The Red Door Featured, Reviews Film Threat
The Insidious series has proven to be a most profitable and fun franchise of possession stories. Starting in 2010, Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne have enjoyed the long-running roles of Joshua and Renai Lambert. They have become so comfortable portraying these flawed,…
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Joy Ride Featured, Reviews Film Threat
NOW IN THEATERS! After watching the trailer for Joy Ride, I didn’t have much hope for it other than the fact that Adele Lim (Crazy Rich Asians) is the director and Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and Teresa Hsiao are the writers. After watching…
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S.Q.U.A.D. Featured, Reviews Film Threat
JERSEY SHORE FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! From Ethan Cyr, Dakota Holmes-Dodge, and Carlos Lavezzari comes a story of a band of unlikely heroes who want to make a difference. In their web series S.Q.U.A.D., the mysterious gelatinous humanoid known as Recluse…
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Thomas Cailley Crafts Heartfelt Sci-Fi
The predatory actions of humans all over the world have put us on an inexorable path of planetary destruction to the point where we fear when and how nature will strike back. Directed by Thomas Cailley, who pens the script…
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Ernst De Geer’s Satire Takes a Jab at Relationships
Satire has a unique way to strip down everyday life and make us laugh about how ridiculous human beings can be. That's exactly the case with Ernst De Geer's The Hypnosis (Hypnosen), a comedy about the performative nature of relationships…
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Patrick Wilson Directs And Leads A Smart And Layered Mix Of Scares And Character Development
The fifth film in the franchise and a direct sequel to 2013’s “Insidious: Chapter 2,” “Insidious: The Red Door” is a confident and satisfying addition to the series. READ MORE: The 25 Most Anticipated Horror Films Of 2023 Picking up…
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Tales from the Apocalypse Featured, Reviews Film Threat
NOW ON VOD! Far too much of Tales from the Apocalypse comes across as derivative. While the film promises a glimpse into another world, too often, what is beheld lacks dynamism. This anthology’s varied perspectives are well constructed, but the characters are…
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Patrick Wilson Makes Directorial Debut
It might sound weird to read a review where the critic talks about how the first Insidious film was one of the first true horror movies they ever sat down and watched, yet that's exactly how this review is going…
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Netflix’s Action-Comedy Is Bad Movie Purgatory
Between My Big Fat Greek Wedding to Crazy Rich Asians, family comedies about meeting one’s in-laws might not have reinvented the scary, pressure-cooker experience so many undergo, but they undoubtedly set a high bar with their flawless charm. For years,…
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All Aboard for Love Review: A Disappointing Voyage into Cliché and Mediocrity
All Aboard for Love, directed by Amy Force, sets sail with a promising premise, as Alison embarks on new oceanic adventures while finding unexpected love with business executive Joel. However, this film quickly derails into an outrageously corny and cliché-ridden…
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Berenshtein Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Director Roman Shumunov and writer Simon Shechter’s Berenshtein is chockful of explosive action, sinister Nazis, and emotional conflict. This historical war drama depicts the efforts of Leonid Berenshtein (Yaroslav Kucherenko), the lone survivor of a Soviet Partisan brigade in the grips of…
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Pham Thien An’s Caméra d’Or-Winning Drama Is A Meditative Spiritual Odyssey [Karlovy Vary]
Winner of the Caméra d’Or for the best first feature film last month at the Cannes Film Festival, writer-director Pham Thien An’s “Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell” is a deeply felt three-hour spiritual odyssey about grief in its many forms. …
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