Role Play Review: A Lackluster Attempt at Mixing Action & Comedy
Role Play, directed by Thomas Vincent and boasting an ensemble cast featuring Kaley Cuoco, David Oyelowo, Bill Nighy, and Connie Nielsen, promised to deliver a unique blend of action and comedy. Unfortunately, this film falls short of its potential, offering…
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The Thin Black Line Featured, Reviews Film Threat
A phrase often heard over the past few years across the United States of America, in the wake of a summer of civil unrest and public outcry, is “defund the police.” It is a phrase loaded with connotations and undoubtedly…
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Lift Review: A Heist Comedy That Fails to Soar
Directed by F. Gary Gray and written by Daniel Kunka, Lift is a heist comedy that aspires to join the ranks of classics in the genre but falls flat in execution. Starring Kevin Hart, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Vincent D’Onofrio, Úrsula Corberó,…
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Devil May Care Featured, Reviews Film Threat
With Devil May Care, director Sam Mason-Bell, producer James Cullen Bressack, and screenwriter Chuck Wagner move into more kid-friendly territory than usual. Missy (Annabella Rich), Brad (Aidan Harris), Pam (Nicole Katherine Riddell), Mac (Jack Perry), Elaine (Anaïs Marden), and Tom (Eliot…
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Emmys 2024 Review — Did Voters Only Watch ‘Beef,’ ‘The Bear,’ & ‘Succession’?
The Big Picture The 2024 Emmys focused too much on nostalgia and past TV shows, taking away from the current TV landscape. The same few shows won most of the awards, making the ceremony predictable and unexciting. The choice of…
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The War Within Featured, Reviews Film Threat
In Marta D’Ocon’s short thriller, The War Within, a young woman is forced to decide between which devil to serve. Matilde (Sabrina Hartmann) is the daughter of two very strict parents who dream of one day going into the city…
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The Coronation Featured, Reviews Film Threat
A young man comes into his own at a New York City drag show in Dhruv Sud’s short film, The Coronation. Jacob (Dash Katz) is a young man living in New Jersey, and he’s lost. At a full dinner table,…
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Circus Of The Scars Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Circus Of The Scars, the feature-length debut of writer-director Cory Wees and co-writer Jan Gregor, explores a peculiar moment in the early 1990s. Alongside the rise of grunge, the revival of the sideshow act occurred. Jim Rose spearheaded the show…
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Screwdriver Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Have you ever asked yourself, “What the hell did I just watch?” No? Well, writer/director Cairo Smith’s psychological thriller Screwdriver, might just get you to blurt it out. After being left by her husband, Emily (AnnaClare Hicks) travels across the country…
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Ink Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Straight from the Santa Monica College Film Program is Ink, written by Alci Rengifo and director Osvaldo Ozuna. The 13-minute short starts with a mother and a son being separated by ICE officers. The boy, Dominik (Alexis Cervantes), reacts with anger…
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Hulu’s Entertaining Murder Mystery Has A Flair For The Dramatic
Summary Death and Other Details is an entertaining murder mystery series with quirky characters and quality production design. The show struggles with its lead character, Imogene, who lacks depth and fails to elicit empathy. The series embraces color and creativity,…
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Mean Girls (2024) Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Bigger, Brassier, and Gayer than its predecessor, Mean Girls (2024) is a saccharine overload of cinematic bombast. Whereas in the original 2004 Mean Girls, Damian was the only openly gay character, here both our narrators, Damian Hubbard (the profoundly campy Jaquel…
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