Jimmy Zip: Reloaded | Film Threat
Yes, the title Jimmy Zip: Reloaded sounds like a poor mockbuster of the Johnny English or Max Havoc series. In reality, this is the director’s cut of the 1999 drama, which was itself based on writer-director Robert McGinley’s 1996 short, also titled Johnny ZIp. Why the “reloaded”…
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What’s Love Got To Do With It?
NOW IN THEATERS! Has the idea of arranged marriages fallen by the wayside, or is there some wisdom to the process? Writer Jemima Khan and director Shekhar Kapur explore all the possibilities love offers in their feature rom-com, What’s Love Got…
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Caviar | Film Threat
Writer-director Jacob Michael King’s cinematic debut, Caviar, is a conspiracy-tinged thriller. Antigone (Betsey Brown) is mourning her brother’s death, well-known political pundit Jeremiah (Al Warren). This tragedy happens as their father, Eddie (James Healy Jr.), is slipping further into the…
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The Oldest Posse | Film Threat
Brett William Mauser’s The Oldest Posse was filmed in the historic Mescal Movie set in Benson, Arizona. The added production value is instantly seen on screen, as the old-school western is the filmmaker’s best-looking film. The sets sprawl well outside the frame,…
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Interstate | Film Threat
Writer-director Samuel McIntosh’s Interstate is like a dream, drenched in eerie darkness and comforted by nurturing quiet. The short film, while heavily abstract, has just enough structure to raise compelling questions and likewise has just enough mystique to create lasting pathos. It’s…
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 IMAX Review: An Emotional Farewell
It’s emotional, it’s charming, it’s fun and it looks amazing on the big screen. Here’s our Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 IMAX review. Still reeling from the loss of Gamora, Peter Quill must rally his team to defend the…
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One of These Days | Film Threat
I drive a Volkswagen Golf. I’m about as far-removed as one can be from Southern truck culture. Still, I can always appreciate the allure of the South (particularly the dripping humidity of Louisiana) as a setting for films. As distant…
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Look into the Fire | Film Threat
A student’s experiment into neuropsychology and memories goes horribly wrong in writer-director Tim Morrill’s sci-fi thriller, Look into the Fire. Adam (Artie Shase) is a graduate student partnered with Samantha (Jackie Dallas), Seth (Myles Brown), and Jerry (David Silva). They struggle…
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Barrera & Mescal Bring The Heat In Disjointed Reimagining
Benjamin Millepied makes his directorial debut with his screen adaptation of Bizet’s opera Carmen. The reimagining supplants the setting and time, strips the characters of their arcs, and selectively features segments of the opera's music sung by a French choir.…
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Dr. Teeth and Company Are Ready to Rock
You know how sometimes you'll be listening to a brand-new song for the first time, and you're just not sure about it at first? The intro is maybe a little slow and different from the band's usual sound. But then…
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Anxious Nation | Film Threat
I know I am not alone in thinking that adolescence was the toughest period of my life. What a mess those years can be! Strange emotions hit you from every angle, and the pressure to succeed is at its peak.…
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Much Darker and Somehow Better Than Ever
The mark of a great television show — a truly great one — is when it becomes difficult to remember a time before it even existed. Such is the case with Tony McNamara's The Great, which follows the "Almost Entirely…
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