Endearing Animated Story Could’ve Gone Deeper
Being a teenager is hard. Countless movies and television shows have been dedicated to that fact. DreamWorks' latest animated features posits the same thing, but with a unique twist: Being a teenager is hard, but being a teenage kraken is…
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Kate Beckinsale and Brian Cox Can’t Save Muddled Drama
In a month filled with blockbuster releases, Prisoner’s Daughter quietly sneaks into theaters as a small-scale drama about second chances and toxic patterns. It’s an admirable goal, and with Brian Cox and Kate Beckinsale in lead roles, the movie had…
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Punk Kids Featured, Reviews Film Threat
I’ve seen it all when it comes to movies for the younger set. The best way to describe writer-director Mike Heff’s feature, Punk Kids, is it’s the hard-edge family film you’ve been looking for. Punk music, a bit of swearing, and…
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An Unauthorized Tour Featured, Reviews Film Threat
One of the hottest films of the summer is sure to be Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, starring Margot Robbie. Before you head into theaters to see that, visit a Barbie world with Susan Stern’s director’s cut of Barbie Nation: An Unauthorized Tour. The…
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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny IMAX Review
An Indiana Jones movie about an artefact that can time travel, if only it was real then I could travel back to the time before I wasted 2 hours and 22 minutes on this rather tired feature, with that said…
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Sarah Snook Horror Movie Falls Short Of Its Lofty Premise
Netflix's latest horror movie, Run Rabbit Run, an acquisition out of Sundance, has all the hallmarks of the genre fare seen in recent years. A grieving mother, a young (and unsettling) child, and generational trauma. There's a discomfiting score punctuated…
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Orchid Moon Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Writer-director Lewis William Robinson’s feature-length debut, Orchid Moon, is a dramatic ode to what it takes to come out of a downward grief spiral. Harry (Jake Waring) drinks himself into oblivion every night, unable to deal with the loss of…
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Horror In The Forest Featured, Reviews Film Threat
There is no escaping the fact that director Brendan Rudnicki’s Horror In The Forest is another entry in the long line of found footage films aping The Blair Witch Project. Georgie (Alexa Lauren), Bo (Andrew Thomas), and Stephan (Dylan DeVane) venture out into…
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Another Fantastic Ensemble Elevates A Ridiculous Murder Mystery for Apple TV+
The best elements of Apple TV’s “The Afterparty” exist in a space between murder mystery and flat-out genre parody. The concept is wonderfully clever: Every episode uses a different genre to dig deeper into a murder investigation that largely takes…
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Leak Featured, Reviews Film Threat
DANCES WITH FILMS 2023 REVIEW! In the hopefully-very-distant future, the world is under strict water-rationing guidelines. In Jordan Martin’s short film, Leak, a son learns what’s truly important in extreme times. In this dystopian future and with rising global temperatures,…
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Henry Cavill’s Final Bow as Geralt Is the Show’s Best
Before The Witcher Season 3 even premiered, it seemed that the news cycle around the series wasn't about to do it any favors. Along with the shocking announcement that Henry Cavill would be leaving the show after three seasons playing…
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The Excellent Series Keeps the Party Going
In its first season, The Afterparty, created by Christopher Miller, immediately became one of the best comedies on Apple TV+. A hilarious whodunit with a tremendous ensemble cast and a genuinely engaging mystery, it blended genres and styles to create…
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