romance

The Sound of Violet

By Alan Ng | April 2022

As a critic, when I judge a film, I focus primarily on its storytelling more than anything else. Tell a good story,…

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As a critic, when I judge a film, I focus primarily on its storytelling more than anything else. Tell a good story, and audiences will forgive most of a...

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Martha Coolidge's sprawling period drama I'll Find You harkens back to the romantic films of yore, ones set against the turbulent background of an...

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Seal of Desire is a romantic thriller about the attractive, supremely confident psychologist Malcolm King (Markiss McFadden), who specializes in couples...

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When is an underdog story not one? Sold Out starts out seeming like it's a "follow your dreams" narrative as construction worker John (Sam Bardwell), who...

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Simple Passion, directed by Danielle Arbid, tells the story of a couple's sexually-driven relationship. Hélène (Laetitia Dosch) is a passionate...

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With the Oscars just around the corner, the Film Threat writers review films during a time when the Best Picture was actually the Best Picture. The...

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With the Oscars just around the corner, the Film Threat writers review films during a time when the Best Picture was actually the Best Picture. Upon its...

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SXSW FILM FESTIVAL 2022 REVIEW! It is refreshing to see the burgeoning inclusion of people with disabilities in cinema. After the success of Coda, we're...

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J Lo and Owen Wilson tie the knot up in knots in director Kat Coiro's amusing rom-com Marry Me. Kat (Lopez) is a pop superstar whose hit song "Marry Me" is...

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Get your fangs ready, because just when you think the well has run dry for narrative innovation in the romantic comedy subgenre, we get Bite Me. Directed...

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