A Wordless and Hypnotic Exploration of Indigenous Mexican Communities
A series of rituals play out across Helmut Dosantos’ nearly wordless documentary “Gods of Mexico.” Honing in on Indigenous communities and their labor in Mexico despite the shadow of the country’s creeping modernization, Dosantos’s breathtaking film recalls the work of…
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Lackluster Chemistry Doesn’t Sink Sweet Rom-Com
Reese Witherspoon and Ashton Kutcher are no strangers to romantic comedies, and Your Place or Mine, Netflix's latest rom-com, has the two massive Hollywood actors teaming up for the first time. Can they recreate the magical feeling of some of…
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Creed 3 Aiming For All The Feels
After dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) has been thriving in both his career and family life. When a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy, Damian (Jonathan Majors), resurfaces after serving a long sentence in prison, he…
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Cryptid | Film Threat
NOW ON VOD! The rain in Maine falls mainly on partially eaten corpses in writer/director’s Brad Rego’s retro monster feature Cryptid. One rainy night someone dies horribly on a rural Maine back road. Struggling freelance reporter Max (Nicholas Baroudi) tries to…
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Kurt Wimmer’s Remake Feels Like A Knife Through A Corn Cob Brain
Not every horror film needs to be produced by A24 or made by Jordan Peele to be of elevated quality. There are more grindhouse offerings like “Terrifier 2” that skip arthouse sensibilities and still deliver a heaping helping of blood,…
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Tatum’s Still Got It In Underwhelming Conclusion
Home Movie Reviews Magic Mike's Last Dance Review: Tatum's Still Got It In Underwhelming Conclusion Magic Mike’s Last Dance doesn’t reach the heights of XXL, nor does it have the same energy & sex appeal, but it does offer some…
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Michael Shannon Fudges the Truth
Come on, admit it. You’ve told a tiny nontruth before in order to boost yourself up. It’s likely harmless and not something that anyone would even notice. Unless, of course, you are pretending to be somebody you most definitely are…
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Landscape with Invisible Hand | Film Threat
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! After his successful directorial debut Thoroughbreds and the comedic Bad Education, Cory Finley returns with his third feature, the alien invasion tale Landscape With Invisible Hand. Strap in, folks! This is a weird one. Landscape With Invisible Hand begins five…
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A Sweet Rom-Com That Doesn’t Go Beyond Surface Level
Largely thanks to streaming, romantic comedies have been making a comeback in the last few years. It's a move that has been welcomed by many, though like any beloved genre, not every offering is of equal quality. Paramount+'s latest original,…
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Simon Baker Becomes a Noir Detective
Home Movie Reviews 'Limbo' Review: Simon Baker Becomes a Noir Detective in the Australian Outback | Berlinale 2023 Ivan Sen’s gorgeous cinematography and a well-intentioned exploration of Australian racism can’t redeem the crime of a dull script. Image via Bunya…
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Love in the Time of Fentanyl
When considering his life’s many hardships, one of the heroin users in Love in the Time of Fentanyl soberly remarks that “going down was easier than dealing with it.” Such a statement acts as a thematic throughline for many of the characters…
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Confined Space Thriller That Will Keep You Guessing
Home Movie Reviews '#Manhole' Review: Confined Space Thriller Will Keep You Guessing Until the End | Berlinale 2023 While its many plot shifts might challenge the audience, those willing to embrace its bonkers energy are in for a good time.…
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