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Before Us | Film Threat

Before Us appears to be about an eccentric San Francisco family but soon turns into a serious documentary about why a mother gave up two daughters for adoption before she was married and had a family. Writer-director Hedia Maron is that…

Catherine Breillat’s Devastating Drama Exposes Bourgeois Amorality [Cannes]

It would be nice to think that desires are nothing more than preferences, springing organically from a fixed identity and unaffected by outside circumstances such as personal history and societal norms. The reality is, of course, much thornier, and trying…

Lottery | Film Threat

In Ryan J. Smith’s thriller Lottery, the writer-director questions how far one would go to escape poverty and save their girl. Lee (Mitchell Fisher) is a young adult who hasn’t quite got the adult part of his life in order. At…

Wei Shujun Adapts A Bleak, Inscrutable Noir [Cannes]

Chinese author Yu Hua is no stranger to Cannes. The famed postmodernist writer’s work first graced the silver screens of the Palais back in 1994 with director Zhang Yimou’s masterclass adaptation of his seminal novel, “To Live.” A searing portrait…

Sk8face | Film Threat

Directed by Matt Bass, Sk8face is the first of its kind: a documentary chronicling the history and pop culture prominence of skateboard art. The film begins with a brief overview of how skateboarding came to be and its rise to the mainstream.…

‘La Chimera’ Is Another Enchanting Modern Myth From Alice Rohrwacher [Cannes]

Alice Rohrwacher’s “La Chimera” flits between languages (English, Italian, French, German) as fluidly as it does mediums (35mm, Super16mm, and 16mm cinematography) and styles (jerkily sped up Chaplin-esque scenes, clinical CCTV footage, audacious 180-degree camera flips). Rohrwacher uses this mosaic…

Mia Wasikowska Is A Dangerous Educator In Quirky Satire [Cannes]

Jessica Hausner’s latest drama, Club Zero, premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival to mixed reception. The story follows a passionate teacher as she navigates her new position as a conscious eating instructor at an elite school. As she begins…

A Ride ReOpened not ReImagined

The day has arrived where after 8 years of lying dormant the Nemesis Sub Terra ride at Alton Towers has officially reopened to the public. Here’s our Nemesis Sub Terra review. For those who don’t know Nemesis Sub Terra was…

Heart and Soul of a Champion

With the amazing advancements in medicine and health over the decades, why does it seem that we are as unhealthy as ever? Heart disease is the number one killer in America, taking almost 700,000 lives a year. After seeing the…

Wim Wenders’ Latest Is A Moving Yet Not Unflawed Return To Form [Cannes]

The official synopsis for Wim Wenders’ “Perfect Days” is one of those rare occasions when a tightly-described premise encapsulates the immensity of a film: a janitor in Japan drives between jobs listening to rock music. In this case, the janitor…

Maniscalco & De Niro Make A Good Pair In Hollow Comedy

Directed by Laura Terruso from a screenplay by comedian Sebastian Maniscalco and Austen Earl, About My Father has a fun, trope-y premise that somehow doesn’t land, and a fantastic cast can’t save it. It’s hard to come by a really…

Cats And Rock Paper Scissors Make Up Hong Sang-soo’s Charming Chronicling Of Routine [Cannes]

The average South Korean consumes around 80 packets of ramyeon a year. The rehydrated mix of dried, curly noodles, freeze-dried vegetables and a sachet of powdered soup is one of the country’s most beloved comfort foods, a quickly-whipped, heartwarming meal…

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