‘Bad Monkey’ Episode 3 Recap
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Bad Monkey Episode 3. The Big Picture Yancy deduces Phinney's riches came from a scam with the severed arm, leading to his murder and Eve's psychopathy. Rosa and Yancy infiltrate a Medicare…
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Masters of The Grind Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Years ago, it was the guilty pleasures of Video Nasties, the secret passed down knowledge by friends of a film sequence that makes you wince or go, “They can’t do that,” even though they did. All of this is part…
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A Dr. Mario Love Story Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Finally, a love story for us nerds. Mark Scheetz’s documentary, A Dr. Mario Love Story, follows the love story of Mark’s good friend, Dana, and his wife, Rachel, as they compete at the Dr. Mario Championship tournament in Columbus, Ohio.…
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The Fridge Featured, Reviews Film Threat
We live in a society where if something breaks, we buy a new one. Maybe you attempt to watch a YouTube tutorial on how to fix it, and then pay someone to fix it, and then end up having to…
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Skincare Featured, Reviews Film Threat
NOW IN THEATERS! Yes, there will be moisturizing in the star-powered thriller Skincare, directed by Austin Peters. The screenplay by Peters, with Sam Freilich and Deering Regan, was based on true events and is set in Los Angeles in 2013.…
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American Daydream Featured, Reviews Film Threat
HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL 2024 REVIEW! Most people feel that the American Dream is a reality. For others, as Ziyu Luo’s short film eludes, it’s merely an American Daydream. Marilyn Yang (Jessica Lee) is living the American Dream—from her mother Hui’s…
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Bananahead Featured, Reviews Film Threat
HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL 2024 REVIEW! The dream of making it in Hollywood is often a nightmare in Christopher Greenslate’s thriller short Bananahead. Andi Sanger (Sally Maersk) is an aspiring actor who, as luck would have it, is up for the…
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Space Ryder Featured, Reviews Film Threat
HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL 2024 REVIEW! Space Ryder is a science fiction actioner written by Vivian Yoon and directed by Jeff Sloniker. Conner Bean stars as intergalactic bounty hunter Ryder, who is telling the story of his latest acquisition to a bartender…
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‘The Soul Eater’ Review – This Horror Procedural Is Sparing Yet Devastating
The Big Picture Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury step away from their horror-first roots. Achieves a sustainable level of procedural thrills. Lacks a bit of narrative tightness, but still succeeds as a suspenseful mystery. Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury have…
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‘Gunner’ Review – Luke Hemsworth and Morgan Freeman Action Movie Is a Mess
The Big Picture Luke Hemsworth is trying but has nothing of substance to work with. Gunner feels like a movie that spent 90% of its effort in post-production. The experience sets back action genre gunplay to the PlayStation 2 era.…
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‘The Good Half’ Review: Nothing Can Elevate This Grief-Stricken Tale Beyond The Realm Of Average
“Elizabethtown. ““Dean.” “August: Osage County.” All somewhat recent cinematic efforts of the past several decades revolving around a person or two dealing with the passing of a family member, more often than not, accompanied by a return to their childhood…
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Midnight Featured, Reviews Film Threat
HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL 2024 REVIEW! The legendary Takashi Miike directs Midnight. The 18-minute short is an adaptation of Osamu Tezuka’s manga written by Yûsuke Watanabe. Gang members are chasing Kaede (Konatsu Kato). These thugs wish to extort Kaede over her…
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