Canvas Featured, Reviews Film Threat
There is a lot of brilliance in writer/director Ryan Guiterman’s Canvas, but it has to be balanced against a lot that is amateur or limited. The animated horror offering kicks off with nice, anime-style credits, seemingly aimed at placing this within that…
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‘Stranger Things Flight of Icarus’ Review — Eddie Munson’s Heroic Backstory
The Big Picture Stranger Things: Flight of Icarus delves into Eddie Munson's backstory, revealing the highs and lows of the beloved character. The novel introduces new characters and expands on existing ones, including Eddie's friends, family, and love interests. Written…
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Avenue of the Giants Featured, Reviews Film Threat
I have long been of the belief that secrets will eat you alive. They tend to fester like an infection in your very soul. The two main characters of writer-director Finn Taylor’s Avenue of the Giants have been keeping traumatic secrets for…
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Newsham Scream Park Review: The Perfect Scare Location
Housed inside one of the most evil and haunted places in the UK we were kindly invited to Newsham Scream Park for their first ever event as the old orphanage / asylum welcomed guests to a scare maze experience like…
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‘Wolf Like Me’ Season 2 Review — A Funnier, Deeper Follow-Up
Heading into Wolf Like Me Season 2, there's already an inherent advantage that this sophomore outing has over its predecessor: being able to talk about the supernatural secret that advice columnist Mary (Isla Fisher) has been hiding since the beginning…
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The Bell Keeper Featured, Reviews Film Threat
IN THEATERS AND VOD! Director Colton Tran’s The Bell Keeper begins like one of the C-grade slashers at which the excellent The Cabin in the Woods pokes fun. Brittany (Kathleen Kenny), Liam (Reid Miller), Matthew (Mike Manning), Holly (Cathy Marks), Gabriel (Capri-Antoine Vaillancourt), and…
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Sam, Now Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Sam, Now was filmed over such a long time it becomes its own definition of multimedia, derived from roughly equal parts Super 8 film and Hi 8 and Digital Video. It also encompasses documentary-style road movies and drama, but all…
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Dicks: The Musical Review | Flickreel
When a movie is entitled Dicks: The Musical, you should have an idea of what’s in store. If the title isn’t enough to hint at the ensuing insanity, this is the first musical from A24. On top of all that,…
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The Conference Review: A Thrilling Descent into Corporate Horror
The Conference, directed by Patrik Eklund and written by a trio of talents—Eklund, Thomas Moldestad, and Mats Strandberg—emerges as a unique addition to the horror genre, blending the mundane with the macabre. Set within the confines of a seemingly harmless…
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A Thrillingly Vivid Look At Modern Malaise [NYFF]
The exploitation of the poor guy by corporations is a universal affliction. So is the desire to make art about it. No filmmaker today tackles the subject with as much gusto as Romanian auteur Radu Jude. While other directors make…
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The Wintering Grounds Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Director Jeff Springer presents The Wintering Grounds, a short documentary film about a seasonal kayaking community that sprung up since urban whitewater rapids were restored on the Chattahoochee River in Columbus, Georgia. For most of the year, world-class freestyle kayakers…
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The Puppetman Review: A Muddled Dance of Horror and Clichés
Brandon Christensen‘s The Puppetman attempts to unravel the twisted tale of a convicted killer and his alleged possession by an evil force, but it fumbles the opportunity, ultimately succumbing to clichés and a muddled narrative. While the premise holds promise,…
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