The latest episode of Starfleet Academy is yet another disaster Chris Gore and Alan Ng are joined by The Angry Badger, Verbal Riot, Nerd Cookies, Derek Anderson and Steph from My Nerdy Home. Hilarity ensues! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Reviews of How to Make a Killing, I Can Only Imagine 2, EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, Kokuho, Cold Storage, Psycho Killer, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Episode 7 and more. Plus an interview with Hellfire director Isaac Florentine. Hilarity ensues! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Reviews of Sam Raimi's Send Help, Shelter, Arco and more. Plus an interview with Grizzly Night director Burke Doeren. Hilarity ensues.

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F1 dominates the box office! And is Ironheart a hit or a dud? Alan Ng is joined by The Angry Badger, Verbal Riot, Nerd Cookies, Steph from My Nerdy Home, Robert Meyer Burnett and Epic Mike. Hilarity ensues.

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Love it or hate it, fandom is still fractured over the most controversial Star Wars film since, well, the last one. The debate about The Last Jedi continues, this time at a packed house at Dragon Con in Atlanta. Moderated by Chris Gore, debate team members include Bryan Young, John Hudgens, comedian Shane Mackey, Mary Anne Butler, Bobby LePire and Patty Hawkins. As this is the middle debate in the trilogy, someone is for sure going to lose a limb.

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Angie Wang is a force of nature. The first-time writer/director tells a very personal story... her own. Her debut feature MDMA is not just about the party drug Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (commonly known as ecstasy), it's Angie's own journey involving loss, redemption and discovering oneself. Angie talks to Chris Gore and tells all. Yes, you read that right. All. Well, everything within legal limits anyway.

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Too long. Too short. Too... something. Some short films are just unwatchable, but what are the elements of a great short? And what are the most memorable shorts ever made? The Film Threat staff has the answers. Join Alan Ng, Anthony Ray Bench, Chris Gore, Dante James, Jess Del Pino and Bobby Schwartz for a compelling conversation live from the HollyShorts Film Festival in Los Angeles. Hilarity ensues.

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Documentary filmmaker Stephen Maing is a man on a mission with his latest film Crime + Punishment. Stephen uncovers harmful policing practices that resulted in a lawsuit that nearly tore apart the New York Police Department. Chris Gore interviews Stephen and learns the struggles involved in making a documentary about such a controversial topic.

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The wildly successful Sharknado franchise spawned six movies and became a global phenomenon. Anthony C. Ferrante is the director behind all of the Sharknado films and now that it's all over, he can finally tell us everything. In this in-depth interview, Anthony reveals the secret origin of the original, the cast that might have been, along with Sharknado Easter eggs that will blow your mind. This episode jumps the Sharknado! Oh, and it's all about family.

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Filmmaker Megumi Sasaki (Herb & Dorothy) has delivered another incredible documentary with A Whale of a Tale. Hosts Anthony Ray Bench and Chris Gore have a frank conversation with Megumi about dolphins, environmentalist outrage, whales, cultural misunderstanding, and fish.

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We're celebrating our 100th episode of the Film Threat Podcast by pointing our critical eye on movie critics themselves. Film reviewers have gotten a bad reputation lately and some of it, well, a lot of it is deserved. Discover how to communicate with critics strategically to get the result you want, which is a good review. Opinions abound from a roundtable of critics from Film Threat including Alan Ng, Anthony Ray Bench, Chris Gore, Dante James and more. (Recorded live at the HollyShorts Film Festival in Los Angeles.)

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For over a decade, filmmaker Bing Liu documented his skateboarder friends' lives revealing the struggles boys face in that gap between childhood and adulthood. Bing's debut feature Minding the Gap is the winner of the Sundance Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Filmmaking. Chris Gore and Anthony Ray Bench chat with Bing about his own transition from skateboarder to filmmaker to one of the subjects of his own movie.

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Penn Jillette stars in Adam Rifkin's Directors' Cut, a movie that Film Threat editors agree is the most original, bizarre, must-see movie in years. An indictment of movies themselves and the audiences that obsess over them, Penn Jillette's performance as Herbert Blount is pure genius. Adam discusses Director's Cut, his unusual career and how to make original movies in a business that worships safe, unoriginal work. Hilarity ensues.

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Comedian and first-time feature filmmaker Bo Burnham joins Chris Gore and Anthony Ray Bench on the Film Threat podcast. Bo chats about transitioning from comedy to filmmaking, anxieties about social media, memories of eighth grade and we also talk about his movie, Eighth Grade. Bo also reveals his influences, what it was like to work with the super-talented Elsie Fisher, and nailing the authenticity of young teens on screen. Don't forget your hall pass!

