Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Review
Although Jeremy Irons’ presence made for an unintentionally hilarious watch, 2000’s Dungeons & Dragons otherwise took itself too seriously. That’s not to say players don’t take D&D campaigns seriously. When your character dies in a campaign, it can feel like…
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Pothole | Film Threat
In Derek Rosenfeld’s short film, Pothole, a couple is stranded on a dark roadside with a flat tire. Of course, Betty (Sam Simone) is hopelessly fixing the tire while Clyde (Matt Algozzini) figures out their next move… inside the car. Then,…
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Malcolm Speaks | Film Threat
At first glance, Michael Wynn’s short film, Malcolm Speaks, appears to be simply actor Micahel Wynn (credited as Michael X) reenacting Malcolm X’s famous House Negro Field Negro speech. But Wynn is able to connect Malcolm’s words from 1963 to…
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Go Through the Dark | Film Threat
Guanglin Yu is an 11-year-old Go prodigy living in mainland China. However, Guanglin’s skill in the classic strategy game is unique because he is almost entirely blind. After placing second in a significant Go tournament, Guaglin’s single father sees him…
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Bheed (2023): A Crowd In Distress
Bheed (2023): Starring Rajkumar Rao as police inspector Surya Kumar SinghThe socio-political drama unfolds. It was March 24, 2020. The honorable Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a.k.a “PM Modi”, made an abrupt announcement at around 8 PM that the entire…
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Adventurados | Film Threat
Blue-collar science fiction is a time-honored tradition. Silent Running, Dark Star, Outland, and Moon all demonstrate a conceit wherein corporate overlords screw over the working man. Oftentimes, these films take place around the orbit of the Moon or somewhere we haven’t yet been in the…
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Chaotic Fantasy Adventure Rolls a Hit
For years, the concept of adapting the vast and immersive canon of Dungeons & Dragons into a successful feature film seemed insurmountable — but there's no denying that the tabletop role-playing game has been given a new resurgence lately, thanks…
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Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a Life
SXSW FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! When people say the word “artist,” they mean a painter. For most humans on this rock, art = visual. It’s oddly limiting, given that in order for the person to paint a thing, they first…
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Unwelcome | Film Threat
NOW IN THEATERS! Writer-director Jon Wright’s Irish folk horror flick Unwelcome follows young couple Maya (Hannah John-Kamen) and Jamie (Douglas Booth). The young couple lives in London and is trying to have a baby. The night Maya finds out she is…
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The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse
NOW ON APPLE TV! Prepare to be entered involuntarily into a treacle chugging contest with the Oscar-winning animated short The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse, directed by Peter Baynton and Charlie Macksey. It is the adaptation of the…
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Fighting Olympus | Film Threat
Writer-director Julian Hampton’s action drama, Fighting Olypmus, is his sophomore feature-length effort. As the title implies, Hampton updates the characters from ancient Greek myths for a modern and more grounded approach. While this is a noble task, the film is…
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Another Body | Film Threat
SXSW FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! The ability to destroy lives from the comfort of a darkened room on your computer is getting easier and easier. One such case of humiliation and doxing is told in co-directors Sophie Compton and Reuben…
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