Brian Tyree Henry Leads an Excellent Crime Drama
Whenever a series that centers around the FBI gets announced, you can’t help but think that you’re about to witness another entry into the wide array of police procedural shows that have been extremely popular throughout the years. Of course,…
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Hungry Dog Blues | Film Threat
In Jason Abrams’ indie thriller, Hungry Dog Blues, a son is pushed to his physical, emotional, and moral limits to clear his father’s name. Our story opens with Charlie (Jason Abrams) sitting at his father’s bedside, Frank, who lies in…
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Driver 23 | Film Threat
Driver 23 was originally released in 1999. The film, directed by Rolf Belgum, is a chronicle of one man’s life. That person is destined to be a rock legend, a true visionary who will reshape the world somehow. Well, at…
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Bloody Bridget | Film Threat
After doing television for a while, the incomparable Richard Elfman has been on quite the creative streak. From Aliens, Clowns, & Geeks to helping celebrate Full Moon’s many classics with the Carnage Collection, the filmmaker is once again reveling in…
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A Biting If Undercooked Send Up Of Early 2000s Tech Culture
In 2010, Aaron Sorkin created a sub-genre with the release of his Facebook drama The Social Network, a masterpiece and one of the best films released that decade. Since then, there have been plenty of imitators who have failed to…
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Florence Welch Reacts to Her Song in the Film
If you're wondering how it felt for Florence Welch to see her own son featured in Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3, you might come to realize that she felt exactly as devastated as most audiences worldwide. Towards the end…
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Schizopolis 2: Psycho Killer | Film Threat
NOW ON YOUTUBE! Possibly for the first time, a fan tribute out funs its inspiration with writer/director Chris Brown’s very entertaining Schizopolis 2: Psycho Killer. Film buff Chris (Chris Brown) is riding out the pandemic in Toronto in late 2021 with…
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Trace Lysette Stuns In Intimate Portrait Of A Homecoming
Monica begins with an explosion of sound and the bright shine of artificial UV rays. Trace Lysette lays in a tanning bed, her eyes covered by beady protective glasses, while New Order's "Bizarre Love" plays. This extreme close-up, both jarring…
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This Time | Film Threat
LOS ANGELES ASIAN PACIFIC FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! Sebastien Tobler’s romance, This Time, does precisely what romances need to do. The writer-director gets us to root for the lead characters to fall in love, no matter how complicated the circumstances are.…
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AIR Amazon Prime Review: A Movie That Cares
A film about a famous shoe is a concept that is easy to write off but don’t judge a book (or shoe) by its cover and you’ll find one hell of a gem with this Ben Affleck directed movie. Here’s…
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B-Side for Taylor | Film Threat
I’ll say it over and over again, families shouldn’t keep secrets from one another. But then again, that makes for bad drama. Christina YR Lim’s feature film, B-Side for Taylor, reveals the secrets of a family in this coming-of-age story about…
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The Way Out | Film Threat
NOW ON TUBI! Get ready to play rough with writer/director Barry Jay’s muscular suspense film The Way Out. Alex Romero (Jonny Beauchamp) is an alcoholic songwriter who tried to kill himself while drunk. A year of sobriety later, Alex is attending…
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