Ran Mi Lowo (Help Me)
Ran Mi Lowo (Help Me) is a mystery-thriller set in Nigeria. Directed by Akorede Alli and written by Ottah Osondu, the film is set in a well-known high school whose halls harbor a dark secret. Several girls are dropping out…
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You Can Call Me Bill
Whenever I hear William Shatner speak, I walk away feeling like I’m not doing enough with my life. Known for his role as Captain James T. Kirk, there has been an attempt outside of geek/nerd/Trekkie circles to unfairly diminish the…
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The Super Mario Bros Movie Soars
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is a collaboration between global entertainment brands Illumination and Nintendo, bringing the beloved Super Mario games to the big screen. The film follows Brooklyn plumbers Mario and Luigi. The Super Mario Bros. are transported to…
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Adventures of Captain Marvel | Film Threat
Will the real Captain Marvel please stand up? The original Captain Marvel appeared on the pages of Whiz Comics in 1939, and his first film adaptation came in William Witney and John English’s Adventures of Captain Marvel in 1941. Their version of…
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A Fitting End to Uhtred’s Journey
Is conflict over power inevitable? Has every arrangement across the decades just been a forestalling of bloodshed? These are questions that weigh heavy on the mind of the war-weary Uhtred of Bebbanburg (Alexander Dreymon) as he returns for one more…
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A Glimpse Into the Future
Editor's note: The below contains spoilers for the first three episodes of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 5.After four exceptionally funny seasons, Midge Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) is finally set to take her last bow in the fifth and final season…
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Senior Cut Days | Film Threat
Senior Cut Days, written and directed by Alvin Gray, plays out like a homage to the Wes Craven classic The Hills Have Eyes. Admittedly, it does not have the greatest acting and cast to carry the weight of the film. However,…
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You’re You | Film Threat
You’re You is a playful little thing, almost an experimental thought more than a short film. But even with a streamlined runtime of fewer than five minutes, co-writers/co-directors/stars Tara Erickson and Skyler Caleb have managed something cheeky and wholly engaging.…
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Hypnotica | Film Threat
Hypnotica is A.T. Sharma’s writing and directing debut. The opening of the film, also known as Unhinged, informs the audience that it is “based on real case studies.” That is, the plot is culled from supposedly true accounts that transpired…
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Michael Shannon Fights a Losing Battle in Unnecessary Sequel
There is something that is persistently strange about the very existence of Waco: The Aftermath. The sequel to 2018’s Waco, a dramatization that ended up being engaging enough as a harrowing thriller though abundantly superficial as a retelling of history,…
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‘Star Trek: Picard’ Season 3 Episode 9 Recap: Oh Yes, She’ll Fly
It is hard to believe that Star Trek: Picard is drawing to a close, but the penultimate episode of Season 3 delivers so much more than Star Trek fans could have ever dreamed of for the final grand adventure of…
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Joaquin Phoenix Guides Ari Aster’s Hilarious, Horrific, Despairing Nightmare, Hellish Mom Comedy
Filmmaker Ari Aster has oedipal issues. The artist has deeply complicated and unresolved issues with his mother that go back to his earliest movies (to this day, Aster won’t really talk about his mother in the press and has hinted…
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