Employee of the Month (L’employée Du Mois)
NOW ON VOD! My first impression of Véronique Jadin’s comedic thriller, Employee of the Month (L’employée Du Mois), is I’m watching a violent and bloody version of The Office. How does this not inspire you? Employee of the Month is the story of Inès…
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‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Season 5 Episode 7 Review: Lame Horses Abound
Before The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’s final season decided to use haphazard flashforwards to fill in the blanks for the future, rather than focusing on the present, the series had—on rare occasions—used flashbacks to help piece things together. Most of these…
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Dark Comedy Series Wastes Patricia Arquette
Humor is the perfect tool to disarm people and make them reflect on the absurdity of everyday existence, which explains why dark comedies have become some of the most vital productions in the last decade. However, for a dark comedy…
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Charlie Day’s Riff On ‘Being There’ & Sending Up Hollywood Is Limp
Charlie Day is well-aware that we know him for his voice—his raspy, high-energy chaos in “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” has helped make it one of TV’s longest-running shows, and his softening of those vocal cords to voice Luigi is…
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Communicable | Film Threat
Communicable is a surrealistic science fiction film from writer-director David Lawler that explores the tones around tragic loss juxtaposed with the complications of relationships. The film could also be considered experimental in the sense that Lawler avoids linear narrative and conveys…
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Jennifer Lopez Leads Disappointing Action Movie
While the instinct for revenge is one of the easiest, most human character motivations to understand in film, the popular subgenre is in no way a straight line. Distinguished through its complex, multilayered goals that run through a deep cut…
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Nathan-ism | Film Threat
What makes Nathan Hilu charming is his eccentricity: “In art, there’s all kind of isms,” he says in a quintessential New York rasp. “There’s futurism, impressionism… this is Nathan-ism.” Indeed, director Elan Golod’s Nathan-ism is an eccentric film in its own right.…
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Bhagwan Bharose | Film Threat
Faith can help people find an inner resolve previously unknown. A belief in something higher can help give someone aspirations. But, on the flip side, horrific deeds are carried out by people who are convinced their way of thinking is…
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Michael Lukk Litwak’s ‘When Harry Met Sally’ In Space Works Surprisingly Well [LESFF]
A rom-com in space?–don’t knock it ’til you’ve watched it. While a “When Harry Met Sally” knock-off set in a future galaxy may be too bold a move for some, writer/director Michael Lukk Litwak‘s feature debut mostly makes the concept work. Sure,…
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Apple TV+ Series Fails to Make a Statement
When it comes to stories about murder investigations, it’s usually pretty safe to say that you’ll want to stick with the movie or series to find out who’s the killer at the very least. That’s why it’s incredibly frustrating when…
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Charlie Day’s Directorial Debut Is a Bland Satire
Five years ago, Charlie Day began filming his directorial debut—then known as El Tonto—but as he began to sell the project and as the pandemic hit, he started to have doubts about the film. Day talked about the project with…
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Jake, The Failure | Film Threat
The dream will always remain a dream in Julian Sibal’s short, Jake, The Failure. By day, Jake (Ethan Herisse) is a parking attendant, but that barely covers his everyday life. Jake is one of those dreamers who left everything to…
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