Prime Video’s Witchy Horror Actually Understands The Restaurant Industry
There are several culinary series — about making food, about chefs, about traveling and being introduced to a variety of foods from different cultures — and movies about the restaurant industry (the dark comedy The Menu instantly comes to mind).…
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‘The Walking Dead Daryl Dixon – The Book of Carol’ Episode 2 Recap
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon - The Book of Carol Episode 2. Last year's The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon was one of the best spin-offs of the original The Walking Dead series,…
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‘The Penguin’ Episode 3 Recap
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for The Penguin Episode 3. Much like a penguin will dodge leopard seals left and right, Colin Farrell's Oz Cobb kept on marching past death in last week's episode of The Penguin, and…
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Folie À Deux Featured, Reviews Film Threat
In Todd Phillips’ sequel to Joker, Joker: Folie à Deux, Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) is imprisoned at Arkham Asylum, awaiting trial. His lawyer, Maryanne Stewart (the always reliable Catherine Keener), is trying to get him moved to a better hospital…
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Tin Soldiers Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Approximately 3.3 million children in the United States are taking medication for ADHD. Yet only 33% are receiving a treatment plan that combines both medication and therapy. Aris Federman’s short film Tin Soldiers examines this phenomenon through the eyes of…
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I, The Executioner Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Crime may be universal, but it’s fascinating to see how crime is approached in other countries. The way crime is investigated in South Korea is very similar to how it is in the United States, both in real life and…
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Inedia Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Writer-director Elizabeth Cairns’ Inedia follows Cora (Amy Forsyth), a hairstylist with extreme food allergies. When visiting her sister, Madeleine (Rachel Drance), and her husband, Alex (Eric Gustafsson), Cora has a severe reaction after eating a salad dish with eggs. Cora’s…
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National Geopgraphic’s Visually Stunning Documentary Turns Tragedy Into Hope & Joy
Blink is a touching documentary following the extraordinary adventure of one family who turn a devastating diagnosis into something that brings them infinitely closer. As with any documentary from National Geographic, the film is full of stunning sights from some…
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Schism Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Lost arts from indie film lore are revived and unleashed in the spectacularly campy spine-tingler Schism, written and directed by Thor Moreno. One day, Nola (Cait Moira) walks into the house, opens the bedroom door, and starts screaming at what…
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Intimate, Dizzying South Korean Ghost Horror Puts Newlyweds In A Terrifying Ordeal
"Together We Can Overcome Anything" reads a decorative burnt wooden board in the efficient and modestly decorated apartment of the newlyweds Hyun-su and Soo-jin. The South Korean version of a "Live, Laugh, Love" portrait hanging on the wall of a…
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‘Little Bites’ Review – A Palatable Maternal Horror With Issues That Eat Away at Its Success
It's always hard to be a parent when you're wrestling with your demons, but it's particularly hard when that struggle is literal. Little Bites, the latest directorial outing from Spider One, follows Mindy (Krsy Fox), a mother with a terrible…
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‘Monster Summer’ Review – A ’90s Throwback That Offers Nostalgia, and Not Much Else
Those who grew up in the '80s, '90s, and even early 2000s are more than familiar with the family adventure films of the bygone era. There's not really any other way to describe these movies other than they typically follow…
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