Boss of the Toss Featured, Reviews Film Threat
I came into writer-director Chris Harboldt’s Boss of the Toss completely oblivious to the sport of cornhole. Now that I am up to speed, I still struggle to believe it exists. Well, more to the point that it has spent a century…
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Tyler Perry’s Dramatic, Sensual Netflix Thriller Is Overstuffed With Absurdity
Summary Mea Culpa is a poorly written and predictable Tyler Perry film starring Kelly Rowland and Trevante Rhodes. Despite starting as an interesting examination of a struggling marriage, the movie takes a turn for the worse with excessive drama. The…
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‘Spaceman’ Review — Adam Sandler Befriends Giant Spider in Netflix Sci-Fi Film
The Big Picture Sandler's subtle performance and acting with a space spider make Spaceman intriguing. The film struggles to make its multiple threads add up, leaving many characters on Earth underutilized. Johan Renck's directing and Jakob Ihre's cinematography effectively create…
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The Test Featured, Reviews Film Threat
The Test is a snapshot of immigrant life that more or less goes unnoticed. Filmmakers Claudia Myers and Laura Waters Hinson’s short documentary follows Eric Frimpong, a maintenance worker at a large senior living facility, The Goodwin House in Alexandria, Virginia. Frimpong…
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Mask of Evil Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Slashers are doing it for themselves in the superior fan-short Halloween: Mask of Evil, directed by Michael Brandon Wright and written by Wright and Cole Gray. Michael Myers (Cole Gray) is driving through the deserts of New Mexico, running over…
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‘The Walking Dead – The Ones Who Live’ Episode 1 Recap — They’re Back!
Editor’s Note: The below contains spoilers for The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live Episode 1. The Big Picture Andrew Lincoln remains as good as ever as Rick Grimes, infusing the character with a dynamic intensity. The series is a…
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Unleash The Action With Vidyut Jammwal In Crakk: Jeetegaa…Toh Jiyegaa!
Vidyut Jammwal and Nora Fatehi in Crakk: Jeetegaa… Toh Jiyegaa“Aajao Maidaan Mein”, translated as “Come to the Arena”, is a challenging phrase used by many Indian men when they want a fight. Talking about action and thrill in Hindi cinema,…
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Red Right Hand Featured, Reviews Film Threat
NOW IN THEATERS! Directed by brothers Eshom Nelms and Ian Nelms, the action thriller Red Right Hand features a man in Appalachia named Cash (Orlando Bloom) taking on well-funded small-town evil. That evil is embodied by a crime boss lady…
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‘Io Capitano’ Review — Young Performers Excel In Harrowing Circumstances
The Big Picture Sarr shines in the lead role, displaying impressive emotional depth. Brief fantasy sequences showcase the film's visual creativity. An overstuffed narrative and generic filmmaking undermine the impact of the misery portrayed. At the start of Io Capitano,…
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Earworm Review: A Missed Opportunity in Horror
The promise of innovation within the horror genre often piques the interest of its dedicated audience, sparking intrigue with the potential for fresh scares, original premises, and haunting narratives. Earworm, written and directed by Kyle Kleege, seemingly offered such a…
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Martyrs of Dissent Featured, Reviews Film Threat
A follow-up to the 2021 short Redsin, Redsin: Martyrs of Dissent is Christopher Ortiz’s proof of concept for his espionage/action film scenario introduced in that fateful first short. A terrorist splinter cell, Redsin, has a diabolical plan to destroy the…
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I Bring Joy Featured, Reviews Film Threat
I Bring Joy is a neo-noir thriller written and directed by David Stuart Snell. It follows Joy (Elena Rivers), an aspiring actress and dancer. In rehearsals, she has a few friends, though a rival, Meghan (Verity Hayes), pushes Joy to…
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