Istina (Truth) Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Awestruck just isn’t a big enough word to describe my reaction to director Tamara Denic’s world-shaking short, Istina (Truth), written by David M. Lorenz. Jelena (Nika Rozman) is a photojournalist for an independent newspaper in Belgrade. She is raising a…
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‘The Persian Version’ Review — Comedy and Catharsis in One Heartfelt Package
When you sit down to watch a movie, the hope is always that it will resonate in some way, particularly when it's a movie about a group to which you belong, and historically a group forgotten or excluded from most…
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Puppy Love Featured, Reviews Film Threat
LA FEMME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! They’re just dogs! As a dog owner myself, my dogs have been like children to me…just ask my actual child. When walking through the pet stores and shelters, we all look for those…
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Muzzle Featured, Reviews Film Threat
It’s not Turner & Hooch. Yet, it’s definitely not Cujo. John Stalberg Jr.’s Muzzle is a much more grounded story of a police K-9 and its human partner. While on a call about a suspicious car full of illegal drugs,…
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Joyful Immigrant Tale Is Funny & Free-Spirited
Summary "The Persian Version" tells the story of a mother and daughter, celebrating Iranian-American culture and exploring familial dysfunction through fresh eyes. The movie's fearless narrator, Layla Mohammadi, brings a buoyant energy to the story, despite the fractured bonds between…
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One of the Best For Years!
Thorpe Park Fright Nights delivered some new additions this year but there was one star that stood out from the rest. A brand new scare maze that has stepped up the quality of Fright Nights offerings, here is our Stitches…
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Three Blind Mice Featured, Reviews Film Threat
NOW ON VOD! What’s ferocious enough to disembowel Mickey while sewing Minnie’s mouth shut? Three Blind Mice, directed and edited by Pierre B from a script by David Malcolm. When I was growing up in the 1980s, young people in horror…
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Bare Bones Adaptation Lacks Finesse, But Has Heart
Summary Desperation Road, directed by Nadine Crocker, explores guilt, shame, and revenge in the Deep South through the story of a struggling single mother and a man recently released from prison. While the screenplay by the author of the source…
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Herd Review: A Muddled Fright
Steven Pierce‘s Herd attempts to blend the horror of a zombie outbreak with the chaos of warring militia groups, creating a nightmarish world where survival hangs by a thread. While the film boasts a talented cast, including Ellen Adair, Mitzi…
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Exposure Featured, Reviews Film Threat
NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! Writer and director Peter Cannon’s feature film debut, Exposure, pushes paranoia and post-traumatic stress to the edge. Reminiscent of a Hitchcock thriller, this psychological thriller follows the wild-eyed, stressed-out, and blood-baring Tanner (Douglas Smith), who writes computer…
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Dear David Review: A Shallow Descent into Paranormal Clichés
Dear David, a brand new supernatural horror film directed by John McPhail (best known for directing the delightfully wholesome horror comedy Anna and the Apocalypse) and based on Adam Ellis’ Twitter thread of the same name, is a disappointing and…
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Moving, Captivating & Brilliantly Acted
Summary Killers of the Flower Moon is a devastating and captivating film that showcases the cruelty, violence, and greed of the murderers and the agony suffered by the Osage Nation. Martin Scorsese has crafted a dark and intricately layered story…
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