Sick of Myself (Syk pike)
It’s nearly impossible to walk away from viewing Norwegian writer-director Kristoffer Borgli’s Sick of Myself without harboring intense disdain for serial narcissist Signe (Kristine Kujath Thorp) and her slimy boyfriend Thomas (Eirik Sæther). She is an insecure young woman desperate for…
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Alcotraz Manchester Review: Immersive Theatrical Drinking
Immersive theatrical drinking as you put your orange jumpsuit on and get sent to death row at this speakeasy prison. Here’s our Alcotraz Manchester review. Located in Manchester very close to Victoria station lies Alcotraz, one of four UK locations…
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Richard Armitage’s Steamy Adaptation Doubles Down on Toxicity
Based on Josephine Hart's 1991 novel Damage, Obsession takes us down a dark and twisting road of possessive, toxic romance and indulges in the eroticism and unhealthy nature of its subject. The series stars Richard Armitage, Charlie Murphy, Indira Varma,…
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Summoning Sylvia | Film Threat
NOW ON VOD! Come see how to be fabulous even when you have a meat cleaver coming down on your pretty little head in writer/directors Wesley Taylor and Alex Wyse’s spooky comedy Summoning Sylvia. It opens with a séance in…
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Murder Mystery 2 | Film Threat
NOW ON NETFLIX! The road of excess leads to the palace of popcorn butter in director Jeremy Garelick’s sumptuous sequel Murder Mystery 2. The screenplay by series originator James Vanderbilt eschews the obvious mystery on a train angle (the first ends…
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Goin’ Up | Film Threat
A young man resorts to questionable (illegal) methods to be with his love in writer-director Alec Douglas’ short thriller, Goin’ Up. In the not-so-distant future, the Earth is overpopulated and downright dangerous. The wealthy in the world are now living in…
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The Quest For Tom Sawyer’s Gold
The Quest For Tom Sawyer’s Gold is directed by Kirk Harris. The screenplay was written by Nick Pollack, with revisions/additional material by Jerome Reygner-Kalfon and Sebastien Semon. The family-friendly adventure has also assembled quite the cast with the likes of…
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Moon Students | Film Threat
Film is a form of art, and through art, the artist conveys a message. Sometimes the message hits home; other times, it may be lost in translation. Writer-director Daniel Holland’s Moon Students has its share of messages, but are they well-received? The…
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Forest of Death | Film Threat
NOW ON VOD! Director Brendan Rudnicki has unleashed a lean, mean, frightening machine with his lethal horror movie Forest of Death. The film, written by Brendan and Kellan Rudnicki, opens on a spiffy vacation cabin in the woods, where something terrible…
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Gateway | Film Threat
Written and directed by Niall Owens, Gateway starts as a crime-based drama. Mike (Tim Creed) is a haunted man who blames himself for his sister’s death. Sadly, his woes don’t end there, as Mike owes money to some unsavory people. But he…
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Women in the Front Seat
NOW ON TUBI! Get ready to outrun the wind with director Indy Saini’s definitive female biker documentary Women in the Front Seat. Saini embarks on a cross-country trip of the U.S. on a motorcycle for her feature-length debut. The filmmaker’s father…
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East of Eden | Film Threat
100 YEARS OF WARNER BROTHERS FILM REVIEW! “In a hundred years, when you and I are both long gone, any time someone threads a frame of yours through a sprocket, you will be alive again.” So says Jean Smart’s character…
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