‘Star Trek Lower Decks’ Season 4 Review
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. Our favorite Lower Deckers are moving up in the world! Star…
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Married to Comics Featured, Reviews Film Threat
They say never meet your heroes. They might turn out to be jerks. In John Kinhart’s documentary, Married to Comics, Kinhart puts it out there in the universe that he wants to cover the life of his favorite artist, Justin…
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98 Seconds Without Shadow (98 segundos sin sombra) Featured, Reviews Film Threat
LOCARNO FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! Desire, curiosity, hope, imagination, spiritualism, and escapism intermingle in director Juan Pablo Richter’s 98 Seconds Without Shadow (98 segundos sin sombra). The drama, written by Richter and Giovanna Rivero, is an adaptation of Giovanna Rivero’s novel and is…
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Golda Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Quiet, reflective, and somber, director Guy Nattiv’s Golda relates to us the unanticipated conflict that occurred during the years Golda Meir served as Prime Minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974. An elderly woman at that juncture, Meir (Helen Mirren) intended solely…
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Back on the Strip Review: A Disjointed and Uninspired Misstep
Chris Spencer’s Back on the Strip sets out on a premise that could have been a unique exploration of ambition, identity, and self-discovery. Unfortunately, the film falls far short of its potential. The result is a disjointed and uninspired narrative…
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Gran Turismo Featured, Reviews Film Threat
NOW IN THEATERS! The trailers for director Neill Blomkamp’s Gran Turismo are just horrible. They make the film, written by Jason Hall, Zach Baylin, and Alex Tse, look like The Last Starfighter: a video gamer wins a Playstation Gran Turismo tournament and now…
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The Equalizer 3 Review: A Thrilling Thrashing In Sicily
We’re diving headfirst into the thrilling world of Antoine Fuqua’s “The Equalizer 3.” That’s right, Denzel Washington is back in action, and this time he’s bringing his A-game to Southern Italy. Directed by Antoine Fuqua, this latest installment delivers a…
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The Art of Fluidity Featured, Reviews Film Threat
CINEQUEST FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! Director Fia Perera’s Paul & Trisha: The Art of Fluidity is a profound education on the life and art of the British surrealist and abstract artist Paul Whitehead and Trisha Van Cleef. For those not in the…
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The Embarrassment Featured, Reviews Film Threat
The middle of nowhere turns out to be more high-kicking than imagined in the normalcy-shattering post-punk rock documentary We Were Famous, You Don’t Remember: The Embarrassment, written and directed by Daniel Fetherston and Danny Szlauderbach. Wichita, Kansas, is the geographic center…
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Autoerótica Featured, Reviews Film Threat
LORCARNO FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! Writer-director Andrea Hoyos’ Autoerótica is the story of a 15-year-old girl, Bruna (Rafaella Mey), exploring her newfound teenage desires. She is determined to figure out her sexuality even though her understanding of the concept is incomplete, given…
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Time Flies When You’re Having Fun
Editor's note: The below contains spoilers for Episode 3 of Ahsoka.With the exception of Andor and Obi-Wan Kenobi, which took advantage of their captive audience’s streaming attention span, all of the Disney+ Star Wars series have suffered from too-short episodes…
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Break the Mold: The Zach Bates Story Review
On the surface, Break the Mold is seemingly about Zach Bates’ endeavor to run a marathon. Looking closer, you’ll find that Travis Holt Hamilton’s documentary is about something deeper. At a young age, Zach was diagnosed with autism. With a…
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