Perfectly Good Moment | Film Threat
Relationships contain moments we often will remember forever. These are the moments we treasure. However, what happens when these good moments are not always what they seem? Screenwriters Amanda Jane Stern and Julian Seltzer and director Lauren Greenhall explore this…
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Yes Repeat No. | Film Threat
Juilano Mer-Khamis’ name transcends every aspect of political activism, with polarizing opinions about his sayings, methods, and vision. An IDF paratrooper turned actor and activist, Mer-Khamis’ life was a rollercoaster of his thoughts and actions. Born to an Israeli-Jewish father…
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Twilight (1990) | Film Threat
4K RESTORATION IN THEATERS! The opening shot of György Fehér’s Twilight is not unlike the opening shot of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining—both are aerial perspectives that pan over vast stretches of woodland. But whereas Kubrick’s camera moved with an anxious,…
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The Moon Followed Me to Fallmouth
Joël Gibbs’ animated short, The Moon Followed Me to Falmouth, is the story of a young adventurer sets to Kurt Rosenberg’s song of the same time. Because of economic hardship, our young protagonist must leave his home of Falmouth and…
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Cadejo Blanco | Film Threat
Written and directed by Justin Lerner, Cadejo Blanco begins by introducing two sisters living in Guatemala City. Bea (Pamela Martínez) is older and more carefree, wishing to go out and party most nights. Sarita (Karen Martínez) is more of a shut-in, preferring…
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To Catch a Killer | Film Threat
Well, To Catch a Killer is an odd one. It’s not that the crime genre is uncommon, but rather that Damián Szifron, the Argentinian filmmaker behind Wild Tales, helmed this. Not only that, but it’s also his first film since that seminal 2014 film. It’s…
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A Simple Yet Endearing & Insightful Romance
A Tourist’s Guide to Love follows an ambitious, straight-laced woman who has recently exited a dead-end relationship, and takes a vacation that will have her discovering what it truly means to be adventurous and to be in love. A Tourist’s…
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The Worst Ones (Les pires)
NOW IN THEATERS! Spirals of representation and exploitation swirl together in a seething pinwheel in directors Lisa Akoka and Romane Gueret’s feature The Worst Ones (Les pires). A film crew is shooting a gritty youth drama in the Picasso housing project in…
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Ray Romano Shines As A Father Lost In His Ways
Ray Romano is in the director's chair for the first time for Somewhere in Queens. The movie doesn’t have any flashy filmmaking, but the story is honed in on a single and very strong theme. The film also marks Romano's…
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Dashed Dreams & Trashy Treats
It wouldn’t be an Amy Sherman-Palladino series if there weren’t a handful of musical numbers worked in, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’s latest episode, “Susan,” delivers a healthy dose of musical entertainment. The first three episodes of the series’ fifth…
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Where The Flowers Bloom | Film Threat
Luying Wang’s short film, Where the Flowers Bloom, follows Diana (Dina Selimovic), a former Army officer back home from her tour with her husband. The film opens with Diana, donned in Army fatigues, walking across a peaceful field to a tree…
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Virtual Reality Review: Close But No Cigar
This Argentine horror movie delivers some thought-provoking stuff as you debate what’s real and what’s not. Here’s our Virtual Reality review. The director of a horror film invites the cast and crew to watch the first cut; things take a…
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