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Reviews of F1, M3GAN 2.0, Train Wreck: Poop Cruise on Netflix and more. Plus an interview with director Nick Verdi about his mumblecore indie horror film Sweet Relief. Hilarity ensues?

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On July 19th, 2018, artist, indie filmmaker and super-nerd Jon Schnepp passed away unexpectedly. Schnepp was a friend to the show, and just an all around good guy. To honor the King of Sweaties, we've compiled clips of Jon's many appearances on the Film Threat Podcast. These treasured moments will live forever and hopefully bring just a little comfort to the friends, family, and fans that will miss him dearly.

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Live from San Diego Comic-Con comes... The Last Last Jedi Debate. If you mention The Last Jedi to any group of Star Wars fans, opinions are mixed. Some loved seeing Luke Skywalker for the first time in decades. While others didn't quite get the Luke they wanted. Love it or hate it, fandom is fractured over the most controversial Star Wars film since, well, the last one. The Film Threat Podcast will seek an end to the debate, provide understanding and heal the wounds for Star Wars fans here and everywhere in the galaxy. Moderated by Chris Gore, debate team members include Charles de Lauzirika, Anthony Ray Bench, Mary Anne Butler, Steele Saunders, Cliff Stephenson, Dante James, Travis Langley, J.C. Reifenberg, Nikole Zivalich, and Annie Cruz. (Our unfortunate prediction is that this will not be the last... Last Jedi debate.)

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Screenwriter Stephen Susco (The Grudge, The Possession, Texas Chainsaw 3D) delivers a frightening directorial debut with Unfriended: Dark Web. The sequel to Unfriended takes a bizarre turn into realism -- a horror-thriller taking place in real-time mostly over Facebook. I mean, this could happen to you! Stephen chats with us about the movie, our screen-obsessed culture and the true terrors of social media. Click like! Swipe right! And don't forget to share!

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Photographer and filmmaker Lauren Greenfield discusses her shockingly intimate documentary Generation Wealth. The film is part indictment of our luxury-obsessed culture and a very personal examination as Lauren turns the cameras on herself and her family. She chats with Chris Gore and Anthony Ray Bench about what led to this incredible doc, finding compelling wealthy subjects, and, of course, money. Generation Wealth will be released by Amazon Studios in theaters on July 20.

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Rampage, Baywatch, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle -- it doesn't matter what movie Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson stars in, he's always good. But the movies themselves, well... it's not what you want to smell when The Rock is cookin'. Dwayne's latest action flick is Skyscraper which leads to a passionate discussion of all of his movies and how to bottle The Rock's undeniably raw talent. Recorded live at the Arclight Cinemas in Hollywood over many drinks. Apologies in advance.

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SPOILERS! Paul Rudd returns as Scott Lang, criminal on the run, master thief and the Ant-Man. In Marvel's Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scott gets some back up from Hope Pym (Evangeline Lilly) aka the Wasp, to solve the baffling mystery of, well, you'll just have to hear. Lost moms, the quantum realm, Goliath, Stan Lee and more! Film Threat Editors assemble as Chris Gore, Dante James, Alan Ng and Anthony Ray Bench talk Ant-Man spoilers along with in-depth theories about that shocking end credits scene. Whaaat?!

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Writer/director Boots Riley delivers a dystopian vision of the future that is not far from our present in the bizarre comedy sci-fi, Sorry to Bother You. Cassius Green (Lakeith Stanfield) discovers he has a gift and uses it to climb the corporate ladder in a journey that ends... well, not how you'd expect. Capitalism, using your white voice, Danny Glover, and the history of hip-hop music dominate the conversation about one of the year's most controversial films. Chris Gore and Dante James delve deep with director Boots Riley over drinks at the Scum and Villainy Cantina.

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Mackenzie Davis (Blade Runner 2049, Tully, Halt and Catch Fire) stars in Izzy Gets the F*** Across Town and writer/director Christian Papierniak tells us all about it. Learn about love lost, bad choices, riot grrls, shooting in LA and getting Mackenzie Davis to star in your indie movie. Hear the real story behind this badass, punk rock Alice in Wonderland. (We F***IN' love this movie!) Hosts Chris Gore and Anthony Ray Bench chat with Christian over beers at the Scum & Villainy Cantina in Hollywood.

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Hold onto your butts! Anthony Ray Bench and Jurassic Park super fan Megan Kathleen give their take on the latest from the iconic franchise, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. How does it compare to the original? Did it satisfy their Jeff Goldblum quota? Did they scream in terror, or roll their eyes at all the dumb dino-action? Take a stroll in the park and find out. Rate and subscribe to the Film Threat podcast, or you'll be a Jurassic lunch (maybe).

