Matcha and Vanilla Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Japan is a conservative nation. Further, it has a population crisis. This is to say the population is dwindling. Accordingly, I imagine it really irks the common Japanese person when their population is not especially straight. Such is the backdrop…
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Música Review: A Feel-Good Blend of Romance and Music
Música is as a heartfelt, if somewhat uneven, exploration of self-discovery, cultural identity, and the power of music to heal and transform. Directed by and starring Rudy Mancuso, in his ambitious feature film debut, the film presents a blend of humor, emotion,…
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The World Is Always Ending In This Sweeping Sci-Fi Romance
Summary The Beast examines past lives' influence on the present, focusing on a central pair's history. The film mixes genres excitingly, with horror constantly looming in each story. The fear depicted in The Beast reflects contemporary anxieties, emphasizing the importance…
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Hunting For The Hag Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Hunting For The Hag, written and directed by Paul A. Brooks and co-written with co-star Sierra Renfro, mixes found footage horror and survival thriller to exciting effect. The story is framed with sole survivor Tara (Jasmine Williams) talking to yet…
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The Greatest Hits Review | Flickreel
The Greatest Hits has a phenomenal premise that’s only competently executed. The actors are charming, the cinematography emphasizes the story’s dreamlike sentiment, and it’s hard to say the film is anything less than romantic. With a setup this creative, though,…
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An Interesting Subject Matter Leads Prime Video’s Vibrant, Refreshing Musical Rom-Com
Summary Rudy Mancuso excels in his directorial debut with Música . The film features great chemistry between Mancuso and Camila Mendes. Música offers a heartfelt tale intertwined with Brazilian-American culture. YouTube stars are making the giant leap to feature films,…
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Fried Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Fried, writer-director-star-producer Richard Goss’s meditation on urban disenfranchisement, has much to recommend it. It runs just over half an hour and is broken into chapters, each progressively more refined. The ending features a well-worked psycho-drama twist. Jessica Crooks directs four…
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The Backlot Cinema Review: Hollywood Heaven in Blackpool
The Backlot Cinema in Blackpool kindly invited us down to take a look around their brand-new IMAX cinema which is the first IMAX cinema built in Lancashire! Seeing the rather distressed streets of Blackpool suddenly starting to receive investment and…
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The First Omen Review | Flickreel
The First Omen can never decide what it wants to be. Based on the title, you might assume that this is a prequel to The Omen, which it is. For much of its runtime, though, the film plays more like…
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‘The First Omen’ Review — A Smart, Unsettling Revamp of the Horror Franchise
The Big Picture The First Omen masterfully builds tension with an unsettling and dread-filled approach, rarely relying on jump scares. Nell Tiger Free delivers a haunting performance that keeps viewers guessing about her character's morality. While impactful tying into the…
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Horror Prequel Criticizes Church Corruption In Effective Franchise Entry
Summary The First Omen goes beyond surface-level storytelling, featuring great visual storytelling. Nell Tiger Free delivers a wonderful leading performance in The First Omen . The film explores themes of church corruption and womanhood, adding layers to classic horror tactics.…
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‘Night Swim’ Review — This Blumhouse Horror Is a Wash
The Big Picture Night Swim disappoints as a feature-length film, prioritizing family drama over horror, resulting in a lack of scares and excitement. The film's concept of a haunted pool is intriguing, but the execution falls short with unoriginal monster…
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