Lizzy Caplan Ignites a Slow Burn Thriller Series
We are living in an age of reboots, remakes, and reimaginings. Earlier this month, Paramount+ gave us Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, a very specific prequel series for the Pink Ladies characters from the classic 1978 film Grease with…
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First Impressions | Film Threat
Ultra-competitiveness gets the best of a group of friends in Michael Charron’s short film, First Impressions. Randall (Erik Anderson) and Denise (Alyssia Riveria) arrive at their friends’, Amanda (Diana Rose) and James (Chadwick Smith), home for game night. Hoping to break…
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King Charles III: The New Monarchy
Some people are seemingly obsessed with every move, good or bad, Britain’s royal family makes. Why? Well, getting to the bottom of that is why I wanted to review the 68-minute-long documentary King Charles III: The New Monarchy. So does…
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Much Ado | Film Threat
NOW ON VOD! Co-directors Hillary and Anna-Elizabeth Shakespeare, working as “The Shakespeare Sisters,” have brought William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing to the modern day in their film simply titled Much Ado. The story follows two young women, cousins, and best friends,…
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Hulu’s Thriller Adaptation Falls Flat
In any good mystery series that withholds its answers until the very end, our investment hinges upon the depth of the characters and their lives outside the looming revelations. There can be a spectacular conclusion that upends all that we…
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A Real-Life Heroine Who Fought Against the Nazis
Less than one hundred years ago, the Nazi regime rose to power, ushering in hateful rhetoric under the guise of “well-meaning” Germany-first ideologies. The average person—who fit into what the government viewed as the “ideal” citizen—was free to turn a…
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Sweethurt | Film Threat
NOW ON VOD! Penned from Australian writing duo Tom Danger and Logan Webster (aka the Wonder Twins of Bendy Spoon), and directed by Danger, Sweethurt is a chaotic, crazy film. It is filled with hilarious puns and jokes that only Australians can deliver…
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Dry Ground Burning (Mato Seco em Chamas)
With Dry Ground Burning (Mato Seco em Chamas), filmmakers Joana Pimenta and Adirley Queirós place a lot of trust in their audience. This thriller comes out of Harvard’s Sensory Ethnography Lab and isn’t dissimilar to films like Leviathan (2012). The distinctive aesthetic quality of…
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Southern Gospel | Film Threat
When life forces you into a corner, where do you turn? For millions upon millions of people, the answer is faith and religion. The belief in a higher power has helped countless folks overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles. As such, it…
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Evans & De Armas Lack Chemistry In Dull, Bloated Rom-Com
It’s okay for a film to simply be a romance. Ghosted doesn’t understand that at all, going the action route to the point that it fumbles its central relationship. Directed by Dexter Fletcher from a screenplay by Rhett Reese, Paul…
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Evil Dead Rise | The Movie Blog
My favorite horror movie of all time is the original Evil Dead from 1981. This franchise doesn’t have as many sequels, prequels, or reboots as some other horror franchises but these movies are always a fun time. The original trilogy…
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Perfectly Good Moment | Film Threat
Relationships contain moments we often will remember forever. These are the moments we treasure. However, what happens when these good moments are not always what they seem? Screenwriters Amanda Jane Stern and Julian Seltzer and director Lauren Greenhall explore this…
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