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Los Angeles festival Dances with Films features amazing new independent work by emerging filmmakers. Film Threat editors Alan Ng and Chris Gore discuss the best shorts, docs, and features from DWF, now celebrating its 21st year. And as a bonus, Gore goes on a rant about one of the year's best films, How to Talk to Girls at Parties. Recorded live from the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

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Will Superman save the day? Will Marvel's The Fantastic Four: First Steps save the MCU? Will Ironheart save Disney+? The promotional tour continues for Superman and a new trailer for Fantastic Four debuts. Hilarity ensues.

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Through his groundbreaking PBS show Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, Fred Rogers sought to teach children about kindness. And with the release of the acclaimed documentary Won't You Be My Neighbor? we learn the startling truth about the real Mr. Rogers. (He was really, really nice.) Director Morgan Neville and producer Nicholas Ma discuss their unprecedented access to the Rogers' family archives, how the show dealt with topics like gun violence and Fred's mission to use television to impact generations of kids.

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British filmmaker Bart Layton began his career in reality TV with the groundbreaking series Locked Up Abroad. For his latest feature American Animals, a true story of a heist gone wrong starring Evan Peters and Barry Keoghan, Bart faced a host of new challenges. Chris Gore interviewed Bart during the SXSW Film Festival where the two discussed his transition from reality TV to features and beyond. Pulling off this interview during SXSW was much like a well-planned heist.

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Is Deadpool 2 destined to be an action comedy classic? Did Solo lightspeed past our low expectations? Dante James and Anthony Ray Bench give their tightlipped opinions of Deadpool 2, meanwhile across the galaxy, Chris Gore and Matt Arevalo (Loot Crate) made the Kessel Run with Solo: A Star Wars Story and share their initial thoughts. Time traveling mutants and starships collide in this spoiler-free double feature special. Grab your blue milk, a couple of chimichangas, and be sure to subscribe, rate, and comment.

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The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival has arrived! Film Threat's Alan Ng spoke with the filmmakers behind Searching, Call Her Ganda, For Izzy, Fiction and Other Realities, In The Light of Music, It's a Party, The Fever and the Fret, and First World Problems, he also chatted up fest director Francis Cullado. Plus Alan and host Chris Gore fall down numerous rabbit holes all leading to movies. Subscribe, rate, and leave comments on this special film festival edition of the Film Threat Podcast.

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Avengers Infinity War is the culmination of more than 75 years of comic book history and 10 years of storytelling from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Was it worth it? A cosmic tribunal of comic book critics led by Chris Gore, Dante James, and a newly resurrected Anthony Ray Bench bring balance to the universe with their spoiler-filled review.

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Blowin' Up, Jonathan, The Fourth Estate, State like Sleep, and more are discussed and debated by Film Threat writers Natalia Winkelman and Chuck Foster in our third and final dispatch from the Tribeca Film Festival. Thank you Tribeca. We love NYC!

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Zoe, Little Woods, Phantom Cowboys, Slut in a Good Way, and more are covered in Film Threat's second dispatch from the Tribeca Film Festival with guest host Natalia Winkelman and colleague Aleah Papes. The result is a lively discussion you must hear.

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Tully, Stockholm, Disobedience, In a Relationship, Duck Butter, The Miseducation of Cameron Post, Slut in a Good Way, Mary Shelley, Blue Night, and You Shall Not Sleep, these are just some of the movies Film Threat writers Natalia Winkelman and Matt Passantino viewed at the Tribeca Film Festival. The pair shares their thoughts and offers a preview of what's next on their busy festival schedule. Subscribe to Film Threat to hear all of our Tribeca Film Festival coverage, it's the closest thing to being in New York City at the fest.

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Indie filmmaker and performer Darious Britt has found a way to make a living doing what he loves. He has a YouTube channel with over 250,000 subscribers, his short Seafood Tester toured international festivals and screened at Aspen Shorts Fest, and his very personal feature film Unsound is about to be unleashed. So what has he learned? On the eve of the premiere of his feature directing debut, Darious talked to Chris Gore and Anthony Ray Bench during the Mammoth Film Festival.

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A Quiet Place and Blockers are reviewed. One is an intense creature feature and the other has John Cena butt-chugging a forty. What's our final verdict? Plus films from the recent San Luis Obispo International Film Festival. And Anthony Ray Bench makes a HUGE announcement that will change the Film Threat podcast FOREVER!

