Mark Boal’s Foray Into Television Falls Flat
Home TV Reviews 'Echo 3' Review: Mark Boal's Foray Into Thriller Television Falls Flat There is much that Echo 3 seems to be going for in grappling with deeper ideas, but it lacks the focus necessary to pull it off.…
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Joseph Sorrentino’s CIA Thriller Is Detailed & Effective
Home Movie Reviews MK Ultra Review: Joseph Sorrentino's CIA Thriller Is Detailed & Effective Its tone & performances are in lockstep, creating a familiar but effective vibe, making MK Ultra a no-frills thriller reminiscent of 70s paranoia. In the 1960s, the…
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Zavetti Canada Review: Strong Canada Goose Competition
Canada Goose are certainly the (un)official jackets worn on film sets anywhere that its cold but there’s one much smaller brand catching them up in terms of quality and affordability. Is there a new film set jacket company hot on…
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Another Engaging Puzzle for Viewers to Solve From Dark Creators
It took some time for Dark to become an international success, but once word-of-mouth did it, the German series by Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar became one of Netflix's biggest hits. Two years after Dark’s finale, Friese and bo…
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Cirkus (2022): Ranveer’s “Comedy Of Errors”
Twins are two unique souls united by birth. But what if, two identical pairs of twin brothers give rise to a Comedy of Errors? That’s right! Because that’s what happens in Bollywood’s new release titled “Cirkus”. Adapted from William Shakespeare’s…
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Some Still Search | Film Threat
Nesaru Tchaas’ Some Still Search tells an all too familiar story that we hear only on the news and the Sunday chat shows. The issue is the separation of undocumented immigrant families, whether separated by circumstance or bad policies. The film follows two…
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‘Blonde,’ ‘Murina,’ ‘Poltergeist’ & More
Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on demand, vintage and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalogue titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This twice-monthly column…
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New Pinhead Shines In Sturdy But Fairly Safe Remake
These days, it's not surprising when something with name recognition gets remade, but some things are actually ripe for a revisit. 1987's Hellraiser, in the humble opinion of this critic, is one of them. While the Clive Barker original that…
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Disney Tries to Avoid the Past
This review was originally part of our 2022 SXSW coverage. In exploring the creation of Mickey Mouse by Walt Disney, Mickey: The Story of a Mouse shows how Disney himself had many different versions of this origin story. Walt knew…
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Cringe Comedy With Heart of Gold
If you grew up with siblings of any kind, you'll certainly find The People We Hate at the Wedding to be equal parts relatable and awkward. Kristen Bell and Ben Platt lead the romantic comedy as a pair of siblings…
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Port Vale Upper Hospitality Suite Review: Championship Ready
During a cold Wednesday on the evening of a Papa Johns’s Trophy round of 32 game, we took a trip down to Vale Park in Burslem to bring you this Port Vale upper hospitality suite review. Formerly known as the…
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Amber Road | Film Threat
Written and directed by B. Luciano Barsuglia, Amber Road takes a look at the depraved and dangerous things that happen on the dark web. While it is hardly the first film to explore such a thing, the filmmaker offers up…
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