Toni Collette Leads an Intriguing Yet Incomplete Adaptation
In any discussion of a series that attempts to adapt a beloved novel, of which this year has already seen several tries to mixed results, a balance must be struck between comparing the two versions of the story and evaluating…
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Jasmine is a Star | Film Threat
Jasmine is a Star, written and directed by Jo Rochelle, introduces us to Jasmine, a teen living with Albinism. Albinism is a genetic disorder that results in decreased production of a pigment called melanin in the skin, hair, and eyes,…
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The Covert Reaches a Turning Point
At the midway point of Season 3, The Mandalorian finally brings into focus a plotline that it has been teasing since the premiere, but in order to reach it — the path is lined with comically ill-equipped pirates. With Episode…
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Farmer Ed | Film Threat
One seldom discussed element of an excellent comedy is the idea of keeping the audience off-balance. One good example of this is filmmaker Azwan’s short film, Farmer Ed. Ed (E. James Ford) and his wife, Birdie (Samantha Nugent), are a pair…
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A Brush of Violence | Film Threat
I think we all know that artists are cut from a different cloth than the rest of us “normies.” One of these differences is in the perception of life/death. Writer-director Daniel Lawrence Wilson’s short film, A Brush of Violence, takes us…
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The Burial | Film Threat
Writer-director Michael Escalante’s The Burial is always hiding something. Thankfully, what is slowly unearthed is not as drab or derivative as simply a reanimated corpse or an abstract curse, but instead something novel and thematically compelling. With the aid of a clever…
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Asante Blackk & Luis Guzmán Elevate A Touching Drama [SXSW]
Directed by Aristotle Torres from a screenplay in partnership with Bonsu Thompson, Story Ave is elevated by the special relationship crafted between its main characters. It doesn’t tell a fresh story, but in Torres and Thompson’s capable hands, the narrative…
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Pay Or Die | Film Threat
SXSW Film Festival 2023 REVIEW! Pay Or Die, directed by Rachael Dyer and Scott Alexander Ruderman, is about the impossible dilemma many Americans face: pay exorbitant prices for insulin regularly and risk financial ruin, or pay higher hospital bills when sick…
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Chris O’Dowd Leads a Series in Search of Potential
What is your life’s potential? Not your job, not your hobbies, but your potential. It is an existential question in an almost cosmic sense that carries with it a great weight. In The Big Door Prize, the new Apple TV+…
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‘Child’s Play’ Documentary Explores Found Family
In the late ‘80s, writer Don Mancini came up with a strange script about a friendly-looking doll coming to life and terrorizing a family. That story would be used by director Tom Holland to create Child’s Play, one of history's…
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Hitchcock’s Feathered Film Earns Its Legendary Status
Last year, I had the thrilling opportunity to remedy a major faux pas in my film enthusiast journey: I finally watched and reviewed Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho. How it took me so long to watch such an iconic and frankly perfect…
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I Call On You My Friends
Joshua Charperrin Woodard’s short film, I Call On You My Friends, tells the story of four friends gathering for the first time in seven years by a campfire. Jim (Jordan Dean Foster) is the one who called the meeting and already…
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