Alice Troughton’s Witty, Dark Comedy Provides A Welcome, Hearty Showcase For Richard E. Grant [Tribeca]

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Alice Troughton’s Witty, Dark Comedy Provides A Welcome, Hearty Showcase For Richard E. Grant [Tribeca]

None of us were privy to the casting process for Alice Troughton’s “The Lesson,” but I sincerely hope, with my entire heart, that they opened a bottle of champagne after locking in Richard E. Grant. He plays J.M. Sinclair, a…

The Flash Review | Flickreel

It’s almost unfair that The Flash is coming out two weeks after another multiverse superhero movie featuring a character draped in red. The Flash doesn’t reach the skyscraper-size heights of Across the Spider-Verse, although it runs circles around some of…

A Mess That Needs to Do Less

Maggie Moore(s) has all the makings of a great film. There is an A-list cast that includes Jon Hamm, Tina Fey, and Nick Mohammed, as well as a director in Mad Men star John Slattery, who previously helmed five episodes…

Unfix | Film Threat

Writer-director Graham Streeter’s Unfix explores the aftermath of a young boy thrust into the spotlight of the conversion therapy movement of the 1990s, who must now navigate this present world as a “fixed” adult. Ari (Zane Haney) and his professional and romantic…

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2 Builds On Its Excellent Approach To Trek

I’m still amazed at how much new Star Trek there is to talk about these days. And with the Strange New Worlds season 2 premiere approaching at Warp speed, my amazement knows no bounds. The new season of the official…

Past Lives Review | Flickreel

Past Lives possesses echoes of Lost in Translations, although a few elements play in reverse. Instead of two Americans meeting against a Tokyo backdrop, Past Lives centers on two South Korean natives reuniting in New York. However, not since Lost…

‘Blood For Dust’ Review: Pencil-Thin Story Wastes Solid Craft And Performances [Tribeca]

The late Roger Ebert swore by the “Stanton-Walsh rule.” He claimed no film featuring character actors Harry Dean Stanton or M. Emmett Walsh could ever be entirely bad. Their presence could provide at least one bright spot in an otherwise…

American Girl | Film Threat

American Girl, written and directed by Al Robbins, begins with 19-year-old Sydney (Jamila Gray) in an argument with her stepfather. Having finally had enough of his berating and belittling, she gets into her car and drives toward Atlanta to see…

All That Heaven Allowed’ Shines a Light On The Secret Life Of A Hollywood Icon [Tribeca]

Director Stephen Kijak does something disarmingly unexpected with the opening minutes of his biographical documentary “Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed.” He gives us the de rigueur rapid-fire “why he mattered” montage, of course; it’s all but written into law…

Divertimento | Film Threat

Prepare to have your mind taken out to a fancy dinner before it gets blown by writer/director Keyvan Sheikhalishahi’s enigmatic short Divertimento. A close-up of a checkered floor pulls back to reveal a woman’s dark figure in a doorway. She is…

Flamin’ Hot Review: A Spicy Journey of Inspiration and Resilience

Flamin’ Hot, directed by Eva Longoria, tells the inspiring true story of Richard Montanez, a janitor at Frito Lay who came up with the game-changing idea for Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. Drawing from the flavors of his Mexican community, Montanez’s creation…

The Secret Kingdom | Film Threat

Matt Drummond started his film career as a visual effects artist. That shines through in his third film as both writer and director, The Secret Kingdom. The fantasy adventure sports the greatest computer-generated images yet seen in an independent production. The…

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