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Live One Featured, Reviews Film Threat

Live One begins with a quote from Dallas Ryan: “…would be like catching 3 foul balls in the same major league baseball game.” The ever-important WHAT would be like that in this awkward metaphor is not expounded upon for much…

The Reinvention Of Imtiaz Ali?

Amar Singh Chamkila is an immensely fascinating story, told in a way that captures audiences’ interest from the first scene. It’s the return of director Imtiaz Ali, in so many ways, but with a film that is quite a departure…

Unboxing Insanity Featured, Reviews Film Threat

I guess my first question is, why would a dude in witness protection start his own YouTube channel? In Christopher Brown’s short film, Unboxing Insanity, he plays one such dude. Chris Brown (Christopher Brown) is living a nine-to-five life as…

Isla Fisher & Greg Kinnear Break Up In Middling Family Time Loop Comedy

Summary Child actors shine in The Present , adding depth to the time loop scenario. The film presents a refreshing, magical atmosphere with an orchestral score. The story could have better character development and risks giving young viewers unrealistic expectations…

Methuselah Featured, Reviews Film Threat

In his four-minute short film, Methuselah, writer/director Nathan Sellers ponders the juxtaposition between the great and mighty tree and its historical use in human violence. Narrated by Jordan Mullins, Methuselah opens with a story he was told about the lynching…

Furiosa: Delivers Gas, Guts & Glory

Get ready for “Furiosa,” the latest post-apocalyptic dust storm whipped up by George Miller, the mastermind behind Mad Max. This flick dives into the backstory of Imperator Furiosa, played by the ever-intense Anya Taylor-Joy.[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGApSGZe_kQ[/embed]We all dug Furiosa in “Fury Road,”…

Original Skin Featured, Reviews Film Threat

In director Mdhamiri Á Nkemi’s short film Original Skin, there’s more to take in emotionally than to know intellectually. In the alternate world of this film, having sex results in a complete body swap. We follow a young woman, played…

Arnaud Desplechin Pays Tribute To The Miracle Of Cinema On Enchantingly Personal Docufiction [Cannes]

Trite as it certainly sounds, the saccharine label of a “lover letter to cinema” applies all too precisely to French director Arnaud Desplechin’s enchanting docufiction effort “Filmlovers!” (“Spectateurs!”). But even with that obnoxiously overused denomination hanging over it, this multifaceted…

Bad Lunch Featured, Reviews Film Threat

What would the world be like if adults acted like children? Too scary? Okay, how about if the adults acted like children just while eating lunch? Writer-director Sneha Mendes’s Bad Lunch looks at just that. Take a 2-minute laugh break to watch…

‘The Blue Angels’ Review — Jaw-Dropping IMAX Footage but Not Much Else

The Big Picture The Blue Angels documentary showcases jaw-dropping aviation sequences shot with IMAX cameras. Interviews with pilots lack depth, making the film feel surface-level beyond thrilling flight footage. While best experienced in IMAX, the documentary still captures the magic…

Portrait of an Electronic Music Pioneer Featured, Reviews Film Threat

Morton Sobotnick, electronic music composer and pioneer, made his first mark on music in 1967 with the groundbreaking album Silver Apples of the Moon. The record pushed electronic music into the realm of possibility, experimenting with new technologies combined with mind-bending…

Chiara Mastroianni Stars In A Meta Love Letter To Her Father [Cannes]

CANNES – The term “Nepo baby” gets thrown around a lot these days for reasons both justifiably good and bad. It’s one thing to be the daughter of a successful Hollywood actress and a popular comedy film director. It’s arguably…

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