IRON MAN 2
Favreau and crew have given us the first big, fun popcorn movie of the summer and one I cannot wait to revisit again...Read More at FilmThreat.com
View ArticleSOUND OF NOISE
2010 FANTASTIC FEST SELECTION! When music is at the center of a movie its important for it to excel and in "Sound of Noise," it does. Every session is a treat of varying rhythms, styles and...
View ArticleBUNRAKU
2010 FANTASTIC FEST SELECTION! "Bunraku" is a mixture of many styles, some of which work and some that don't...Read More at FilmThreat.com
View ArticleTHE DEAD
2010 FANTASTIC FEST SELECTION! I admire the The Fords for creating a zombie film that actually is the closest thing I've seen on screen to a World War Z inspired world. And while the hardships endured...
View ArticleLET ME IN
When I first heard of a remake of my beloved film, I was straight opposed to it. How could anyone top the subtle and romantic story we already had from Tomas Alfredson? They haven't, but what we do get...
View ArticleRARE EXPORTS: A CHRISTMAS TALE
2010 FANTASTIC FEST SELECTION! Helander has produced a beautifully shot, superbly acted, and all around wonderful movie...Read More at FilmThreat.com
View ArticleRUBBER
2010 PHILADELPHIA FILM FESTIVAL SELECTION! "Rubber" is not for everyone but Dupieux has created a movie with an emotional connection with an inanimate object while delivering plenty of laughs and...
View ArticleLITTLE DEATHS
2011 SXSW FILM FESTIVAL SXFANTASTIC SELECTION! "Little Deaths" is not for those easily offended by shots of penises, female nudity, gore, graphic sexual situations, or violence...Read More at...
View ArticleEL BULLI – COOKING IN PROGRESS
2011 SXSW FILM FESTIVAL SXGLOBAL SELECTION! "El Bulli - Cooking in Progress," for discriminating food fans and those who seek more than the trite shows on cable, offers a gorgeous inside look at one of...
View ArticleCOLD SWEAT (SUDOR FRIO)
2011 SXSW FILM FESTIVAL SXFANTASTIC SELECTION! Director Adrián García Bogliano has created a thrill ride that walks the line between thriller and a horror film with some genuinely funny comedic...
View ArticleCONVENTO
2011 SXSW FILM FESTIVAL EMERGING VISIONS SELECTION! A metallic ant sits in an outdoor walkway, head twisting and listening for its next prey; it’s a Nine Inch Nails video beset in some of the most...
View ArticleSUPER
2011 SXSW FILM FESTIVAL HEADLINERS SELECTION! It's clear that Gunn has a knack for taking the popular and twisting it on its ass, trying to expose the dark underside. "Super," his latest effort...
View ArticleWASTED ON THE YOUNG
2011 SXSW FILM FESTIVAL FAVORITES SELECTION! There must be a market for "rich kids with problems" movies out there because people keep making them...Read More at FilmThreat.com
View ArticleA BAG OF HAMMERS
2011 SXSW FILM FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT PREMIERES SELECTION! When movie goers are under a constant barrage of indie films looking to tell a heartwarming story that’s been told a hundred times before, it’s...
View ArticleSOURCE CODE
“Source Code” is story that on a basic level will appease an audience looking for a quick thrill ride but one that never quite gives a straight answer...Read More at FilmThreat.com
View ArticleTHE BEAVER
Much will be made about Mel Gibson’s starring role given his recent past, but his portrayal of Walter Black, a man who has now chosen to use a beaver puppet to convey his true emotions, is so...
View ArticleATTACK THE BLOCK
2011 FANTASIA FILM FESTIVAL SELECTION! "Attack the Block" has many successes, the strongest being its young cast of newcomers paired with a few key veterans...Read More at FilmThreat.com
View ArticleTHE WEIRD WORLD OF BLOWFLY
IN LIMITED RELEASE! For any fan of soul and hip-hop music history, “The Weird World of Blowfly” is an engaging, if sometimes shallow, look at a man that time has forgotten...Read More at FilmThreat.com
View ArticleFILM THREAT RETURNS TO FANTASTIC FEST!
If you’re a movie genre geek living in the United States, there is no greater film festival than Fantastic Fest in Austin, TX...Read More at FilmThreat.com
View ArticlePEDOPHILIA, EUTHANASIA AND HUMAN CENTIPEDES: DAY ONE OF FANTASTIC FEST 2011
Pedophilia, euthanasia, human centipedes and a slow burn thriller kicked off my Fantastic Fest on Thursday. Three out of the four movies I saw delivered and one… well, let’s just say it delivered on...
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