JessZilla | Film Threat
SF DOCFEST 2023 REVIEW! Directed by Emily Sheskin, JessZilla follows the young Jesselyn Silva, who, at the age of seven, decided she would become a professional boxer. Her single-parent father, Pedro Silva, sees she’s serious and supports her dream 100%.…
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Tim Robinson’s Show Is Still Great
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson is a show that grows on you. Robinson’s truly insane sketch comedy show isn’t a series that you simply watch, it’s one that seeps itself under your skin and becomes part of…
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Colorblind | Film Threat
Would a rose by any other name smell as sweet? Would the color red by any other name appear just as vibrant? Maybe our senses play tricks on us, or perhaps all of our senses perceive the world around us…
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8 AM Metro | Film Threat
A platonic friendship threatens to catch fire in the smoldering drama 8 AM Metro by director Raj Rachakonda. Iravati (Saiyami Kher) is a wife and mother who writes poetry in her spare hours. She gets a call from her little…
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Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie Review – As Heartwarming As It Is Heartbreaking
Michael J. Fox is an actor that I grew up with for years. And not just me, but America was in love with the boy who went back in time, among other things. Fox’s meteoric rise was followed by tragic…
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No Time To Fail | Film Threat
Directed by Sara Archambault and Margo Guernsey, No Time To Fail is as informative as it’s timely. The film was shot during the months leading up to the 2020 election. The filmmakers follow the hardworking election officials in a city…
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40 Below: The Toughest Race In The World
Marius Anderson directs the intensely titled 40 Below: The Toughest Race In The World. The documentary is about the ultramarathon known as Arrowhead 135. The 135-mile course runs from International Falls, Minnesota, to Tower, Minnesota. It is the coldest and…
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Warner Bros Hotel Abu Dhabi Review: A Fanboys Dream
We stayed a couple of nights at the WB Abu Dhabi, Curio Collection by Hilton hotel. The ultimate hotel stay over for every movie and superhero fan out there. Here’s our Warner Bros Hotel Abu Dhabi review. (C) Miral The…
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Before Us | Film Threat
Before Us appears to be about an eccentric San Francisco family but soon turns into a serious documentary about why a mother gave up two daughters for adoption before she was married and had a family. Writer-director Hedia Maron is that…
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Catherine Breillat’s Devastating Drama Exposes Bourgeois Amorality [Cannes]
It would be nice to think that desires are nothing more than preferences, springing organically from a fixed identity and unaffected by outside circumstances such as personal history and societal norms. The reality is, of course, much thornier, and trying…
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Lottery | Film Threat
In Ryan J. Smith’s thriller Lottery, the writer-director questions how far one would go to escape poverty and save their girl. Lee (Mitchell Fisher) is a young adult who hasn’t quite got the adult part of his life in order. At…
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Wei Shujun Adapts A Bleak, Inscrutable Noir [Cannes]
Chinese author Yu Hua is no stranger to Cannes. The famed postmodernist writer’s work first graced the silver screens of the Palais back in 1994 with director Zhang Yimou’s masterclass adaptation of his seminal novel, “To Live.” A searing portrait…
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