Blue Beetle Featured, Reviews Film Threat
NOW IN THEATERS! We now have the first installment of the James Gunn DC-Universe in Angel Manuel Soto and Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer’s Blue Beetle. Full Disclosure: I’ve never heard of the Blue Beetle until the movie was announced. I don’t know,…
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Mother, May I Review: Unique and Beautifully Delivered
Not your usual possession story as Mother, May I delivers a unique slant on the genre and is beautifully delivered with some stellar performances. Here’s our Mother May I review. When Anya starts behaving like her fiancée’s recently-deceased mother, Emmett…
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Tomorrow Featured, Reviews Film Threat
CINEQUEST FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! The short film is an unmixed pleasure. You can watch 15-20 visions of cinema, all in the space of 2 hours. With director Jessica Liu and writer Anat Eshel’s Tomorrow, we witness a screwball comedy version…
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Mercy Falls Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Writer-director Ryan Hendrick switches from the tenderness of Lost At Christmas to high tension and brutality with Mercy Falls, co-written by Meliá Grasska. The horror-thriller starts with Rhona (Lauren Lyle), Scott (James Watterson), Heather (Layla Kirk), Donnie (Joe Rising), and Andy (Eoin Sweeney)…
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Breakwater Featured, Reviews Film Threat
CINEQUEST FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! The lines separating loyalty and rectitude from deception and culpability are blurred in writer-director James Rowe’s engaging rural thriller, Breakwater. A young and amiable ex-con named Dovey (Darren Mann) makes the mistake of dredging up the…
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Landscape with Invisible Hand Review: A Glimpse into Alien Domination and Teenage Turmoil
In the realm of speculative cinema, where the mundane blends with the extraordinary, Landscape with Invisible Hand emerges as a thought-provoking exploration of societal shifts and the complexity of young love under alien dominion. Directed by Cory Finley, this film…
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Birth / Rebirth Featured, Reviews Film Threat
NOW IN THEATERS! “Dignity and motherhood don’t always line up,” says the protagonist of director Laura Moss’ deeply disturbing horror-drama Birth / Rebirth, enunciating the central theme of the astonishing debut. Co-writers Moss and Brendan J. O’Brien both fiercely and delicately…
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T.I.M. Review: A Promising Premise Hindered by Shallow Execution
T.I.M., directed by Spencer Brown, presents an intriguing concept that revolves around the integration of artificial intelligence into daily life. The film delves into the implications of human-AI relationships, exploring the intricacies of dependence, emotional connection, and ethical boundaries. However,…
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Valley of Exile Featured, Reviews Film Threat
CINEQUEST FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! Iranian, Canadian, and American filmmaker Anna Fahr’s present-day story about the ramifications of war, Valley of Exile, provides an emotional and clear understanding of survival. What appears to be a plentiful and beautiful valley is only…
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Skip to the End Featured, Reviews Film Threat
In Sean Cruser’s short thriller, Skip to the End, Lexi (Shalini Bathina) is seen outside her girlfriend’s boss’ home, suffering from intense social anxiety. As a way to calm her down, she opens a half-filled box of bullets. Almost immediately, Rose…
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On The Line Featured, Reviews Film Threat
CINEQUEST FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! On The Line is an exciting film and thriller study about a telephone operator, Agnes (Victoria Lucie), who cannot help herself as a volunteer rescuer and a therapist to callers. Agnes is the leading and…
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Bad Girl Boogey Featured, Reviews Film Threat
NOW ON VOD! Queer fear is here in director Alice Maio Mackay’s bloody LGBTQIA+ slasher Bad Girl Boogey. Written by Mackay and Benjamin Pahl Robinson, the story begins many Halloweens ago in the spooky old Bosch house, where a group of…
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