A Promising Yet Perilous Final Chapter
The beginning of the end is upon us once again. Though it was not all that long ago that the final season of the original series of The Walking Dead shambled to a close while leaving open the door for…
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Overwrought & Undercooked Crime Thriller Is Unwatchable
Arthur Penn’s Bonnie and Clyde was a highly influential piece of cinema that ushered in a new era of violent and stylish storytelling that featured young people at the center. It was controversial and sexy, launched both title stars to…
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Dealing With Dad | Film Threat
NOW ON VOD! From the title alone, it is clear that Tom Huang’s Dealing with Dad is about a child’s strained relationship with their father. Fractured familial relations is not a novel narrative beat by any means, so the writer-director has…
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Friendship Unites a Fierce Foursome
Five years and one pandemic after Book Club introduced audiences to the heartfelt and hilarious story of four women reconnecting and reinventing their lives while drinking wine and reading Fifty Shades of Grey together, Book Club: The Next Chapter sends…
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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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