Nyad Review: A Swim Against the Current of Mediocrity
Nyad, directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, is a commendable attempt at capturing the awe-inspiring journey of Diana Nyad, the renowned long-distance swimmer who, at the age of 60, achieved the unimaginable: a 110-mile open ocean swim from…
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The Persian Version Featured, Reviews Film Threat
NOW IN THEATERS! Writer-director Maryam Keshavarz’s feature film, The Persian Version, gives us the Persian point of view on the universal theme of mothers and daughters. Leila (Layla Mohammadi) is the Iranian-American daughter of father Ali (Buan Daneshmand) and mother…
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Chop & Steele Featured, Reviews Film Threat
AWARD THIS 2023 NOMINEE! After watching Berndt Mader and Ben Steinbauer’s odd documentary, Chop & Steele, I’ve never been so jealous of two people more in my life than Found Footage Fest founders Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher…then I realized…
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Beyond the Grave Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Serena Dc directs, produces, co-wrote (with Victoria Licon), and hosts Beyond the Grave. The filmmaker opens her documentary by saying she believes there is a soul separate from the body and that it continues without it. This immediately grabs my…
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Chasing Jupiter Featured, Reviews Film Threat
LA FEMME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! In Linjie Huang’s short film, Chasing Jupiter, a young woman’s day has finally come. Our protagonist (Flora Jiwu Hwang) is beyond excited. The day has come for this astrophotographer, as the first meteor…
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Butcher’s Crossing Review — Nicolas Cage Can’t Save This Wannabe Western
This review was originally part of our coverage for the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. When you enter into a film that stars Nicolas Cage, you’re certain to get a performance that is as distinct as the man himself. We’ve…
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‘Foe’ Review — Paul Mescal and Saoirse Ronan Are Stuck in a Grim Sci-Fi Mystery
Foe, the beautifully shot yet scattered lo-fi sci-fi mystery thriller starring Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal, is not a good movie. However, it is an interesting one. In terms of how it attempts to adapt Iain Reed’s novel of the…
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Killers of the Flower Moon Review: A Real Cinematic Chore
Killers of the Flower Moon is an epic western crime saga, where real love crosses paths with unspeakable betrayal. Based on a true story and told through the improbable romance of Ernest Burkhart (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Mollie Kyle (Lily Gladstone), Killers…
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Knight of Fortune Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Writer-director Lasse Lyskjaer Noer’s short Knight of Fortune is morose, gloomy, and very dry humor-wise. Karl (Leif Andrée) has lost his wife and must face her lifeless body in the hospital. The room has a malfunctioning light, so he futzes with that…
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‘Divinity’ Review — Inject This Sci-Fi Horror Ride Into Your Veins
There are so many moments in Divinity, the new film from writer-director Eddie Alcazar executive-produced by Steven Soderbergh, that feel like you’re getting taken into a sci-fi horror fever dream. This is very much a compliment as it is an…
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The 75 Best Horror Movies of the 2010s
Horror has, in many ways, taken up the mantle of the B-movies code of creativity, using often itty-bitty budgets to create atmospheric, expressive visions of terror and the grotesque side of humanity’s desires. Directors like Wes Craven and John Carpenter…
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The Film Featured, Reviews Film Threat
AWARD THIS! 2023 NOMINEE! Among the many reasons filmmakers make documentaries, awareness is one of the most important. Unfortunately, issues that severely affect a small minority are either forgotten or remain unknown. In his documentary, Truelove: The Film, Phil Viardo…
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