Map Heist | Film Threat
A trio of friends is on the fishing trip of a lifetime in Teddy Pryor’s thriller short, Map Heist. Ava (Sofia Goorno), Bellamy (Forest Quaglia), and Oliver (Chris Whitcomb) are on a lazy fishing trip. When Oliver’s only fishing lure gets…
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Cage & Hoult Are Excellent In Aggressively Mediocre Comedy
Directed by Chris McKay from a screenplay by Ryan Ridley and Robert Kirkman, Renfield starts off strong before deteriorating in quality. Its premise, primarily having to do with leaving a codependent relationship, is great on the surface, but the decision…
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Netflix Series Delivers Its Fiery Side Way Too Late
While some states are best known for their sights and attractions, Florida is known for its “Florida man” meme about a seemingly single man breaking laws through an infinite bounty of the wildest, most outlandish events. But as these real-life,…
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Wildflower | Film Threat
It all starts with an intriguing idea for a story. And when it has heart, you have a winning indie film. Such is the case with director Matt Smukler and writer Jana Savage’s feature film, Wildflower. When we first meet teenager…
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Renfield Review | Flickreel
How do you compete with Nicolas Cage as Nicolas Cage in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent? Nicolas Cage as Count Dracula! It’s rather astonishing that it’s taken this long for Cage to play a vampire, especially since his uncle,…
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Toni Collette Is Perfect As An Unexpected Mob Boss
There are some movies that, just from the premise alone, sound like they'll be a blast. Catherine Hardwicke's new film Mafia Mamma is one such title, and it certainly leans into the silliness of its central conceit. In some ways,…
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Russell Crowe Can’t Save This Unholy Disaster
The horror genre has always got an unfairly bad rap. Audiences will make up their mind about a movie just by the poster or title alone. If it’s a straightforward scare fest, it will be deemed “stupid” or “predictable.” If…
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Toni Collette Stars in Unfunny, Repetitive Comedy
It feels odd to say it, but one expected more from Mafia Mamma. It was unlikely to be the next comedy masterpiece, but it still could have been disposable fun. After all, even the most flawed of comedy films can…
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Chrissy Judy | Film Threat
Any real friendship is a two-way street, but the unpleasant truth is that not all friendships are built to last. In Chrissy Judy, writer-director-star Todd Flaherty observes the collapse of a queer friendship and the frightening, isolating path one must take…
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For Whom the Bell Tolls
With the penultimate episode of the season, The Mandalorian finally picks up its momentum—tying together its loose narratives and delivering a nerve-wracking adventure. While there is no question that Season 3 has had its standout episodes and fun moments, it…
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Leda | Film Threat
Leda has no dialogue in it. I don’t mean that in a silent movie way, with the dialogue showing up as interstitials. Screenwriters Wesley Pastorfield and Samuel Tressler IV have told their version of the ancient Greek myth with no…
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If I Could Ride | Film Threat
Directed by Shawn Welling and based on the book of the same name by Don Miller, If I Could Ride is a low-budget, family-friendly equestrian drama. The story charts the internal and external struggles of two teenagers who couldn’t be any more…
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