The Year’s Biggest Surprise is a Visually Stunning Anime Masterpiece
Summary Blue Giant is a visually stunning anime film that pays tribute to aspiring young musicians and showcases their journey in the world of jazz. The film features relatable characters with a strong bond of friendship, and their growth and…
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Good Boy Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Writer/director Tom Stuart’s short film Good Boy from the United Kingdom is a funny, surreal, and surprisingly touching ride by the end of its just under sixteen minutes of runtime. The movie follows Danny (Ben Whishaw), who has run out…
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Convincing, Engaging & More Conventional Than It Seems
Summary Ava DuVernay's Origin is a challenging film that aims to explore the idea of racism as a caste system, drawing from Isabel Wilkerson's book Caste. The film effectively visualizes anecdotes and historical events to support Caste's argument through dramatic…
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Bloodlines’ Review — Let This Zombie-ified Horror Series Die
When it comes to October horror, this season is off to a bit of a rough start. For every gleefully mean-spirited horror ride to hell like When Evil Lurks, there is a soulless sequel lacking in scares like The Exorcist:…
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The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial Review: A Gripping Naval Drama
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, directed by the late William Friedkin and adapted from Herman Wouk’s timeless literary work, is a compelling legal drama that navigates the turbulent waters of morality, loyalty, and leadership within the confines of a U.S. Naval…
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Wigwolf’s Wizard Of Oz Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Somewhere over the rainbow are waves of fecal blood and urine being surfed upon by Wigwolf in his latest experimental underground feature, Wigwolf’s Wizard Of Oz. It opens with a masochistic Dorothy (Arly Edam Canales) in a forest filled with…
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‘V/H/S/85’ Review — Shudder’s Horror Anthology Contains Bold New Visions
There is a moment in V/H/S/85, the sixth film in the horror anthology that consists of a series of found footage shorts all made by different directors, where one of the stories ends up connecting to another. The precise way…
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Kiernan Shipka Grounds An Eccentric, Fun Horror Comedy
Summary Totally Killer is a fun and engaging horror comedy that mixes slasher horror with time travel, although it tries to do too much with its plot. The film successfully balances nostalgia with criticism, cleverly juxtaposing Gen Z sensibilities with…
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The Burial Review A Glimpse into a David-and-Goliath Legal Battle
Maggie Betts‘ The Burial embarks on a journey that illuminates the obscure corners of the American legal system, bringing to life a David-and-Goliath saga that mesmerizes with its audacity and determination. Inspired by the real-life legal battle between lawyer Willie…
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The Second Signal Featured, Reviews Film Threat
It’s 1987, and a young woman returns home to confront a mystery that’s been nagging her for years in co-writer/director Tim McClelland’s horror short, The Second Signal. Video artist K. Weston (co-writer Joanna Tiwald) went MIA from her lucrative NYC job…
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Pet Sematary: Bloodlines Review – A Bland Prequel Despite An Intriguing Premise
Summary Pet Sematary: Bloodlines attempts to provide a more detailed explanation of the burial ground, but fails to fully reckon with the problematic cultural portrayal. The film unnecessarily focuses on an inconsequential character, Jud Crandall, instead of exploring the more…
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The Old Young Crow Featured, Reviews Film Threat
In writer-director Liam LoPinto’s wonderful short film, The Old Young Crow, an elderly Iranian man named Mehrdad (Hassan Shahbazi) reflects on his time in Tokyo as a child after the death of his mother. He recalls encountering an elderly woman named…
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