Mrs. Chatterjee Vs Norway (2023): A Mother’s Quest To Regain Custody Of Her Separated Children
A hard-hitting legal drama hit the big screens as well as my emotions really hard on March 17, 2023. Titled Mrs. Chatterjee Vs Norway, this impactful legal drama has been co-written and directed by Ashima Chibber. It features Rani Mukerji…
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Hermie | Film Threat
In directors Jonathan Becker and Anthony Pitsilos’ short film, Hermie, an ocean scientist, Henry (Mike Schminke), is nervously rehearsing his speech in a hotel restroom. Then Henry’s pet hermit crab from childhood, Hermie (Ron E. Rains), appears mysteriously from the restroom…
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The Pro Bono Watchman | Film Threat
Directed and produced by Ray Spivey, The Pro Bono Watchman is a feature-length dramatic thriller about a criminal defense attorney caring for his dying wife. He divides his remaining time serving as a supervised monitor to a 6-year-old girl and her unpredictable…
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Michelle Williams Creates a Sublime Character Study
What is it to be an artist? The desire to create, no matter what form it takes, can be one of life’s true joys just as it is one of its most crushing. You are able to make something where…
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Grief and Growth Wrapped Up in a Sweet Rom-Com
Many of us would consider ourselves lucky if we found one great love in our lifetime. But what happens when lightning strikes more than once, and life forces you to choose between them? This is the question at the center…
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One True Loves Review | The Movie Blog
One True Loves features Simu Liu (Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings), Phillipa Soo (Hamilton), and Luke Bracey (Point Break) star in this modern twist on a classic love story from NY Times bestselling author Taylor Jenkins Reid.…
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Smoke Eater | Film Threat
Smoke Eater, a short film directed by Gloria Mercer and written by Aidan West, is very subtle and poignant. It is also a disturbing look into the life of a female firefighter at a firehouse in a small town in…
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Daniel Goldhaber’s Film Is Magnificent
This review was originally part of our coverage for the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. From a drowning Pakistan being battered by floods to a burning California being consumed by fire, the world as we know it is dying an…
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Dennis Quaid’s Doug White Story Flails Then Fails
Sean McNamara’s On a Wing and a Prayer doesn't stand a chance from the opening frame. The flat comedy and ham-fisted themes from screenwriter Brian Egeston (The Game) don’t do the film any favors and, sadly, the performances range from…
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Air | Film Threat
SUN VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! If ever we needed inspiration in our current state of existence, let it be the founding of Nike’s Air Jordan. Directed by Ben Affleck and written by Alex Convery, Air is the story behind how Michael…
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A Clear-Eyed & Radical Climate Thriller
The climate crisis is here. Whether it's unprecedented weather in Texas shutting down power grids or devastating flooding in Afghanistan and Pakistan, communities are facing the effects of climate change head-on every day. Giving this subject the nuance it deserves…
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A Thrilling Take On Social Media Witch Hunts
In 2013, the body of a college student was found floating in the Seekonk River. The man was later identified as Sunil Tripathi, a Brown University undergraduate who had recently been misidentified as one of the Boston Marathon Bombers by…
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