You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah Review: A Heartwarming Rollercoaster of Friendship and Laughter
In the heartwarming and hilariously relatable film You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah, directed by Sammy Cohen, audiences are treated to an enchanting coming-of-age story that brilliantly balances the challenges of adolescence with the significance of cultural…
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The Disappearance Of Nick Brandreth Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Writer-director Dan Bowhers sets up his sci-fi thriller Blue Hour: The Disappearance Of Nick Brandreth as a documentary. Documentarian Olivia’s (Morgan DeTogne) latest project is very near and dear to her heart as she turns the camera on her mother…
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Rock Doc Celebrates The Brief Life Of An Explosively Creative Indie Rock Collective
Author Douglas Coupland once wrote in his seminal 1991 slacker work, “Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture,” that “nostalgia is a deadly weapon,” and one supposes those words can be cautionary tales about our youth, what we romanticize and…
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Dennis Quaid Leads A Biopic Unable To Find Genuine Drama
Summary The Hill, a new sports biopic, lacks the depth needed to truly sell the inspiring story of minor league baseball player Rickey Hill. The movie's heavy-handed religious message clashes with Rickey's journey, leaving his character underdeveloped and the story…
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Netflix Horror Lives in the Shadow of ‘Scream’
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.While the late Wes Craven’s original horror masterwork Scream has always cast…
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One Hell of a Last Punch
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.It's nearly time for The Agency to take one last trip into…
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Blue Fire Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Old-school indie meets cutting-edge AI to make the damnedest paper dolls you have ever seen in auteur Antero Alli’s latest out-there feature Blue Fire. Psychology professor Timolean Paige (Douglas Allen) has disturbing dreams of a car going off a cliff.…
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A Total Bummer Save for John Cena
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.The first Vacation Friends movie was a pleasant surprise when it premiered…
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The Hill Review | Flickreel
It’s been just over two decades since Dennis Quaid played Jim Morris in The Rookie. In The Hill, the tables have been turned. Now Quaid is the disapproving father who doesn’t understand his son’s fascination with baseball, wishing he’d focus…
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Pinto the Mean Bean Featured, Reviews Film Threat
R.J. Sullivan’s animated short, Pinto the Mean Bean, teaches us a valuable lesson in getting along with others. As the title suggests, Pinto is a mean bean. Mean in that he has a nasty attitude toward others. He lives in…
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‘You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah’ Review: Sandler Family Takes Netflix
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.While it is always fun to see him on screen, the movies…
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Ayo Edebiri & Rachel Sennott Are Hilarious in Teen Comedy
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.Emma Seligman’s feature debut, 2020’s Shiva Baby, was a claustrophobic, uneasy comedy…
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