September Babies Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Swiss director-writer Julien Wagner’s September Babies is a moody, atmospheric thriller about life in a dystopian version of Europe under an authoritarian shadow organization. Zea (Nina Wyss) is 12 when the film opens, and she joins her mentors, who are…
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The Origin of Evil Featured, Reviews Film Threat
NOW IN THEATERS! I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: leave it to the French to show the rest of the cinematic world how it’s done. With no hint of pretentiousness, overt moralizing, needless stylizing, sentimentality, or stereotyping,…
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Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match Review: A Bloodied Romp
When it comes to the intersection of martial arts, Hollywood glamour, and video game lore, Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match steps into the arena with a ferocious roar and a flurry of punches. Directed by Ethan Spaulding and penned by…
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Black White and the Greys Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Many actors seek to become directors and/or writers to bring life to passion projects. Casey Nelson and Marchelle Thurman write, direct, and star in Black White and The Greys. The drama follows a mixed-race married couple, Caleb (Nelson) and Jordie (Thurman).…
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Amber Heard’s Comeback Is Assembly Line Supernatural
Were one to ignore the courtroom-set events over the past handful of years that have served to define the personal life of Amber Heard, it would be hard to deny the fact that, despite a few run-of-the-mill performances, most notably…
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A Psychological Thriller With Something To Say
Summary Peter Cannon's film Exposure aims to present a nuanced take on obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) without judgment, raising fascinating moral questions. The film puts the viewer directly in the shoes of Tanner, a freelance IT guy living with OCD,…
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‘Monarch Legacy of Monsters’ Review — Godzilla + Kurt Russell = (Mostly) Fun
There aren’t many purely great things in life, but Kurt Russell saying, “Dinner time, you son of a bitch” while doing battle with an enormous monster emerging from beneath the earth is certainly one of them. In the first five…
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A Binding Truth Featured, Reviews Film Threat
A trip back to yesterday reveals hidden pathways deep into darkness in director Louise Woehrle’s profound documentary feature A Binding Truth. It begins as a sports profile of Jimmy Lee Kirkpatrick, who at one point was a football legend in…
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Miranda’s Victim Review: A Glimpse Into Personal Triumph
Michelle Danner‘s biographical crime drama, Miranda’s Victim, delves into the harrowing tale of Patricia “Trish” Weir, a courageous survivor whose life was forever altered by a traumatic incident in 1963. The film, starring Abigail Breslin, Luke Wilson, Andy Garcia, Donald…
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Eddie Alcazar Has Made 2023’s Weirdest & Bravest Films
Summary Divinity is visually stunning and showcases a unique blend of classic sci-fi motifs with a new perspective on the genre. The plot of Divinity may be straightforward, but the film's fast editing and overall eccentricity might not appeal to…
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Eddie Alcazar’s Hallucinatory Sci-Fi Head-Trip Is A Rapturous Ecstasy & Experimental Game Changer
There’s so much to unpack in “Divinity,” the new gonzo, sci-fi-ish hallucinatory mindf*ck from filmmaker Eddie Alcazar, a director, writer, producer, and game developer who makes his feature-length debut with this bold, experimental new work. For one, Steven Soderbergh is…
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Garden City, Kansas Featured, Reviews Film Threat
There is a good chance you have not heard nor know much about the titular city of writer-director Bob Hurst’s Garden City, Kansas. It is known to be one of the more diverse places in Kansas. It is also infamous for…
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