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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Fat Girl Featured, Reviews Film Threat
HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! During adolescence, teens are in a desperate search for their identity. Writer-director Makez Rikweda’s horror short, Fat Girl, shows just how far one teen will go to find it. Lexi (Stella Stevens) is an awkward high…
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Puppy Love Review: A Quirky Rom-Com with Paws and Potential
When it comes to romantic comedies, the genre has a tendency to follow a familiar formula: two unlikely individuals are thrown together by chance, their initial interactions are marked by awkwardness and misunderstanding, and eventually, they find their way to…
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For the Animals Featured, Reviews Film Threat
One of the participants in co-writers and co-directors Sadhvi Anubhuti and Sadhvi Siddhali Shree’s For the Animals talks about a stray dog. “He (the dog) has a story to tell, and unfortunately, it is in a language that we do not understand.”…
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Bad Things Review: A Frosty Descent into Mediocrity
Director Stewart Thorndike’s Bad Things promised an intriguing blend of psychological suspense and chilling horror. The story is innocently about a weekend retreat among friends that turns into a gruesome ordeal. Expectations were high for a film that could effectively…
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Since August Featured, Reviews Film Threat
CINEQUEST FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! The freshest of takes. I’m going to say that Diana Zuros’ feature film, Since August, isn’t the most original story from a plot standpoint, but it is about as fresh of a take on trauma,…
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Two Lives in Pittsburgh Featured, Reviews Film Threat
CINEQUEST FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! Writer-director-actor-producer Brian Silverman brings another low-budget/high-quality indie to the world with Two Lives in Pittsburgh. This feature is the story of Pittsburgh handyman Bernie Evers (Silverman). His mother, Carla (Annie O’Donnell), is dying, and he…
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