The Promised Land Featured, Reviews Film Threat
PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2024 REVIEW! The original title for Nikolaj Arcel’s The Promised Land is Bastarden, translated as “The Bastard” from Danish. It’s a fitting title in that the writer-director’s second feature with the renowned Mads Mikkelsen is quite a…
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Inshallah A Boy Featured, Reviews Film Threat
PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2024 REVIEW! Directed by Amjad Al Rasheed and written by Delphine Agut and Rula Nasser, from a story by Al Rasheed, Inshallah A Boy dives into the unfair and unjust ordeals women are pushed through to get…
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Greed & Gore Featured, Reviews Film Threat
BLOOD IN THE SNOW FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! As its name would suggest, director Adam Kirkey’s Greed & Gore goes all in on the schlocky, silly, stylized violence of the B-movie. Screenwriters Kirkey and Mathieu Lamarche cleverly inject horror to amp up…
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Dan Levy’s Directorial Debut Is A Mixed Bag
Summary Good Grief is Dan Levy's directorial debut, exploring the theme of grief through the story of protagonist Marc and his two best friends. Although the film follows a predictable path, it delivers moments of genuine heart, thanks to the…
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Self Reliance Review: Jake Johnson’s Directorial Debut Impresses
Jake Johnson‘s directorial debut, Self Reliance, is a darkly comedic thriller that weaves an intriguing narrative around the modern obsession with reality television and the lengths one man goes to survive a deadly game. The film boasts a stellar cast…
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‘Solo Leveling’ Review — 2024’s First Must-See Anime Will Leave You Stunned
The Big Picture Solo Leveling is a compelling fantasy anime that showcases the hardships and dangers of fighting monsters. The series introduces intriguing characters and a dungeon setting reminiscent of Elden Ring and Sword Art Online. The animation is stunning…
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Audi vs. Lancia’ Review — Daniel Brühl Races Once Again
The Big Picture Race for Glory: Audi vs. Lancia is a compelling and rewatchable racing film with an underdog narrative. Though not as high profile, it is part of a recent slate of racing films that place us in the…
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Acceleration Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Based on the poster for Acceleration, one would be forgiven for presuming the film is akin to the street racing thrillers that were inescapable after The Fast And The Furious became a bonafide smash. Most of those titles were god-awful,…
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‘Good Grief’ Review — Dan Levy’s Directorial Debut Is a Sentimental Tearjerker
The Big Picture Four-time Emmy winner Dan Levy makes his feature writing and directorial debut with Good Grief, a film about a man grappling with the loss of his husband and uncovering secrets in his marriage. The film focuses on…
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The Bricklayer Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Remember Max Payne? It’s the frenetic action videogame franchise that inevitably thrust Mr. Payne inside a nondescript warehouse in a banana republic where he singlehandedly wastes a small army of narco-terrorists. This is the vibe one gets with director Renny Harlin’s…
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Concrete Utopia Featured, Reviews Film Threat
With Concrete Utopia, director Eom Tae-hwa has found himself a victim of ambition. The film has many narrative threads, all interweaving, all highly symbolic. But while the screenplay by Tae-hwa and Lee Shin-ji is engaging and the acting is excellent, the…
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Night Swim Review | Flickreel
When Jaws came out almost 50 years ago, people were terrified to go back into the water. Not just the beach, but pools as well. A shark in the pool might sound impractical, but that speaks to the dread that…
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