David Jařab’s ‘Heart of Darkness’ Riff Falls Flat
Some literary works are so powerful that they keep echoing centuries after they first became public. That's the case with Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, a novella that helped define the Western view on colonization and which inspired dozens of…
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Raylan Givens Triumphantly Returns to TV
This summer, the man with the hat is finally back. No, I'm not talking about Indiana Jones here. Real ones know the season's most exciting revival is happening over on FX, where, eight years after Justified wrapped up its sixth…
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Prisoner’s Daughter Featured, Reviews Film Threat
NOW IN THEATERS! The great indie boomerang has brought another great director back to where it all began in the gritty drama Prisoner’s Daughter, directed by Catherine Hardwicke. Max (Brian Cox) is a former prizefighter who is in prison for…
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Saw the Ride VIP Behind the Scenes Tour Review
After the popularity of the previous Saw the Ride VIP behind the scenes tour back in 2022 Thorpe Park have added more dates to the 2023 calendar to go behind the scenes of the world’s first horror movie rollercoaster. Themed…
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Richard E. Grant and Daryl McCormack Lead Turbulent Thriller
If there is a lesson of its own to take away from the thriller that is The Lesson, directed by Alice Troughton and written by Alex MacKeith, it is that less can often be more. Some of the most authentically…
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No Hard Feelings Featured, Reviews Film Threat
In this era of cancel culture and political correctness, the genre of comedy, in general, has become a dying breed at movie theaters. It’s difficult to believe that it’s been twenty-five years since the raunchy comedy classic There’s Something About…
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Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kinda Left Out Featured, Reviews Film Threat
OAK CLIFF FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! Never has an alien abduction story been so sweet than in Jake Von Wagoner’s feature, Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kinda Left Out. Long ago, little Calvin (Jacob Buster) was instilled…
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Bless Me Father Featured, Reviews Film Threat
The gangster thriller Bless Me Father takes a deep dive into the moral issues of a violent initiation to a New Jersey mob family. Vinny (Gianni McLaughlin, who also wrote and directed) finds himself ill-suited to be a made man as he…
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Joy Ride Review | Flickreel
If there’s a funnier movie than Joy Ride in the next six months, 2023 will go down as the best year for R-rated comedies since Tropic Thunder stole Forgetting Sarah Marshall’s thunder. This statistic goes to show how few modern…
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The Blueprint of a Self-Made Millionaire Featured, Reviews Film Threat
NOW ON TUBI! In this cut-throat world, we are divided into two groups. Those with power and those who are exploited, but in The Clark Brothers’ web series, Groupie: The Blueprint of a Self-Made Millionaire, the table is flipped in…
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Bottoms Review: A Hilarious and Chaotic Extravaganza
In the realm of coming-of-age comedies, Emma Seligman’s Bottoms finds a unique place, blending the chaos of teenage rebellion with heartfelt themes of self-discovery. Led by the outstanding performances of Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri, the film navigates the ups…
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Pratfall Featured, Reviews Film Threat
New York City has a certain power about it. As a cinematic landscape, it brims with a potentiality that can be harnessed in limitless directions. With his first feature, Pratfall, writer-director Alex Andre has created a film that exists at the…
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