REVIEWS

FILM THREAT [Full Review]
“Unapologetically brutal and surprisingly intelligent… this film works on every conceivable level; it holds court not only as a historical document of time and place, but also as a window into the soul of American adolescence. Great art should assail the status quo, and that is what Pizzolo and Nisa’s film has skillfully accomplished.” 4.5 out of 5

TERRORIZER MAGAZINE [FULL REVIEW]
“Genuinely unsettling, thrillingly chaotic, a tale of a cross-cultural riot that takes in philosophy, polemic and politics without taking a breath… it’s a morally complex, beautifully acted, occasionally sickeningly violent portrayal of the underground.” 9 out of 10

MCGILL DAILY [Full Review]
“Visionary director Matt Pizzolo takes a harsh look at what it means to be a disaffected youth, showing that the promised land of opportunity and the American dream are relics of the past.”

STYLE MAGAZINE [Full Review]
“A U.S. independent movie with ambition and attitude.”

DVD TALK [Full Review]
“A raw blast of visceral anger, THREAT explodes off the screen eliciting comparisons to early Martin Scorsese, Abel Ferrara and Larry Clark's nihilistic masterpiece KIDS. Pretty heady company and it's to director Matt Pizzolo's credit that when THREAT works, it's more than worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as those films... Undeniably compelling, THREAT grabs you by the throat and holds tight for 90 minutes.”

Urb Magazine [Full Review]
“THREAT is a refreshing movie, unafraid to be awkward and honest about the multicultural urban experience of intelligent young adults who are pissed about being placed at the end of the food chain.”

THE LONG ISLAND VOICE [Full Review]
“Fierce emotions have yielded a fervid film called THREAT. The film shows what adults portraying kids never seem to be able to portray: their complexity.”

HOUR WEEKLY [Full Review]
“This low-budget indie flick is sure to become a micro-cult classic if for no other reason than the way it was bootstrapped into existence. There's charm to it, for sure. And knowing that the outdoor shoots were powered by jacking into streetlamps earns THREAT a few extra nods on the street-cred scale.”

EARCANDY [Full Review]
“Since REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE in the '50s, every generation has a powerful film that youths can identify to justify their rebellion and question the 'values' that the older generation holds dear. THREAT is simply the voice of this generation's youth. It is easily one of the most important films of the decade.”

ENTERTAINMENT TODAY [Full Review]
“Executed on a shoestring budget by a cast and crew of teenagers and twenty-somethings, Threat is a brutal yet fascinating glimpse at life on the streets of New York.”

GOTHIC BEAUTY [FULL REVIEW]
“The brainchild of Matt Pizzolo and Katie Nisa, Threat addresses the idea of what might happen when all the anger and frustration of today’s youth comes bubbling to the surface on the streets of New York City – an idea that is just as politically incorrect and hard to acknowledge as the intolerance and hatred that could potentially ignite such a fire.”

BUDDYHEAD [FULL REVIEW]
“Life and conflict in the streets... we've seen movies struggle their way through this topic before, and not one of them comes minutely close to capturing the brutal complexity and misdirected violence the lifestyle offers as raw and as candid as Threat has.”

NEW YORK PRESS [FULL REVIEW]
“A very confrontational movie about the disadvantaged and disaffected punk rock and hip hop tribes after their consciousness gets raised.”

METRO [Full Review]
“Threat rocked its way across the US and Europe. definitely among NY’s hardest, the Kings Mob is re-inventing indie film for punkers and hip hop heads worldwide.”

PARK CITY TELEVISION [Full Review]
“Threat surprised the uninitiated last night during the Sundance Film Festival when it sold out both of its independent screenings during the very competitive nighttime hours out there on Main Street.”

2600 Magazine [Full Review]
“Threat is a DiY movie about kids coming of age in a world of violence and intolerance, recognizing too late that the establishment pits us against one another across lines of race, gender, and privilege.”

DAILY TELEGRAPH [Full Review]
“a gritty meditation on growing up in New York.”

REVOLVER MAGAZINE [Full Review]
“What makes Threat so compelling are the ways in which the film simmers to a full boil... In an instant, the film's debate turns from intellectual to visceral, serving as a nightmarish vision of where such conflict can lead.”

RAYGUN MAGAZINE [Full Review]
“Important. Special and different from everything else out there.”

Lollipop Magazine [Full Review]
“Unapologetic, gritty, not glamorizing or tsk-tsking anti-social behavior, Threat is simply a slice of life for broke, pissed-off, non-conformist youth who’re slightly more eloquent than your dumb ass, without getting all preachy and statement-making. Buy it, steal it, do whatever ya gotta do to see it, then wonder why so many other movies are so timid and lame.”

OUTBURN MAGAZINE [Full Review]
“The indie film THREAT is notorious for its brutal methods of sending a positive message.”

SUICIDE GIRLS [FULL REVIEW]
“A defiant and confrontational movie about class war and unbridled youth violence.”