‘Invasion’ Season 2 Review: Sci-Fi Series Reinvents Itself
This review was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the series being covered here wouldn't exist.On television, there are plenty of shows that cling to the past…
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American Homeboy Featured, Reviews Film Threat
I’ve spent a significant portion of my life studying the Chinese immigrant experience in coming to the United States. I share this only to say that I found great fascination and empathy in Brandon Loran Maxwell’s American Homeboy. The writer-director’s documentary…
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A Misfire For Netflix Animation
Summary Netflix's "The Monkey King" falls short due to a poor script that lacks a dramatic center and fails to hook the audience. The film initially presents a clear motivation for the Monkey King's character, but fails to explore this…
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Alexander Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Alexander Gruda, the subject of Ardit Sadiku’s eponymous documentary Alexander, seems like an odd choice for the star of a feature-length first. The older immigrant lives in New York City and works as a doorman at one of the Trump…
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Hulu’s Action Comedy Falls Flat
This review was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn't exist.Oh, to be young, insecure, and looking for a fight. This is…
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Craig Robinson Comedy Improves Almost Everything
This review was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the series being covered here wouldn't exist.Season 1 of Killing It became a hit thanks to the wild…
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Life After Incarceration Featured, Reviews Film Threat
The criminal justice system in America has always been somewhat dysfunctional. Almost Home: Life After Incarceration, a documentary by Bill Wisneski, sheds light on the United States prison system and the vicious cycle of recidivism that it has created. The sad…
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Netflix Animation Takes a Comedic Turn
This review was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn't exist.It's probably safe to assume that a good number of us were…
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Ride Baby Ride Featured, Reviews Film Threat
HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! It’s absolute car-nage in writer-director Sofie Somoroff’s horror short, Ride Baby Ride. Celina Bernstein plays a young car mechanic who purchased the car of her dreams, a 1978 Camaro. The car isn’t exactly in the greatest…
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Alive Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Did I board the Train to Busan or wake up 28 Days Later? Writer/director David Marantz’s Alive spins a story of loyalty, friendship, and low-key intrigue in a different view of an infested zombie world. The zombies are not the stars. It’s the people that populate…
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Emirates A380 Business Class Review: Fly Like a Movie Star
One of the most surreal trips of my life and I’ve finally managed to find some time to get just one highlight of this insane trip to Dubai written down. Here’s my Emirates A380 business class review. (C) Emirates Booking…
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Isla Soledad Featured, Reviews Film Threat
HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! In Omar Deneb Juárez’s short film, Isla Soledad, a mother finds herself alone in a world crumbling around her. Sonia (Leidi Gutiérrez) is carrying the burdens of the world on her shoulders. Recently divorced, Sonia has…
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