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Will Marvel's Disney+ series Ironheart save the MCU? Chris Gore and Alan Ng are joined by special guests Verbal Riot and Derek Anderson to review all six episodes of the Ironheart series. Hilarity ensues?

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Boo! We booed when the screening ended. A dumpster fire in the form of a film. Ugh! Anthony Ray Bench is aghast. Norman Gidney is horrified. And Chris Gore goes off on an epic rant the likes of which has never been heard in the history of podcasts! Listen to discover the worst movie we have seen in 2018 (so far). Plus two random people join in the conversation. Awful. Just awful.

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Solo: A Star Wars Story, Avengers: Infinity War, Ready Player One, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, and more were debated at this "Jedi Council" of movie geeks who gathered to record a live podcast at WonderCon. Join Anthony Ray Bench, Charles de Lauzirika, Cliff Stephenson, Alan Ng and special guests Bill Watters and Mary Anne Butler for a cinematic battle moderated by Chris Gore. And may WonderCon be with you.

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Slamdance co-founder Dan Mirvish's latest film Bernard and Huey screened at the Arclight Cinemas in Hollywood where he took the time to chat about... everything indie. The discussion ranges from tracking down Jules Feiffer's script, festivals, indie film distribution and disruptive marketing techniques for filmmakers. Hilarity ensues.

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The party may be winding down in Austin, Texas, but the indie films go on. Chris Gore and Film Threat writer Natalia Winkelman meet up to discuss various documentaries, shorts and features they've seen at SXSW including American Animals, Wild Honey Pie, Shiva Baby, Eighth Grade, Ready Player One, Wobble Palace, and many more.

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SXSW is known for debuting incredible documentaries and the 2018 festival is no different. Chris Gore interviews comedian and talk show legend Dick Cavett, along with doc filmmaker Robert S. Bader, about their movie Ali and Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes.

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ANTIFA activist Daryle Lamont Jenkins is one of the subjects in the documentary, Alt-Right: Age of Rage which premiered at SXSW. Chris and Daryle chat about racism, fascism in America as well as the wisdom of Yoda and Doctor Who.

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The book by Ernest Cline is filled with a cornucopia of pop culture with references to video games, movies, cartoons, more video games and the 80s. The movie from Steven Spielberg is not exactly the book, so how does it translate? Chris Gore delivers his non-spoiler review recorded just after the World Premiere of Ready Player One at the SXSW Film Festival.

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Eugene Kotlyarenko's delightfully odd Wobble Palace premiered at the SXSW Film Festival. The tragically funny romance is about a polyamorous couple searching for love everywhere but the home where they both live. Chris Gore interviews director Kotlyarenko and his co-star, actress Dasha Nekrasova. We also learn how to pronounce Kotlyarenko. And, yes, there was collusion.

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From Oscar-nominated director Ava DuVernay comes a Disney adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle's classic children's book, A Wrinkle in Time, starring a beyond talented multiracial cast. What could go wrong? Film Threat's Dante James and Anthony Ray Bench tear through a galaxy of green screen effects to give you the answers you've been searching for. So, what's the final verdict? Listen and subscribe to Film Threat, then tell a friend to do the same. Let's get out of here!

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First-time director Cory Finley is the creative force behind Thoroughbreds, which wowed audiences at Sundance in 2017, and now the film is in theaters. From Thoroughbreds' beginnings as a stage play, the idea behind tone management and what it was like to work with the late Anton Yelchin. Join co-hosts Chris Gore and Anthony Ray Bench for an intimate conversation with Cory... and you might even learn the technique. Support the Film Threat podcast, please subscribe and share this episode. We'd seriously love that.

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Will 28 Years Later change the zombie movie genre? Chris Gore and Alan Ng are joined by The Angry Badger, Verbal Riot and Derek Anderson. Hilarity ensues!

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Red Sparrow stars Jennifer Lawrence, a sexy spy thriller that's going to cause controversy. Red Sparrow has co-hosts Chris Gore and Anthony Ray Bench divided. (And the verdict is, yes, there was collusion.) Also, a discussion of Marshall Allman's fan edit of Stanley Kubrick's final film that he calls, Eyes Wide Cut. Plus, a heartfelt conversation about independent film's national treasure Kevin Smith. (Get well Kevin! We need you!) Support Film Threat by subscribing and writing a review.

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Erik Killmonger is the villain in Black Panther, but he makes some very good points. His motivations are oddly sympathetic. And we have to discuss it. Join special guest and Film Threat writer Dante James along with hosts Chris Gore and Anthony Ray Bench as they take a deeper look into Marvel's Black Panther. Prepare for an honest discussion about pride, philosophy, representation, and culture that you must hear. Wakanda forever!

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