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Blowing Up

By Alan Ng | November 2025

In Blowing Up, writer-director A.J. Fitzgerald drops us into a day in the life of a couple struggling with the fallout of…

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Blowing Up

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In Blowing Up, writer-director A.J. Fitzgerald drops us into a day in the life of a couple struggling with the fallout of grief. Scott (Don-Dimitri Joseph)...

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Sanctuary

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Writer-director John Cheney's Sanctuary is a haunting psychological drama about grief, isolation, and truth. Set against a stark winter landscape, the film...

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Sundance Film Festival 2022 Wrap Up

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The Film Threat team descended upon the icy tundra of the Sundance digital platform in January 2022, for another year of watching the first of this year's...

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One of the few film festivals devoted to conscious and spiritual filmmaking at its best. The Shift Your World Film Festival culminates with the...

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Sun Valley Film Festival Celebrates 10 Years as SVFF Streaming

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For many cinephiles, the pandemic may have brought them closer to their film-watching passion, with so many film festivals opting for a virtual event....

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Screamfest LA Kicks Off At Drive-In With Books of Blood

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Screamfest LA will kick off on October 6 with the Opening Night screening of Books of Blood, based on Clive Barker’s acclaimed and influential horror...

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A Filmmaker’s Guide to Film Festivals (During a Pandemic)

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During this pandemic I find it especially important to highlight the small festivals that make the ecosystem of independent film promotion. If we don’t...

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Over 300 Short Films Compete for Oscar Consideration at Hollyshorts

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Celebrating its "Sweet 16," the HollyShorts Film Festival is going virtual to a global audience for the first time from November 9-15, 2020. One of the...

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Smarthouse Bringing Your Film to Market: You Are Not a Black Swan

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"Black Swan Theory," developed by economist, mathematician, and philosopher Nassim Taleb, deals with outlier events of unexpected magnitude and...

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The Idaho Horror Film Festival is Scary Fun

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There’s something to be said for the sexy, fear-filled allure of horror films. We often flinch and squirm while watching these films, but rarely do we...

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