Park’s Debut Aptly Mines Racial Politics For Humor [Sundance]

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Park’s Debut Aptly Mines Racial Politics For Humor [Sundance]

Home Movie Reviews Shortcomings Review: Park's Debut Aptly Mines Racial Politics For Humor [Sundance] Randall Park bets big in Shortcomings, casting the charming Justin H. Min as a charmless man-child, and the humor mostly hits the spot. Justin Min and…

Emily Atef’s Latest is a Sensual Yet Exhausting Misfire [Berlin]

At certain times in Emily Atef’s eponymous adaptation of Daniela Krien’s novel “Someday We’ll Tell Each Other Everything,” all one can hear is the irregular breathing of Maria (Marlene Burow). The molecules of oxygen leave the sprawling fields of rural…

Jim Gaffigan Reaches for the Stars in Exquisite Drama

This review was originally part of our coverage for the 2022 SXSW Film Festival. Everyone has their “own personal universe,” states Cameron Edwin (Jim Gaffigan), the host of an unpopular children’s science show that dreams of greater ambitions. Edwin’s father…

A Tough Watch, but Essential for Charlotte Rampling Fans

Home Movie Reviews 'Juniper' Review: A Tough Watch, but a Must-Watch For Charlotte Rampling Fans Charlotte Rampling gives an excellent performance in this story of regrets, unsaid words, and failed relationships. Image via Greenwich Entertainment There are some movies you…

On the Line | Film Threat

Mel Gibson does his curmudgeony best to save Romuald Boulanger’s chamber piece On the Line, yet this whole enterprise was doomed from the start. If the seemingly AI-generated poster, depicting a heavily touched-up Gibson in front of a radio mic,…

Ant-Man And the Wasp Reaction

Super Heroes Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) and Hope Van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly) return to continue their adventures as Ant-Man and The Wasp. Together, with Hope’s parents Janet Van Dyne (Michelle Pfeiffer) and Hank Pym (Michael Douglas), and Scott’s daughter Cassie…

Touching Tale Sheds Light On Missing Native Women [Sundance]

Home Movie Reviews Fancy Dance Review: Touching Tale Sheds Light On Missing Native Women [Sundance] Fancy Dance has a bleak message to send, but there is a lightness in its heroines' hearts that is not bogged down by harsh reality.…

Jennifer Reeder’s Missing Girls Horror Is A Trip Dripping In Blood & Atmosphere [Berlin]

The films of Jennifer Reeder have an unmistakable vibe. Her acclaimed short films, including “All Small Bodies” and “Crystal Lake,” have been shown on The Criterion Channel, and her feature film “Knives and Skin” has been shown at Berlin and…

Ireland’s Oscar Nominee Is a Powerful Family Story

There are a lot of Irish films out there and there are a lot of “Irish” films out there. People have a romantic and contrived idea of what Ireland should look like on film and how the people should act.…

Miles Warren’s Look at Masculinity Walks Its Own Path

The opening shot of Bruiser is one that contains a whole story. It is a simple yet potent introduction where we observe three figures from above, all of whom are unknown to us, that are laying out in a field.…

Hundreds of Beavers | Film Threat

You will not believe the blast you are in for with the earth-shaking, silent, black-and-white feature Hundreds of Beavers, directed by Mike Cheslik, who wrote the film alongside star Ryland Brickson Cole Tews. Their main inspiration appears to be the trailblazing Max…

All 5 episodes of chilling Netflix series “THE LØRENSKOG DISAPPEARANCE” recapped!

The Netflix original production of “The Lørenskog Disappearance” is a frenetically paced five-installment dramatic crime series. It is, in large part, a vividly imagined account of the mysterious true-life disappearance of Norwegian billionaire Tom Hagen’s wife Anne-Elisabeth in 2018.[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g89IxGIFy8[/embed]Episode 1: The…

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