A Heartbreaking True Story Told in a Stunning Drama Series
If you grew up in the Southern US in the 90s like I did, country music giants George Jones and Tammy Wynette were likely regulars on your car radio and your parents' CD player, and you could never get "Stand…
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Robert Downey Jr. Takes a Loving Look at His Offbeat Father
Everyone knows about Robert Downey Jr., the talented, stylish, Oscar-nominated actor whose winding career found its footing firmly in 2008 with the release of Iron Man. The success of that film would ultimately launch the Marvel Cinematic Universe that is—now…
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A Formulaic, But Inspiring Sports Doc
For a film that might initially come across as a glorified advertisement, with executive producers Dwayne Wade and LeBron James, in addition to the backing of NBA entertainment, Netflix’s “The Redeem Team” — about the 2008 U.S. Olympic Basketball Team…
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Downwind | Film Threat
The United States government is no stranger to committing atrocities. They left nearly four hundred African American males untreated with syphilis (when penicillin was available) over a span of forty years in the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. Then there were the…
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Lee Jung-jae Fights His Way Through Adequate Action Thriller
There are two competing components to Hunt, a South Korean espionage action thriller set in the 1980s directed by and starring Lee Jung-jae, in how it unravels. This refers not just to the story, which centers on opposing agents KCIA…
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M3GAN Review | Flickreel
Killer doll movies are a dime a dozen with most of them banking on the enduring success of Child’s Play. M3GAN might not be as revolutionary as its titular character, but it is among the most unique entries in this…
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Mike Flanagan’s Horror Coming-Of-Ager Anthology Gets Too Sentimental About The Nature Of Storytelling
Mike Flanagan is as sentimental about storytelling as he is about horror, for better and for worse. Sometimes that has led to a unique heartbeat in his work—the aching pain in his landmark Shirley Jackson adaptation “The Haunting of Hill…
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Dwayne Johnson’s DCEU Debut Is Action-Packed To A Fault
Warner Bros.' DC Extended Universe has seen some drastic changes in recent years, from release date adjustments to creative shifts, not to mention the surprise shelving of Batgirl. If there is one thing that has remained consistent, though, it is…
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Riele Downs Gets Let Down by Generic Teen Comedy
Home Movie Reviews ‘Darby and the Dead’ Review: Riele Downs Gets Let Down by Generic Teen Comedy Auli'i Cravalho also stars in this by-the-book high school comedy. Image via Hulu In one of the very opening lines delivered by its…
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Will Smith’s Brutal Drama Brought Down by Poor Choices
Over a decade ago, Will Smith famously turned down the title role in Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained, stating that “I wanted to make that movie so badly, but I felt the only way was, it had to be a love…
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Babylon IMAX Review: Alarming Maximalist Filmmaking
Nick Clement brings us his thoughts on the brand new Damien Chazelle movie starring Margot Robbie, check out his Babylon IMAX review below. Decadence, depravity, and outrageous excess lead to the rise and fall of several ambitious dreamers in 1920s…
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The Last Catch | Film Threat
After three years of estrangement, Mark (Bradley Costas) returns home to visit his ailing father, James (Mitchell Rad), for the last time in writer-director Matthew Paris’ short film, The Last Catch. But, unfortunately, what should be a somber visit quickly turns…
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