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3 weeks 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.
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4 weeks 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?
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1 month 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.
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1 month 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.
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1 month ago | 
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.
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2 months ago | 
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.
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2 months ago | 
battleroyalewithcheese.com | Josiah Teal
Anuja: Review Anuja: Review. By Josiah Teal. Anuja gets its name from its 9-year-old protagonist, Anuja, a math prodigy working in a sewing mill in India. Despite child labor laws, Anuja and her older sister work 14-hour days in horrible conditions to survive.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
filmthreat.com | Josiah Teal
Picture Day is the latest short film by writer/director Kelly Pike; the coming-of-age short features Oona Yaffe as Casey, a twelve-year-old thrust into a new school the day before picture day. Her new school is the latest in a long line of new schools, as her dad’s job in the military has the family constantly adapting to new social environments.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
filmthreat.com | Josiah Teal
Kinji Fukasaku has been a notable director of Japanese cinema since the 1960s. Most famous for his crime and chaotic action films, Fukasaku made a name for himself directing gritty Yakuza thrillers like Battle Without Honor and Humanity in 1973 and the Japanese segments of the WWII epic Tora Tora Tora in 1970. But, at the end of his career, Fukasaku changed cult cinema forever with his dystopian masterpiece Battle Royale, released in 2000.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
filmthreat.com | Josiah Teal
Narrated by Jason Lee, Tommy Avallone’s documentary The House From is equal parts nostalgia-fueled documentary and HGTV. The premise is simple: visiting the houses of all your favorite movies and TV shows. But what would life be like if you lived in the house from Home Alone, seeing hundreds of fans every day, or if fans were throwing pizzas on your roof like in Breaking Bad? What’s life like when everyone knows your house?
