Jamie Clayton Shines In A New Adaptation Without Much On Its Mind
Making a new “Hellraiser” film in 2022 is an exercise about “better,” not “good.” Like most staple 1980s horror series, “Hellraiser” goes two entries deep with the original classic and a good-but-not-as-good follow-up, though “Hellbound: Hellraiser 2‘s” status as less…
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Egúngún | Film Threat
A woman, Salewa (Sheila Chiamaka Chukwulozie), returns from London to her home village in Nigeria for her mother’s funeral in writer-director Olive Nwosu’s short film, Egúngún (Masquerade). Since childhood, Salewa has always felt detached from her community. Returning home, Salewa stands out…
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More Action and Higher Stakes
Slow Horses bolts out of the gate with a new season that picks up where the inaugural season left off and never takes a breath until the heart-pounding conclusion. Whereas Season 1 seemed at times unsure of what it wanted…
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A Sharp, Deranged & Beautifully Hilarious Satire
Home Movie Reviews Triangle Of Sadness Review: A Sharp, Deranged & Beautifully Hilarious Satire Triangle of Sadness is a scathing takedown of influencers & wealth hoarders, the most deranged episode of Below Deck Bravo wishes they produced. "Can you relax…
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Tom McCarthy Sidelines Indigenous Women In Favor Of Soapbox Politics
“This is exactly why local journalism matters,” big city investigative journalist Eileen (Hilary Swank, “Boys Don’t Cry,” “Million Dollar Baby”) proclaims to one of her new co-workers towards the end of the pilot episode of “Alaska Daily.” This overly earnest,…
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Alfred Molina Shines in a Solid Louise Penny Adaptation
Upon first hearing the title Three Pines, my mind inexorably jumped to Twin Peaks. Sure, the numbers are different, and, yes, one refers to trees instead of mountains. However, this new series does begin as being about an outside investigator,…
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An Uneven but Tender Tale of Pleasure
Emma Corrin stars as the titular character in the latest adaptation of the incredibly horny and controversial 1928 novel Lady Chatterley's Lover for Netflix. The story follows Connie Chatterley, who is, at first, happily married to Sir Clifford Chatterley (Matthew…
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Mier (The Ant) | Film Threat
Oliver North’s short film, Mier (The Ant), explores two generations of South Africans caught hunting on illegal lands. Boethie (Donny Ross) is a young man who finds himself in the middle of the desert with a jammed-up rifle. Weak and hungry,…
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Hong Sangsoo Delivers A Delicate Portrait Of Age & Artistic Pursuit [NYFF]
“He’s not only who he is at home,” the friend of a Korean filmmaker tells the director’s daughter in Hong Sang-soo’s latest film. But “who he is at home” is at the heart of what “Walk Up” is all about.…
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Blanchett Is Phenomenal In Todd Field’s Riveting, Powerful Drama
Home Movie Reviews Tar Review: Blanchett Is Phenomenal In Todd Field's Riveting, Powerful Drama While the film isn’t preachy, Tár is all the more riveting because it is so focused on telling a layered, nuanced, and powerful story. Cate Blanchett…
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Nan Goldin Will Never Quit
The first time I ever saw a Nan Goldin photograph, I was twenty years old, standing in the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. I was enamored with photography —carrying my own expensive Nikon through the galleries so I could…
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New Year, Same Delicious Drama
The first season of HBO Max’s Gossip Girl reboot saw the soapy teen drama revamped for a modern age, showing a new group of Constance Billard students navigating the Instagram era a decade after its predecessor’s blog first took the…
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