COBWEB: A Surprising Horror Gem

If you like horror or mystery or just like to be kept guessing, then this is a movie that you’re going to need to see.

Melbourne International Film Festival 2023: HELLO DANKNESS, BIOSPHERE & ART TALENT SHOW
Melbourne International Film Festival 2023: HELLO DANKNESS, BIOSPHERE & ART TALENT SHOW

At this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival, Sean Fallon reviews Hello Dankness, Biosphere and Art Talent Show!

Melbourne International Film Festival 2023: Shorts
Melbourne International Film Festival 2023: Shorts

The short film selection at Melbourne International Film Festival is never less than stellar and this year’s selection didn’t buck the trend.

TRADER: The Thrill Of The Transaction
TRADER: The Thrill Of The Transaction

A carefully curated experience, Trader is visceral. 

HAUNTING OF THE QUEEN MARY: Struggles To Find Its Sea Legs
HAUNTING OF THE QUEEN MARY: Struggles To Find Its Sea Legs

While Haunting of the Queen Mary may struggle to find its sea legs, it culminates into an epic voyage of terror and twists.

HollyShorts Film Festival 2023: Thrillers, Dramas And Aliens, Oh My!
HollyShorts Film Festival 2023: Thrillers, Dramas And Aliens, Oh My!

While thus far, I have delivered my thoughts in the showcases, in my last report, there’s a little bit of everything.

HollyShorts Film Festival 2023: Adult Animation
HollyShorts Film Festival 2023: Adult Animation

One of the biggest surprises of the 2023 HollyShorts Film Festival was its showcase of Adult Animation.

BEFORE, NOW & THEN: As Time Goes By
BEFORE, NOW & THEN: As Time Goes By

Before, Now & Then is a film that dares to ask this question and forces us to wrestle with the painful truth at the core of the answer.

BLUE BEETLE: A Surprisingly Endearing Superhero Origin Story
BLUE BEETLE: A Surprisingly Endearing Superhero Origin Story

With an emotional family-focused core and some unique visual flourishes, Blue Beetle is surpisingly memorable.

KING COAL: Bowing To The King No More
KING COAL: Bowing To The King No More

King Coal is a rare work of art that manages to look forward precisely by looking backward.

HollyShorts Film Festival 2023: Opening Night
HollyShorts Film Festival 2023: Opening Night

Beginning on August 10, 2023, this year’s HollyShorts kicked off with quite a start.

STRAYS: No, Bad Dog Movie!
STRAYS: No, Bad Dog Movie!

Strays is a mess of limited ideas, mined from the inebriated story idea, “What if a typical dog movie had more profanity and poop?”.

SATAN WANTS YOU: Hell on Earth
SATAN WANTS YOU: Hell on Earth

Unspooled like a true crime tale, Satan Wants You writes an origin story for this salacious, sensationalist phenomenon.

HollyShorts Film Festival 2023: Comedy
HollyShorts Film Festival 2023: Comedy

Amongst the horrors, dramas and animation, the festival never forgets to laugh.

I LIKE MOVIES: A Quirky And Unique Ode To Cinema
I LIKE MOVIES: A Quirky And Unique Ode To Cinema

I Like Movies manages to strum all the right cords in a truly unique celebration of cinema itself.