Talk to Me Featured, Reviews Film Threat
NOW IN THEATERS! What if the Ouija board was updated for the augmented reality age? That is essentially the premise of Talk to Me, an electrifying debut from the Brothers Philippou, who has amassed a fervent following under the nom…
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Command Z Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Steven Soderbergh has had a wild and unique career in Hollywood. Whether one loves all his films, only some, or hates his entire output, there’s no denying that Soderbergh has just made whatever suited his fancy. To that end, the…
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Koli Taal Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Sometimes the most relatable stories aren’t the most complicated. This is the key to Abhilash Shetty’s Koli Taal (The Chicken Curry), a warm and humorous whodunnit involving a missing rooster essential to the titular dish. You read that correctly. The…
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The Atomic Cafe Featured, Reviews Film Threat
4K RELEASE ON BLU-RAY AND VOD! The Atomic Cafe, a brilliantly crafted archive of United States Government propaganda films, is more timely now than ever. Military scientists eagerly crawl around a tangle of thin metal beams and girders as a crane…
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Called to Duty Review: An Uninspired and Painfully Boring Adventure
Called to Duty, directed by Ashley L. Gibson, claims to take audiences on a thrilling adventure, following a squadron of female Navy air show pilots as they find themselves thrust into combat alongside a male fighter pilot. However, beneath the…
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Stars Featured, Reviews Film Threat
The great American tradition of New York underground cinema shines on in writer/director Mars Roberge’s striking feature Stars. Adapted from the play by Doron Braunshtein, the movie follows the toil of a group of homeless women staying in a shelter in…
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“Viking Wolf” (2022): Terrifying Transformation
Teenager Thale (Elli Rhiannon Müller Osborne, “Royalteen”) has recently moved with her family from Oslo to a quaint Norwegian community for her mother’s (Liv Mjönes, “Midsommar”) new job as the town’s police chief. Almost immediately a fellow high school student…
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It Is In Us All
Unwanted and unseen describes the two primary characters of writer-director Antonia Campbell-Hughes’ audacious feature-length debut, It Is in Us All. Repressed yet complacent, […] The post It Is In Us All first appeared on Film Threat. Disclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated…
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Haunted Mansion Review: A Ghostly Misstep That Fails to Fully Unravel Its Potential
In a world where haunted houses have been a staple of horror cinema for decades, Justin Simien’s take on the classic tale in Haunted Mansion attempts to bring a fresh perspective to the genre. Unfortunately, while it displays glimmers of…
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Awake Featured, Reviews Film Threat
PORTLAND FESTIVAL OF CINEMA, ANIMATION AND TECHNOLOGY 2023 REVIEW! There is a genuine hopefulness at the heart of writer-director Greg Derochie’s Awake. At only five minutes long, the sci-fi short has an extremely simple scope but accomplishes much. There is some…
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TMNT: Mutant Mayhem Review – Do The Turtles Return With a Bang?
Get ready to join the beloved Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in their latest animated escapade, “TMNT: Mutant Mayhem”! Directed by Jeff Rowe, this action-packed film bursts onto the screen with a visually stunning animation style. While some may draw comparisons…
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Return to Dust Featured, Reviews Film Threat
The elephant in the room with writer-director Li Ruijun’s drama, Return to Dust, is that it was promptly banned in China under suspicious circumstances after a relatively successful release. When a film like this is banned in its home country, perhaps…
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