Category: Reviews
Follow Her | Film Threat
Follow Her | Film Threat

Have you ever been watching Deathtrap and wished it was a more serious horror-thriller than the comedy it is? Then director Sylvia Caminer and writer-star Dani Barker’s Follow Her is for you. They throw a bit of Dot The I…

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Michael Shannon’s Directorial Debut Gives Judy Greer the Spotlight She Deserves [Tribeca]
Michael Shannon’s Directorial Debut Gives Judy Greer the Spotlight She Deserves [Tribeca]

If you manage to go in blind to “Eric Larue,” the directorial debut of actor Michael Shannon, you might think the titular character is dead. His parents, Janice and Ron (Judy Greer and Alexander Skarsgård, respectively), go through the motions…

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Copyright Infringement | Film Threat
Copyright Infringement | Film Threat

David Sabshon’s documentary, Copyright Infringement, explores the controversies surrounding art, fair use, and copyright infringement. While these topics are discussed, the film focuses more on an Australian artist who managed to subvert the elitist system that controls the business and narrative…

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The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster
The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster

NOW IN THEATERS! There’s nothing like seeing Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein recreated with a woman. That is exactly what we get with writer-director Bomani J. Story’s The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster. Even better, an intelligent Black teenager living in the projects is…

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Aloners | Film Threat
Aloners | Film Threat

For his feature debut film, Hong Sung-eun wrote, directed, and edited the South Korean drama Aloners. When we meet the main character, Jina (Gong Seung-Yeon), she is in the midst of a customer call who is trying to delete a…

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Moon Garden | Film Threat
Moon Garden | Film Threat

Moon Garden is what would’ve happened if Terry Gilliam directed MirrorMask (we can all agree Tideland never happened, right?). The dramatic horror fantasy is the sophomore feature of writer-director Ryan Stevens Harris and his first in roughly a decade. That…

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‘The Graduates’ Review: A Promising Feature Debut
‘The Graduates’ Review: A Promising Feature Debut

From documentaries like Bowling For Columbine to The Fallout, which features one of Jenna Ortega’s best performances, movies about school shootings are not new and are unfortunately more timely than ever. The Graduates has quite a few similarities to the…

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Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire | Film Threat
Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire | Film Threat

Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire, directed by Trip Jennings and written by Jennings and Ralph Bloemers, is a documentary about the devastating effects and surprising aftermath of wildfires. David Oyelowo narrates as sumptuous shots of raging fires burn hillsides in California and…

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An Incisive Portrait Of Internalized Homophobia
An Incisive Portrait Of Internalized Homophobia

Blue Jean is a strikingly confident feature. With her debut, writer-director Georgia Oakley has made a film that knows exactly what it intends to explore and goes about it by wielding mood, an especially tricky tool in the filmmaker's kit,…

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The Hole in the Wand York Review: Magically Themed Craziness
The Hole in the Wand York Review: Magically Themed Craziness

It was time to indulge in some lighthearted fun at this quirky and rather magical little York attraction as we bring you our The Hole in the Wand York review. After visiting The Shop That Has No Name I was…

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Blue Jean | Film Threat
Blue Jean | Film Threat

Writer-director Georgia Oakley’s Blue Jean shows that there are very few things more difficult than having to hide an integral part of oneself from a “dignified” society. Living the lifestyle one chooses versus maintaining respectability in the community is an impossible choice…

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The Shop That Must Not Be Named Review: A Muggle Mistake
The Shop That Must Not Be Named Review: A Muggle Mistake

We went all the way to York to finally step inside the most hyped Harry Potter shop in the entire country and we left bitterly disappointed. Here’s our The Shop That Must Not Be Named review. Located at 30, The…

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