Rebirth Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Rebirth is an animated children-friendly short showing the four seasons of nature in four musical movements by Rayko Takahashi, Alex Wand, and Frank Kilpatrick. The film is meant to bring climate change awareness to children, which is an important subject…
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Year of the Fox Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Directed by Megan Griffiths and written by Eliza Flug, Year of the Fox shares a tale of haunting class privilege through the voyeuristic eyes and narration of its principal character, Ivy (Sarah Jeffery). She’s biracial, adopted, and about to be 18. Set…
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A Riveting Portrait of Gender Transitioning That Successfully Marries Personal & Political Storytelling [Tribeca]
A trans man has to navigate the complexities of gender transition treatment while also chronicling the Afghani Taliban in Monica Villamizar and Jordan Bryon’s intensely personal and political “Transition.” Despite its relatively straightforward title, this documentary, which premiered at Tribeca,…
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No Hard Feelings Review | Flickreel
The first two acts of No Hard Feelings harken back to the raunchy comedies that the Farrelly brothers resurrected in the 90s. Had the film come out then, Cameron Diaz likely would’ve landed the lead. While Diaz would’ve killed in…
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Teenage Warhead Featured, Reviews Film Threat
NOW ON YOUTUBE! Come on out for all the shades of tarnished in the zero-budget animated feature Teenage Warhead by filmmaker John Churchill. Chuck is a young teenage redhead getting over the death of his dad. His high school buddy Miguel doesn’t…
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Asteroid City Review | Flickreel
Wes Anderson movies are like pizza. Even when it’s not great, it still tastes pretty good. Plus, nobody drapes a pizza with more unique toppings than Anderson. He breaks out a few new toppings for Asteroid City, as well as…
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Jennifer Lawrence’s Raunchy Comedy Is Chaotic & Hysterical
Since her career began in 2008, Jennifer Lawrence has starred in roughly 25 films. That none of them is an out-and-out comedy may come as a surprise to some. David O. Russell's Silver Linings Playbook is as close as Lawrence…
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The Mattachine Family Featured, Reviews Film Threat
No family, or any relationship for that matter, is built the same. Our priorities and desires tend to change, and we may be expected to make life-altering decisions that shift the foundation of our relationships. In the delightfully crafted drama The…
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‘And Just Like That’ Season 2 Review: A Disservice to ‘SATC’
Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker), Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon), and Charlotte York Goldenblatt (Kristin Davis) are back along with their ragtag group of both old and new friends. And Just Like That returns for its second season after its first…
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Peretti’s Directorial Debut Is Painfully Unfunny
Written, directed, and produced by Brooklyn Nine-Nine alum Chelsea Peretti, First Time Female Director offers a glimpse into one woman’s opportunity to advance in her career with as little support as possible. Peretti also stars in her feature debut as…
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Secret Invasion Premiere Initially Stumbles Before Feeling Like A Winter Soldier Successor
Marvel Studios’ Secret Invasion is the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s next event series on Disney+. The new series adapts a Marvel Comics storyline of the same name onto the existing MCU. With trailers that looked like a spy-thriller with comic book…
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Jennifer Lawrence Is a Comedy Powerhouse
Jennifer Lawrence is funny. I don't think that's too hard to argue. After her breakout roles in Winter's Bone and The Hunger Games, she became the talk of the town with her Oscar-winning role in Silver Linings Playbook. Lawrence won…
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