The End Check Movie Reviews At Film Threat

Now, Dick has given cameras to the families and friends of terminally ill men and women, in “The End”, which puts us at the forefront of their lives, watching what these people go through as Death comes nearer, day by day. Some try to fight it like Phil Francis, who’s losing out to liver cancer. The stories of these men and women are intertwined with that of the Kaiser Permanente Hospice in Los Angeles, who takes care of all of the patients featured in here, with the exception of Rosalie Evans, diagnosed with rectal cancer, who drops the care after being displeased over the fact that she can’t get the medicine she wants, specifically the brand-name kind....

May 26, 2024 · 2 min · 332 words · Ronald Kressler

The Forgotten Reviews Film Threat

Still here? Groovy. Now then, “The Forgotten” introduces us to Telly Paretta (Julianne Moore), a mother who still mourns the death of her son Sam in a plane crash some 14 months ago. Try as she might, and despite the best efforts of her husband Jim (Anthony Edwards) and Dr. Munce, her therapist (Gary Sinise), she just can’t let go. When pictures of Sam start disappearing, Telly at first assumes Jim is trying to force her to accept the loss, but it quickly becomes apparent, as more and more Sam-related paraphernalia vanishes, that something else is afoot....

May 26, 2024 · 4 min · 652 words · Cathryn Ruck

The Legend Of Lake Hollow Featured Reviews Film Threat

Mark (James David West) and his best friend, Carson (Brendan Bald), arrive at a cabin by Lake Hollow all ready for a weekend away. Joining in this guys’ trip is Mark’s brother Dan (Kyle Rankin), who shows up with his fiance, Shay (Liz Atwater), and Shay’s bestie Laurie (Meg Barlowe) in tow. While this is a surprise to Mark and Carson, everyone settles in for a fun time in the woods....

May 26, 2024 · 2 min · 422 words · Carmen Teague

The Mind Is A Liar And A Whore Reviews Film Threat

The film is set in a boarding house populated by a diverse group of kooks: a self-styled star of a conspiracy theory webcam show, an astrologer who is convinced the stellar configurations predicted the attack, a satanist who conducts melodramatic prayers in the secrecy of his bedroom, and an Inuit opera singer who is entertaining a loopy pilot. The patriarch and landlord of the setting is a grizzled vet from the first Gulf War, who passes out masks to his residents and begins to do push-ups as a means of toughening up for the potential of anthrax inhalation....

May 26, 2024 · 2 min · 295 words · Daniel Savage

The Murder Podcast Featured Reviews Film Threat

As luck would have it, a neighbor was found decapitated, and for some reason, the police have declared the beheading as a suicide. Obvious to Chad, the deceased was, in fact, murdered. Chad and Eddie decided to rebrand their ramen podcast to a murder podcast and investigate the crime. The boys’ new venture does not go well as they interfere with officer Stacheburn’s (Levi Burdick) real investigation. Meanwhile, Chad is dealing with problems of his own as his sister Martha (Logan Mariner) and boyfriend Stephen (Brian Emond) want Chad to move out of Martha’s house....

May 26, 2024 · 3 min · 437 words · Peggy Gutierez

The Pez Outlaw Featured Reviews Film Threat

Steven Glew was miserable working as a machinist. His joy was collecting the proof-of-purchase prizes and selling the toys offered in cereal boxes. Eventually, though, the breakfast food companies changed the rules, so the side hustle began drying up. During his last run selling at a toy convention, Glew saw someone trading in Pez dispensers and instantly fell in love. So, he approached them and was given some unexpected advice: the best place to get Pez dispensers is directly from the factories in Eastern Europe....

May 26, 2024 · 3 min · 547 words · Delores Harris

The Problem Of The Hero Featured Reviews Film Threat

Adapting a novel can be fraught with complications. Native Son was the first novel written by Black Man that ever went to the Broadway stage. To that end, Richard Wright (J. Mardice Henderson) contracts to work with then-established playwright Paul Green (David Zum Brennen). We witness the two perspectives present in the thirties. Green, an optimistic patriotic white man, believes in the future promise of the United States; while his fellow Whites may act detestable, Green would rather work through the system....

May 26, 2024 · 3 min · 469 words · Lynne Jackson

The Scene Featured Reviews Film Threat

Our story begins thusly…a man (Vlad Alexandrov) walks into a doctor’s (Samson Zilic) office and says he has a horrible rash. The doctor responds, “I’m not a doctor. I’m a zoologist!” Then followed by a punch line. Before the doc can say “zebra,” the director (Connor Morley) yells cut as the line is “marine life scientist” and not “zoologist.” The director soon realizes he hired the wrong actor. Running at five minutes, The Scene is a very silly comedy sketch as Samson Zilic goes take after take, flubbing his line to disastrously humorous effect....

May 26, 2024 · 1 min · 194 words · Steven Caldon

The Star Wars Report Line Em Up Film Threat

What makes sports so different? I mean, it isn’t as if there are that many physical differences in the two fan demographics. I realize that athletes are in much better shape than the rest of humanity…it kind of goes without saying. But every dorky fat guy munching on Cheetos and downing Mountain Dew while playing “Knights of the Old Republic” for the umpteenth time has an undiscovered soulmate – a Leia to his Luke (or, for sports fans, a Ronde to his Tiki) – at a sports bar eating buffalo wings and drinking beer by the pitcher....

May 26, 2024 · 2 min · 412 words · Billy Reece

The Test Reviews Uncategorized Film Threat

And despite having an extremely good-looking actor pretend to be rich while hitting on her, Julia stays committed to her man. Unfortunately, once the ball of doubt gets rolling, it seldom stops, and Nathan begins coming up with increasingly disturbing and convoluted tests to see if Julia is indeed the one for him. Of course, little good can come of such behavior. The Test takes pre-marital paranoia to the extreme....

