Cadejo Blanco | Film Threat
Written and directed by Justin Lerner, Cadejo Blanco begins by introducing two sisters living in Guatemala City. Bea (Pamela Martínez) is older and more carefree, wishing to go out and party most nights. Sarita (Karen Martínez) is more of a shut-in, preferring…
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To Catch a Killer | Film Threat
Well, To Catch a Killer is an odd one. It’s not that the crime genre is uncommon, but rather that Damián Szifron, the Argentinian filmmaker behind Wild Tales, helmed this. Not only that, but it’s also his first film since that seminal 2014 film. It’s…
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A Simple Yet Endearing & Insightful Romance
A Tourist’s Guide to Love follows an ambitious, straight-laced woman who has recently exited a dead-end relationship, and takes a vacation that will have her discovering what it truly means to be adventurous and to be in love. A Tourist’s…
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The Worst Ones (Les pires)
NOW IN THEATERS! Spirals of representation and exploitation swirl together in a seething pinwheel in directors Lisa Akoka and Romane Gueret’s feature The Worst Ones (Les pires). A film crew is shooting a gritty youth drama in the Picasso housing project in…
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Ray Romano Shines As A Father Lost In His Ways
Ray Romano is in the director's chair for the first time for Somewhere in Queens. The movie doesn’t have any flashy filmmaking, but the story is honed in on a single and very strong theme. The film also marks Romano's…
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Dashed Dreams & Trashy Treats
It wouldn’t be an Amy Sherman-Palladino series if there weren’t a handful of musical numbers worked in, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’s latest episode, “Susan,” delivers a healthy dose of musical entertainment. The first three episodes of the series’ fifth…
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Where The Flowers Bloom | Film Threat
Luying Wang’s short film, Where the Flowers Bloom, follows Diana (Dina Selimovic), a former Army officer back home from her tour with her husband. The film opens with Diana, donned in Army fatigues, walking across a peaceful field to a tree…
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Virtual Reality Review: Close But No Cigar
This Argentine horror movie delivers some thought-provoking stuff as you debate what’s real and what’s not. Here’s our Virtual Reality review. The director of a horror film invites the cast and crew to watch the first cut; things take a…
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A Near Perfect Adaptation of Blume’s Classic
In 1970, Judy Blume’s novel Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret took the world by storm and would impact generations to come. It’s a timeless coming-of-age story that sees an 11-year-old girl adjust to a new life in the…
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Broken Lizard Comedy Fails to Play to Its Own Strengths
If there’s one thing the movie industry severely lacks is parody. Granted, we’re in an era in which lampshading and snark are practically mandatory in “serious” movies, but there’s nothing like a spoof to make us aware of the absurdity…
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A Fitting Doc Portrait of Trailblazing Writer
If the past week has shown us anything, there is a distinct value to a documentary like Judy Blume Forever letting the iconic American author speak in her own words. While a work like this could easily fall into being…
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Chris Evans & Ana De Armas Star In A Dreadful & Generic Russo Brothers- Esque Action/Rom-Com Hybrid
Following their grand Marvel success, filmmaking pair the Russo Brothers have irked many moviegoing audiences, filmmakers, journalists, and very-online social media audiences. Like James Cameron before them and his brand of smug irritation, their success has seemingly inflated an arrogance…
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