Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour Review: A Sweeping Masterpiece
Taylor Swift has once again proven her status as a musical and visual genius with her latest offering, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour. Directed by the talented Sam Wrench, this concert film is nothing short of a cinematic masterpiece. Chronicling…
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My Sailor, My Love Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Older people need love stories too. Just as important as that foundational adage is the need for these stories to be represented in the arts. In history, love stories have largely been the domain of the young and beautiful, but…
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Dark Harvest Review: An Intriguing Fantasy Horror Tale
In the eerie expanse of Norman Partridge‘s Halloween landscape, director David Slade cultivates a visually rich harvest with Dark Harvest, a fantasy horror film that delves into the depths of fear and folklore. Although the film tantalizingly explores the sinister…
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Elevate Featured, Reviews Film Threat
A security guard has an indelible encounter in Dylan Boom’s dramatic short, Elevate. Tiffany (Tracie Thoms) is a night shift security guard at a California State Government office. As the amiable Tiffany does her rounds, she spots Paul (Jason Butler…
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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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