Gringa | Film Threat
NOW ON VOD! Soak up the sun, crack open a cold one, and sidle up to the engaging dysfunctional family drama Gringa, directed by Marny Eng and E.J. Foerster. Written by Patrick Hasburgh, the film is about Marge (Jess Gabor), an…
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The Light Keeps Me | Film Threat
The Light Keeps Me, directed by David Orantes and written by Nora Alameddin, has a three-minute runtime, and yet, there is so much emotion and craft on display. The film begins with six-year-old Yosselin (Allyson Juliette) sitting on the living…
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The Boogeyman Review: Don’t Forget Your Night-light
From the mind of best-selling author Stephen King comes “The Boogeyman.” High school student Sadie Harper and her younger sister Sawyer are reeling from the recent death of their mother and aren’t getting much support from their father, Will, a…
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Review
Every once in a while, an animated film comes along that propels the medium to a new frontier. Snow White, Toy Story, and Spirited Away are a few titles that come to mind. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is another example…
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Song Kang-ho Stars in Inconsistent Satire
The concept of a movie within a movie is hardly new. From Tropic Thunder to the Scream franchise, and even miniseries like Irma Vep, we're operating on well-trodden ground. Films of this sort are more about the act of filmmaking,…
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Review
When Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse released in 2018, it was clear Sony Pictures Animation had something special and with the sequel, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Sony solidifies the series as one of the best film franchises of all time. Joaquim…
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White Men Can’t Jump Review: A Painfully Dull Remake Devoid Of Soul
White Men Can’t Jump, directed by Calmatic, attempts to revive the cult classic from the ’90s but falls drastically short of capturing the essence that made the original film so memorable. With disappointing performances, flat cinematography, and a distinct lack…
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Disney Pixar Film Is a Formulaic Rom-Com
It's a story as old as time: two characters from different and opposing cultures become star-crossed lovers and their love helps bridge the gap between people. Elemental is, at its core, a romantic comedy. While Disney Pixar joints have hinted…
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The Best Superhero Series Yet?
“Let’s do things differently this time,” Gwen Stacy (voiced by Hailee Steinfeld) says in the opening moments of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. That seems to be the mantra of the Spider-Verse series, which began with 2018’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,…
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Interface | Film Threat
Parents and children are the fraught center of many a drama. In this latest entry into the tormented world of bad parents and messed up kids, we find two sisters, Claire (Samm Wiechec) and Kaley (Makenna Perkal). Their father was…
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He’s Dead & So Am I
Screenwriter Gabe Martinez makes his feature-length debut with the comedy He’s Dead & So Am I. Martinez co-directs alongside actor Gabe Casdorph, also making his feature-length debut here. They’ve wisely chosen a simple story that requires a small cast to…
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Song of the Cicada | Film Threat
SF DOCFEST 2023 REVIEW! Arguably, the best documentaries are about just your plain old, run-of-the-mill, eccentric person who is a legend to only a handful of people. Such is the story of Robert and Aaron Weiss’ documentary, Song of the Cicada,…
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