Raine Allen-Miller’s Rom-Com Is Already Infinitely Rewatchable [Sundance]

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Raine Allen-Miller’s Rom-Com Is Already Infinitely Rewatchable [Sundance]

Raine Allen-Miller’s “Rye Lane,” her directorial feature debut, is a wonder. Not since Spike Lee introduced the world to Bed-Stuy, has a Black director so seamlessly embedded viewers into the verve and flavor of their neighborhood. The epicenter of the…

Motherland | Film Threat

Writer-director Denise Khng’s short film, Motherland, is the story of a deteriorating family and a deeply buried truth. Our story opens during a parent/teacher conference at school. Sarah (Lim Shi-An) sits outside the counselor’s office as her mother (Karen Tan Bee…

Andrew Bowser’s Viral Character Hits The Big Screen In A Shockingly Bland Horror-Comedy [Sundance]

Even if you’re not familiar with Andrew Bowser’s viral comedy skits as delightfully awkward Onyx the Fortuitous, all you need is the opening scene of the new film, “Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls,” to really understand exactly…

Gillian Jacobs Barely Redeems Muddled Experiment

Home Movie Reviews The Seven Faces Of Jane Review: Gillian Jacobs Barely Redeems Muddled Experiment There is something worthwhile in there somewhere, something that has Jacobs truly exploring her wide range, but the result is too incoherent to bear. Gillian…

Documentary Joyfully Celebrates Esteemed Author’s Life & Impact [Sundance]

Few writers have as much of a hold on adults’ childhood selves as Judy Blume. Even if you’ve never read her books, her impact, especially with her most influential novels decades ago, is felt in how YA fiction is laid…

Dress Code | Film Threat

A wildly different take on the gangster movie genre is presented in director Joseph Pupello’s crime thriller Dress Code. Young Bobby Russo (Nicholas Giordano) is raised in an organized crime family by an abusive father. He is being groomed to take…

In Netflix’s New Crime Doc, Accusers Become The Accused [Sundance]

After growing up on a steady diet of “Law & Order: SVU,” Dianey Bermeo wanted to be like Olivia Benson, helping victims of sex crimes by bringing their assailants to justice. She gave up on that dream after police investigators…

Butler & Colter Star In Mindless, Entertaining Action Thriller

Home Movie Reviews Plane Review: Butler & Colter Star In Mindless, Entertaining Action Thriller The film is funny at times and violent in others, but it lives up to the standard entertainment factor, yielding the first pleasant surprise of 2023.…

Christopher Smith’s Puts Mystery Ahead of Story

Christopher Smith has proved time and time again that he’s a great director, capable of masterfully creating gloomy environments where confused characters must solve mind-boggling mysteries. Unfortunately, Smith’s screenplays are often too clunky, as he puts twists ahead of storytelling.…

Doc Questions What Diamonds Are Really Worth

Home Movie Reviews 'Nothing Lasts Forever’ Review: Showtime Documentary Questions How Much Diamonds Are Really Worth Before you get down on one knee and propose with that expensive diamond ring, you better watch this documentary first. Image via Showtime The…

An Ambitious But Unfortunate Failure From Filmmaker Cory Finley [Sundance]

Cory Finley burst out of the cinematic gate, like many a playwright-turned-filmmaker before him, with a voice firmly in place. In his debut film “Thoroughbreds” and its follow-up “Bad Education,” he precisely, skillfully, and mercilessly created characters who were, for…

Knock at the Cabin | Film Threat

NOW IN THEATERS! Let’s face it. M. Night Shyamalan’s track record is spotty at best. He broke out early with The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable. Those successes were followed up with a series of hits and misses, such as Lady in the Water and After Earth.…

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