The Owners Featured, Reviews Film Threat
In the satirical Czech comedy The Owners, writer-director Jiří Havelka ventures inside an unadorned conference room during a homeowner association meeting. A group of residents living in a dilapidated apartment building meet to address community safety and building maintenance problems. But…
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Psychosis Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Directed by Gary Barth, Trauma Therapy: Psychosis is a sequel to Trauma Therapy. The good news is that first-hand knowledge of the original is unnecessary to enter this horror-thriller written by Tom Malloy and David Josh Lawrence. The bad news…
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Retribution Featured, Reviews Film Threat
NOW IN THEATERS! Liam Neeson is firmly planting himself in the world of the mid-budget action indie in director Nimród Antal’s thriller, Retribution. Neeson plays businessman Matt Turner, whose latest offering has his investors nervous. On this morning, Matt has to…
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Live and Die in East L.A. Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Despite the obvious titular allusion, actor-writer-director Attila Korosi’s micro-budget crime drama Live and Die in East L.A. bears little resemblance to director William Friedkin’s masterpiece To Live and Die in L.A. One thing both films have in common is that they function as odes…
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Mermaid’s Lament Featured, Reviews Film Threat
When a film combines science and fantasy while connecting to the psyche, a certain beauty emerges, allowing all watching to surrender to the unknown. Movies like this allow audiences to accept just being and existing. Writer-director G.B. Hajim’s Mermaid’s Lament connects myth…
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The Choice Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Tough choices are just that…tough, sometimes brutal. Barb Briggs’ short film, The Choice, highlights one such choice that, sadly, many must make. Gina (Anna Primiani) and Amy (Nicole Papadopoulos) are sisters. Gina is also Amy’s caregiver as Amy is wheelchair-bound…
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Retribution Review: A Heart-Pounding Race Against Time That Falls Short
Director Nimród Antal’s Retribution attempts to capitalize on the tension of a high-stakes thriller, featuring Liam Neeson in the lead role as Matt Turner. The film promises a heart-pounding premise: a man forced into a perilous situation by a mysterious…
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Altered Perceptions Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Screenwriter/neurologist Dr. Wayne C. Dees and director Jorge Ameer’s Altered Perceptions opens with text reiterating that the thriller is a “work of fiction.” That seemingly innocuous and perhaps useless warning is actually prepping exceptions. The filmmakers’ ambitious feature tackles everything…
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Mayfly Featured, Reviews Film Threat
The self-help industry rakes in billions of dollars each year. Leaders and influences build fortunes, helping clients and customers during the darkest of times. Keith Anderson and Katrina Law’s dramatic short, Mayfly, wonders what happens when tragedy strikes the world’s…
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Killer Book Club Review: A Balancing Act Between Horror and Suspense
Director Carlos Alonso Ojea’s Killer Book Club presents a chilling narrative that blends horror and suspense, taking audiences on a roller-coaster ride of fear and tension. The film explores the dynamics of friendship amidst a backdrop of terror, unveiling a…
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The Rise of the Digital Shadows Featured, Reviews Film Threat
CINEQUEST FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! Ghyslain Raza, aka “The Star Wars Kid,” was the unwilling star of one of the Internet’s first viral videos. What started as a school project quickly brought the young Ghyslain hundreds of millions of views and a…
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Carnifex Featured, Reviews Film Threat
CINEQUEST FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! Turns out the old-school monster formula still has a few tricks up its pouch in the Australian ecological horror flick Carnifex, the strong feature debut by director Sean Lahiff. The movie opens with actual footage…
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