Shyamalan Delivers Thought-Provoking, Intense Horror

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Shyamalan Delivers Thought-Provoking, Intense Horror

Home Movie Reviews Knock At The Cabin Review: Shyamalan Delivers Thought-Provoking, Intense Horror With an excellent ensemble cast & intense character dynamics, the film is a high-stakes horror that delights in the doubt & confusion that arises. Abby Quinn, Nikki…

Bunker | Film Threat

NOW IN THEATERS! Don’t read the official synopsis or logline for director Adrian Langley’s Bunker. Why? Because it’s a spoiler. The film, written by Michael Huntsman, is a paranoia thriller set during the first Great War in which several soldiers…

Knock at the Cabin Review: I Love This Movie

M. Night Shyamalan is back with Knock At The Cabin! This is another thrilling, thought-provoking movie. Save your family or save humanity? This is the question presented to a couple and their young daughter when they are approached by four…

Charming Cast Elevates Enjoyable Comedy [Sundance]

Home Movie Reviews You Hurt My Feelings Review: Charming Cast Elevates Enjoyable Comedy [Sundance] While the film isn’t overly ambitious or deep, it’s an energetic, occasionally thoughtful & honest film about the lack of honesty & its effects. Julia Louis-Dreyfus…

Idris Elba Leads A Serviceable Entertaining Thriller That Won’t Reinvent A Thing

“Luther: The Fallen Sun” comes out as the chatter about Idris Elba as James Bond has finally dissipated. A film that makes enough passes to the 007 franchise that it could easily drum up more pointless columns about the endless…

Cinema Sabaya | Film Threat

The greater film community often ignores Israeli cinema. So, before we review writer-director Orit Fouks Rotem’s drama, Cinema Sabaya, a basic primer is in order. Israeli cinema is principally concerned with hyperrealism and possesses a new-wave aesthetic. Just about all the…

Drastic Departure from Stephen King’s Story

While Children of the Corn is not the most critically-acclaimed work by master of horror Stephen King, the short story is arguably his most successful Hollywood property, at least regarding the sheer number of film adaptations. The story was first…

Sachs’ Relationship Drama Is Grounded & Effective [Sundance]

Home Movie Reviews Passages Review: Sachs' Relationship Drama Is Grounded & Effective [Sundance] Bolstered by fabulous performances, Passages delicately and intimately explores a love affair that goes awry because of one person’s decisions. Adèle Exarchopoulos and Franz Rogowski in Passages…

Matthew Rhys and Juliet Rylance Excel in a More Focused Story

What is it that we can do to find justice in a world where corruption has consumed everything? There is a unique amalgamation of optimism and pessimism at the heart of the HBO series Perry Mason, which sets out to…

God’s Time | Film Threat

Any debut feature can ignite a filmmaker’s career while simultaneously clueing them in on what worked, what didn’t, and how to tackle future projects. Daniel Antebi’s first feature-length comedy, God’s Time, is creatively unbound. The writer-director’s consistency in intertwining a plethora…

Taylor Is A Powerhouse In Poignant Debut [Sundance]

Home Movie Reviews A Thousand And One Review: Taylor Is A Powerhouse In Poignant Debut [Sundance] It doesn’t nail everything it set out to accomplish, but A Thousand and One is a breathtaking character study of perseverance in Black motherhood.…

Proof Sheet | Film Threat

I’ve been saying this for a long time, but if you’re going to make a genre picture, you need to be a fan of that genre. In Richard Kilroy’s neo-noir Proof Sheet, the director/co-writer shows he understands all the noir elements.…

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