Un Varón (A Male) Featured, Reviews Film Threat
What does it mean to be a man trying to make it in the mean streets of Bogota, Colombia? That’s a question that filmmaker Fabian Hernández attempts to answer with his feature film Un Varón (A Male), Colombia’s official submission…
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The Holdovers Review: A Future Christmas Classic
The Holdovers, a superbly crafted comedy-drama, entices its viewers into a complex mesh of relations at the end of a turbulent decade. Directed by Alexander Payne and written by David Hemingson, this poignant narrative traverses diverse tones of grief, friendship,…
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‘The Lovers’ Review — A Dark Comedy Disguised as a Rom-Com
The Big Picture The Lovers stars Johnny Flynn and Roisin Gallagher as a couple with irreconcilable differences who attempt to give their relationship a chance. The series showcases commanding performances by Flynn and Gallagher, but falls short in terms of…
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The Challenge’ Wishes It Could Be This
The Big Picture Concrete Utopia, directed by Um Tae-hwa, is a compelling work of dystopian cinema that explores the capacity for violence in humanity. The film delves into themes of interpersonal and socioeconomic struggles amidst the spectacle of the end…
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Napoleon Featured, Reviews Film Threat
NOW IN THEATERS! Ridley Scott is an unstoppable machine. He pit Sigourney Weaver against an alien in 1979; now, 44 years – and many classics – later, he pits Joaquin Phoenix against the world in the epic Napoleon. Choosing broad…
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Earth Mama Review: An Emotionally Charged and Nuanced Drama
Directed by Savanah Leaf, Earth Mama is an emotionally charged drama film exploring the trials of a pregnant single mother fighting to reclaim her two children from the foster care system. It’s an exploration of community, resilience, and the audacious…
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Folk Horror Movie Completely Misunderstands What Makes It Work
Summary Lord of Misrule is an underachieving film with good ideas buried under clichés, wasting its potential for compelling drama. The movie lacks suspense and fails to create fear because it assumes the supernatural and everyone's involvement from the beginning.…
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Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali & Ethan Hawke Face The Anxiety Of A Collapsing World
Given this rising age of anxiety we’re in, where problems of uncertainty and instability feel like they’re global and yet local, intimate, and personal too, writer/director Sam Esmail’s unnerving global collapse thriller, “Leave The World Behind,” feels like it arrives…
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‘Merry Little Batman’ Review — A Wholesome Dark Knight Christmas Tale
The Big Picture Merry Little Batman is a heartwarming Christmas story that embraces the goofier aspects of the character's history, providing a refreshing change from the usual dark and brooding portrayal of Batman. Damian Wayne's relationship with his father is…
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‘My Life with the Walter Boys’ Review — Your Next Netflix Comfort Binge
This review contains minor spoilers for My Life with the Walter Boys. The Big Picture My Life with the Walter Boys is a refreshing and well-done adaptation of a popular story from Wattpad. The show skillfully combines elements from other…
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The Smell of Money Featured, Reviews Film Threat
What is truly the cost of a lifestyle we have become comfortable with? When we order extra bacon on a sandwich, do we ever stop and consider everything that went into providing that strip of bacon? I can’t say that…
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‘The Archies’ Review — Netflix Takes the Gang Back to the ’60s
The Big Picture The Archies, a new Netflix adaptation of the beloved Archie Comics, successfully recontextualizes the characters in 1960s India, while remaining true to the spirit of the original comics. The film explores themes of friendship, romance, and coming…
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