The Featherweight Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Boxing films are an American staple. There’s a primal beauty inherent in the battle between two fighters, and no sport is more cinematic at its core. However, the best films about the sport focus on the personalities involved. There are…
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Transformers One Featured, Reviews Film Threat
The Transformers franchise does not have the greatest track record, film-wise. The original 1980s movie is somewhat dated but still a fun continuation of the show. The live-action flick from 2007 does feature amazing CGI but is a load of…
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Con Job Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Ian Niles follows up his amusing debut as both writer and director Lie Hard with the off-beat comedy Con Job, in which he directs, stars, and co-wrote with Guy Harry. Chris (Niles) is a man who is convinced that he’s…
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Prime Video’s Noir Crime Drama Breathes New Life Into Genre With Style & Grit
Killer Heat beautifully unravels a murder mystery in a timeless, lovely film with a brilliant twist. Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars opposite Shailene Woodley in this captivating film which sees a family fall apart while evoking a feel of a noir crime…
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Vindicating Trump Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Political documentaries are always a mixed bag. We all have our own biases, viewpoints, and perspectives, and especially today, reviewing a political documentary can be seen as an act of cowardice or bravery, depending on which side you stand on.…
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Kate Winslet’s Fiery Performance Struggles To Fuel The Flames Of A Mundane Biopic
Kate Winslet has had a long career, taking on diverse roles that have often been memorable. She’s always been outstanding, and that’s no different in Lee, in which she plays the titular Lee Miller, a model-turned-war photographer. Director Ellen Kuras’…
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The Seance Featured, Reviews Film Threat
In Rob Federic and Carroll Brown’s short, The Seance, there may be a reason that there is only one way to cross to the other side. A group of acquaintances approaches a dark and mysterious home: the Writer (Marcus DeAnda),…
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‘Empire Waist’ Review – A Fashionable Tale of Friendship and Confidence
Wayfarer Studios and American High have consistently been providing quality teen entertainment in the past few years. From Five Feet Apart and Clouds for the former and Crush and Plan B for the latter, I was excited to see both…
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Stunning, Hilarious DreamWorks Animation Is An Instant Classic
When you hear that Chris Sanders is directing a new animated feature for DreamWorks, you sit up a little straighter. Sanders, who has been a long-time partner of How To Train Your Dragon's Dean DeBlois, is striking out on his…
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The Low End Theory Featured, Reviews Film Threat
In indie crime thriller The Low End Theory, director and co-writer Francisco Ordonez presents the story of a combat vet who steals from her drug-dealer boss. Racquel (Sofia Yepes) is funding her artistic endeavor to become a beats producer in…
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We Still Haven’t Seen Anything Like The Wachowskis’ Game-Changing Sci-Fi Gem
There’s a version of this review that explores how we didn’t appreciate Lana and Lilly Wachowski's genius at the time, and, in hindsight, The Matrix entered the zeitgeist at the perfect time in film history. In 1999, the film was…
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A Very Flattened Christmas Featured, Reviews Film Threat
A Very Flattened Christmas is the feature-length follow-up to the series Flattened. The show was created by Key Tawn Toothman, who co-writes this film with director Shane Wallace. Was there a compelling reason to return to the well of a…
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