May 26, 2024 · 2 min · 373 words · Adam Jamal

The Three Musketeers Part Ii Milady Featured Reviews Film Threat

However, instead of Constance, the captive he finds turns out to be Milady de Winter (Eva Green), the murderous spy of the Cardinal (Eric Ruf). D’Artagnan makes a deal with the devil to help Milady escape in exchange for her help finding Constance. Meanwhile, facing the upcoming war, Athos (Vincent Cassel) heads home to say farewell to his little son Joseph (Ruben da Silva) before marching off. And where are the other two musketeers, Aramis (Romain Duris) and Porthos (Pio Marmai)?...

May 26, 2024 · 3 min · 563 words · Patrick Tibbs

Unboxing Insanity Featured Reviews Film Threat

Chris Brown (Christopher Brown) is living a nine-to-five life as a duct cleaning customer service representative who receives a package. The package is labeled with his former name, Victor Burke, and like any influencer, he decides to unbox it for his streaming channel, Unboxing Insanity. The box contains evidence from his former life as Burke. Unboxing Insanity is a WTF DIY short film of a man whose life is slowly unraveling and where events from his past are delivered on his doorstep, pushing him to the point of insanity....

May 26, 2024 · 1 min · 198 words · Lizzie Fields

Zeta The Dead Awaken Featured Reviews Film Threat

Writer and Director Amanda Iswan wastes no time thrusting the audience into the hordes of the undead in Zeta: The Dead Awaken. There is some slight prologue, but as soon as Deon gets in a fight at school, the waves of zombies begin to pour into the city. Survival instincts kick in, and Deon makes his way back to his apartment, fearing for his mother’s life. The days soon begin to drag on....

May 26, 2024 · 3 min · 498 words · Adam Mayes

A Cat S Life Featured Reviews Film Threat

A young girl, Clémence (Capucine Sainson-Fabresse), rescues a kitten found in her Parisian attic. She names it Lou, and they quickly form an unbreakable bond. This bond is realistic, as pet owners know that quadruped dependents become part of the family for years, seeing one through tough and good times. Lou, like Clémence, is timid and naïve about how the world can rapidly change. Clémence’s family ventures to the countryside for a vacation, where Lou’s curiosity leads to adventures in the woods that the curious cat must face head-on....

May 25, 2024 · 3 min · 519 words · Patrick Palmer

Alice And The Vampire Queen Featured Reviews Film Threat

Alice (Shelby Hightower) works at a small greasy dinner, flipping burgers for a boss who verbally abuses her and threatens to call her parole officer at a moment’s notice. It’s far from befitting the high-class chief Alice was when she graduated culinary school. When the last straw breaks, Alice is fired/quits, leaving her unemployed and desperate, a combination a mysterious stranger soon exploits. The stranger, Charles (Graham Wolfe), offers her $500 to p one dish and the potential of a job if his boss likes it....

May 25, 2024 · 3 min · 521 words · Elizabeth Stockdill

Antisocial Behavior Reviews Uncategorized Film Threat

Joe (Jackson Kuehn) is a socially awkward artist whose self-imposed solitude is a problem his roommate Scott (Chad Bishop) desperately wants to help solve. Scott convinces Joe to accompany him to a party, and things seem to go well enough, especially when Joe strikes up conversation, and a friendship, with Wendy (Mary Elizabeth Boylan). It’s later on in the evening, when Joe participates in a drinking game of “Truth or Bullshit,” where things begin to fall apart....

May 25, 2024 · 3 min · 618 words · David Lawson

Apartheid Revisited Interview With Director Connie Field Interviews Film Threat

This remarkable political achievement is the subject of Connie Field’s brilliant documentary “Have You Heard from Johannesburg: Apartheid and the Club of the West.” The film is actually the fourth in a series of six films on the history of apartheid’s rise and fall, and the latest bravura achievement for a filmmaker who is a is a two-time Oscar nominee (for “Forever Activists” in 1990 and “Freedom on My Mind” in 1994) and part of the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry (for her 1981 documentary “The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter....

May 25, 2024 · 4 min · 725 words · Melodie Savage

Ark Of The 17Th Featured Reviews Film Threat

Watching the live stream of their neighbor, Iris (Tay Witcher), Jazz is frustrated that all she’s doing is making stew in her kitchen. When she takes a shower, Curtis snoops around the apartment looking for clues, then runs into the closet, and Iris hops out of the shower when she hears some noise. Later, a couple appears in the apartment and starts making out. Here the case starts to unravel in a very horrible way....

May 25, 2024 · 1 min · 206 words · Tyler Claridge

Arthur The King Featured Reviews Film Threat

Several years later, Mikael is a failed real estate agent and still regrets never winning the big race. A bug of victory is itching, and he convinces Helena that he has one final race within him on the 430-mile race in the Dominican Republic. In no time, he secures some meager financing and pulls together a team consisting of rookie racer Olivia (Nathalie Emmanuel), Chik (Ali Suliman), and a reluctant Leo....

May 25, 2024 · 3 min · 462 words · Jack Johnson

Called To Duty Featured Reviews Film Threat

Country (Susannah Jane), Riddles (Brandi Mosko), Edge (Cabrina Collesides), Wiki (Erica Seeling), Riot (Whitney Star), and Bear (Marisa Pangaro) are members of the aerial stunt spectacular the Wing Girls. Combat pilots often look down on the pilots of this division of the U.S. Air Force, as the Wing Girls are more of a public relations event. This frustrates them, though not as much as the condescending way several male pilots talk down to them....

May 25, 2024 · 3 min · 430 words · Mark Buckley