SHARP LOVE, SHARP KITTENS
"Sharp Love..." is a very, well, sharp short film. Its production value is top quality and the script is really impressive. With a 15 minute running time, "Sharp Love..." manages to cleverly poke fun...
View ArticleOUT THERE
In just a 15 minute running time, Plunkett has managed to successfully make a slow burn horror short with a brilliant pay off...Read More at FilmThreat.com
View ArticleGREG’S GUARDIAN ANGEL
I’d like to see them expand this into a series or perhaps a feature. They have the right confidence to deliver effective comedy and know when it’s time to shift the style in a new direction...Read More...
View ArticleROBOT TEARS
"Robot Tears" has quite a few moments of original comedy – the cleverly written dialogue assists these scenes greatly - but the comedy gets heavy-handed and the jokes eventually become machine-like –...
View ArticleUNIVERSAL SOLDIER: DAY OF RECKONING
"Day of Reckoning" is the "Universal Soldier" follow up we’ve been anxiously waiting for since the release of the original...Read More at FilmThreat.com
View ArticleDESOLATION WILDERNESS
Nothing happens in this movie. Almost the entire running time is two guys hanging out in the woods, wandering around, shooting fireworks, and occasionally playing their musical instruments. This film...
View ArticleSTREET FIGHT
There are a lot of problems with "Street Fight," but the biggest one is the acting, which is not convincing at all. Everyone (and I stress everyone) looks like they’re reading from cue cards that are...
View ArticleMIAMI CONNECTION
Yes, this movie is over-the-top and absolutely bonkers, but it’s also the greatest movie featuring rock ‘n’ roll ninjas you'll ever see...Read More at FilmThreat.com
View Article2 HOURS
"2 Hours" is an original and thrilling take on this over-saturated genre. We've seen victims being bitten and turn into the infected before, but not many have explored a bitten human's journey and...
View ArticleKNIGHT KNIGHT
Writer Nicholas Horwood and director Christina Bucher together can churn out pleasing comedy, but it does become a tad gratuitous. Some of King King’s memorable scenes would really stand out if the...
View ArticleOUR CRISIS CUBA
"Our Crisis Cuba" is an interesting concept, but the short doesn’t carry enough weight or tension to keep the audience engaged. They try hard, but its unrealistic conversations are smothered with...
View ArticleSTILL LIFE
"Still Life" has the quality of a student film – just learning how to put together a story on film...Read More at FilmThreat.com
View ArticleWHERE’S SANDRA?
If you took some ecstasy or dropped some acid, you’ll probably have the time of your life. The film appears to be shot on VHS, and there’s enough colorful filters used to make the Beastie Boys circa...
View ArticleELKO
The idea of "Elko" is unique. Its goal is to exploit one of the cruelties the internet has to offer, and in this case, an under-the-radar message board for sociopaths looking for vulnerable, young...
View ArticleGHOUL
"Ghoul" is not just a homage to silent films, it is a silent film; the only audio is music, the narrative is pushed by body language and props, and title cards, with an abridged to-the-point...
View ArticleTHE BASTARD SINGS THE SWEETEST SONG
It takes a daring and sharp filmmaker to zero in on a sensitive subject without being invasive; Garland never oversteps her boundaries and documents the trauma as best as she can...Read More at...
View ArticleRAVEN’S HOLLOW
With two different types of animation being used in the 11 minute short, it's obvious director Colin Clarke has not just an affinity for this type of filmmaking, but also animation skill and a healthy...
View ArticleCXL
"CXL" reminds me of something Michel Gondry and Charlie Kaufman would have collaborated on in the early stages of their friendship. Sharp writing and themes, where you have to think deep to find their...
View ArticleGOTTA FIND BARRY
"Gotta Find Barry" may be the brain child of a sketch comedy group, What Boy, but nothing is funny about this film. It is meant to be funny, of course, but the story is buried too deep in manufactured...
View ArticleBAILOUT
"Bailout" is an insightful documentary about the decline of our economy, no doubt, but there’s no influential punch there to get the audience up...Read More at FilmThreat.com
View ArticleBLACK BISCUIT
What "Black Biscuit" really seems to be is a collection of things filmed over the years that the filmmaker compiled, loosely edited together and then called a "movie"...Read More at FilmThreat.com
View ArticleTHE ARRIVAL
The idea and execution is funny, but the story makes Louise seem just bored rather than a hopeless woman desperate for money...Read More at FilmThreat.com
View ArticleSPRING BREAKERS
Korine doesn’t live by Hollywood rules. He smashes the shit out of them and makes the films he wants to make. He’s not weird for the sake of being weird. He’s just fucking weird. Take it or leave...
View ArticleTHE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
2014 SXSW FILM FESTIVAL SPECIAL EVENT SELECTION! You will laugh harder than you ever have at a Wes Anderson film and will enjoy all the adventures you see while visiting this five-star hotel — the...
View ArticleJOE
2014 DALLAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL SELECTION! Tye Sheridan marks a continued amazing start to a long career in "Joe." With only a few films under his belt, he’s already commanding the screen and...
View ArticleWE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE
2014 DALLAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL SELECTION! Giff is played by Mark Pellegrino, who took this character and made it his own — he’s menacing, hilarious and not afraid to die. This is the best...
View ArticleCHILD OF GOD
2014 DALLAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL SELECTION! There are better Cormac McCarthy movies than James Franco's grotty "Child of God," an adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize winning author’s novel of the...
View ArticleBRICK MANSIONS
It's not enough to just have kicks, punches, and good-looking stars, most people like a good story to go along with them...Read More at FilmThreat.com
View Article“BLUE RUIN”: INTERVIEW WITH JEREMY SAULNIER AND MACON BLAIR
This unconventional revenge movie is so violent and relentlessly suspenseful... if you can sit through it and not have that holy-shit-something-insane-is-about-to-happen squint on your face once during...
View ArticleTHE ROVER
Michôd hangs on to scenes long enough that the audience is begging for a break in tension. When that break does come, it slices through with an explosive gunshot to someone’s face...Read More at...
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