]

A parent’s desire to trap their offspring in perpetual childhood is not a foreign concept to Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos, whose 2009 psychological drama “Dogtooth” chronicled the dysfunctional routine of a wealthy businessman, his meek wife, and their severely infantilized…

Guns And Gulaabs Review: Raj & DK Redefine The Small-Town Crime Thriller

Raj & DK are two of Bollywood’s most innovative storytellers. The writing/directing duo has given us many memorable movies and shows already. But now they bring their talents to Netflix with the immensely enjoyable Guns And Gulaabs. Raj & DK’s…

Welcome to Redville Featured, Reviews Film Threat

NOW IN THEATERS AND VOD! We have finally arrived in the world of tomorrow where Chris Elliott is now a superstar in director Isaac H. Eaton’s weird outlaw couple feature Welcome to Redville. Written by Eaton, based on Daniel Devoto’s…

Wes Anderson & Roald Dahl Are A Match Made In Cinema Heaven [Venice]

British author Roald Dahl has long been referred to as one of the best storytellers for children of the 20th century, a seemingly flattering but objectively flawed observation. Dahl is, after all, not just one of the best storytellers for…

Pink Flamingos Everywhere Featured, Reviews Film Threat

Jordan Vescio’s short film, Pink Flamingos Everywhere, shows the angry break-up of a family through the eyes of a child. The film opens with a 7-year-old Charlie (Lily Jane) peering in on her mother’s (Elaine Alexander) nightly cam girl session.…

Barry Keoghan’s Posh Big Boy Summer Is Wild

TELLURIDE – Let the record show that Emerald Fennell is an utterly fearless filmmaker. I mean, we already knew that to an extent after her audacious debut, “Promising Young Woman,” but to say she’s taken that to another level with…

Angelo Featured, Reviews Film Threat

LOCARNO FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! An experimental character study through filmmaking, Angelo is Alex Plumb’s exhibition of several cinematic detailing and techniques. The film features an exquisite focus on the characters’ facial features, expressive eyes, and body movements. There is…

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