Saltburn Featured, Reviews Film Threat
NOW IN THEATERS! Emerald Fennell’s Promising Young Woman took a sensitive subject and gave it a very dark turn. Saltburn seems to bypass everything and just goes dark. Barry Keoghan plays Oliver, a new Oxford student and a bit of…
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Thanksgiving Featured, Reviews Film Threat
NOW IN THEATERS! Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving marks the second time a “faux trailer” from 2007’s double-feature Grindhouse has been adapted by its creator into a feature-length film. While Robert Rodriguez’s Machete stayed truer to the Z-movie exploitation flicks to which…
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A Cold Grave Featured, Reviews Film Threat
A Cold Grave is a spin-off of Forest Of Death, firmly focusing on a side character from that movie. Brendan Rudnicki returns as director and co-writer. Kellan Rudnicki is once again a co-writer, and the two have teamed up with…
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Free Lover Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Victoria Lynn Weston’s short film, Free Lover, tells the story of one of the most accomplished women in American History, and at the risk of burying the lead, the first woman nominated for President of the United States. Before her…
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‘Deep Sea’ Review — Gorgeous Animated Film Fights Through Stormy Waters
The Big Picture Deep Sea is a stunning animated film that offers a unique visual experience through its innovative technique of blending 3D images with ink paintings. The film takes audiences on a journey into a vast and mesmerizing undersea…
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The End We Start From Featured, Reviews Film Threat
AFI FILM FEST 2023 REVIEW! Mahalia Belo’s adaptation of Megan Hunter’s The End We Start From deserves praise for a multitude of reasons. It’s an edge-of-your-seat apocalyptic drama. It’s an allegory about the post-partum plight of a mother. It’s a…
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Always, Lola Featured, Reviews Film Threat
The coming-of-age genre is crowded. But there is so much thematic depth and appealing nostalgia in capturing what it is like to grow up in a specific era and to experience love, heartbreak, and perhaps even loss for the first…
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Nisei Featured, Reviews Film Threat
The United States is far from perfect, and it has made severe mistakes for a relatively new and upstart country. Darren Haruo Rae’s short film, Nisei, is one such story of heroism born from American fear and racism. Nisei is…
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Pandemonium Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Genre portmanteau films flourished in the seventies and eighties with Mario Bava’s Black Sabbath, Tales from the Crypt, Asylum, The House that Dripped Blood, and Dead of Night, plus various other companies’ productions meant to capitalize. This anthology work would…
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Blood Relatives Featured, Reviews Film Threat
AWARD THIS! 2023 NOMINEE! I can imagine beloved actor Noah Segan pitching Blood Relatives. “I want to remake Near Dark but as a dark family comedy.” While Kathryn Bigelow’s cult classic (and greatest vampire film of all time) is a singular vision, its impact…
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A Love Story Featured, Reviews Film Threat
As a die-hard Beatles fan, I have seen every documentary and read numerous books about the band and their solo careers. When it comes to John Lennon, I have always been more interested in his life and career. One thing…
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A Funny, But Familiar Trip Down Memory Lane
Summary Good Burger 2 is a fun nostalgia ride for fans of the original, capturing the same good-natured charm and chemistry between Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell. While the sequel leans heavily on nostalgia, particularly in the first half, Thompson…
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