Josiah Teal

Illinois

Film Critic at Film Threat

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Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning - The BRWC Review

1 week ago | battleroyalewithcheese.com | Josiah Teal

Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning – The BRWC Review Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning – The BRWC Review. A franchise now spanning four decades, Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning promises one last mission for Ethan Hunt and his band of covert agents. The journey began with Brain De Palma in the original spy thriller installment Mission Impossible.
The Extraordinary Miss Flower: Review

3 weeks ago | battleroyalewithcheese.com | Josiah Teal

The Extraordinary Miss Flower: Review Equal parts avant-garde musical and spy romance documentary, The Extraordinary Miss Flower is extraordinary in every sense of the word. The film is a performance documentary compiling the letters of Geraldine Flower and her lovers.
Read Frame Type Film: Book Review

3 weeks ago | battleroyalewithcheese.com | Josiah Teal

Read Frame Type Film: Book Review Read Frame Type Film: Book Review. By Josiah Teal. The Bell curve of film books ranges from fun plot-summary listicles to dense hyper-niche deep dives, with plenty of critic pieces and biographies in between.
Sound Spring: Review

3 weeks ago | battleroyalewithcheese.com | Josiah Teal

Sound Spring: Review Sound Spring: Review. Directed by Catalina Alvarez, Sound Spring explores the history of Yellow Springs, Ohio, through eight unique vignettes. Entirely narrated by the small town’s residents, the documentary blends slice-of-life storytelling with reflections on the town’s dark history.
The Electric State: The BRWC Review

2 months ago | battleroyalewithcheese.com | Josiah Teal

The Electric State: The BRWC Review The Electric State: The BRWC Review. By Josiah Teal. The Electric State has everything a studio thinks would make a hit. The film features the Russo Brothers directing and once again collaborating with their MCU writing partners from the Captain America films and the conclusion to the Infinity Saga.
Gillyfish: Review

2 months ago | battleroyalewithcheese.com | Josiah Teal

Gillyfish: Review Gillyfish: Review. By Josiah Teal. Gilly (Aoife Commons) and Lana (Cat Coyle) discuss Gilly’s estranged father and the oncoming confrontation they will have when reuniting. But Gilly poses a plan: what if Lana were to pose as Gilly and confront her father? What if Lana could convey the pain and guilt that Gilly cannot?
The Monkey: The BRWC Review

2 months ago | battleroyalewithcheese.com | Josiah Teal

The Monkey: The BRWC Review The Monkey: The BRWC Review. By Josiah teal. Based on Stephen King’s short story, The Monkey promises supernatural terror from the title to the trailer to the opening scene.
Death Education: Review

2 months ago | battleroyalewithcheese.com | Josiah Teal

Death Education: Review Death Education: Review. By Josiah Teal. Quan Jianbo is a high school teacher in China who teaches a “death education” class. The class encourages students to have open and honest conversations about death, eliminating the unknown or the taboo in favor of respectful discourse.
Talk: Review - film reviews, interviews, features

Feb 28, 2025 | battleroyalewithcheese.com | Josiah Teal

Talk: Review Talk: Review. By Josiah Teal. Writing on Talk for the quantity of storytelling seems superfluous; it’s only two minutes, so someone could almost watch the film in less time than it would take to read a review. Yet in quality, Talk is worth every minute and more.
A/way: Review - film reviews, interviews, features

Feb 21, 2025 | battleroyalewithcheese.com | Josiah Teal

A/way: Review A/way: Review. By Josiah Teal. From Eat, Pray, Love to Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade, travel and self-discovery often go hand-in-hand on the silver screen. A/way is no exception, as a new assignment kickstarts travel journalist Anna’s journey through grief, loss, and self-acceptance.