Short Film Reviews

Slamdance 2024: PU EKAW TNOD & Legend of El Cucuy
Slamdance 2024: PU EKAW TNOD

With PU EKAW TNOD, we’re able to see such vision exploring the idea of being the viewer and the viewed, and it’s just as creepy as you think.

Interview with Actor/Writer/Director Alden Ehrenreich For His Film SHADOW BROTHER SUNDAY
SHADOW BROTHER SUNDAY: Proof That Alden Ehrenreich Is A Triple Threat

Shadow Brother Sunday accomplishes numerous feats, boasting pitch perfect performances, and Ehrenreich displays remarkable promise.

BONDING: Curiosity Piqued

Bonding is a stylish and intriguing short film that leaves the audience yearning for more.

Adult Children of the American Revolution: A Darkly Comedic Short
ADULT CHILDREN OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: A Darkly Comedic Short

With Juliette Fairley’s newest short film, “Adult Children of the American Revolution,” we face an experience that’s as funny as it is uncomfortable.

Shadow Acting: A Tense, Contained Drama
SHADOW ACTING: A Tense, Contained Drama

For fiction writers, a commonly-heard tip is to “write what you know.” In that same…

KALIMBA: Effectively Alluring & Eerie

Kalimba is a tightly wound wonder, enigmatic but enticing.

The Hype of Pedro Almodovar's STRANGE WAY OF LIFE & THE HUMAN VOICE
The Hype Of Pedro Almodovar’s STRANGE WAY OF LIFE & THE HUMAN VOICE

It’s been a long time since short films have received the amount of hype around…

EARLY SHORT FILMS OF THE FRENCH NEW WAVE: Exploring Icarus Films’ New Anthology
EARLY SHORT FILMS OF THE FRENCH NEW WAVE: Exploring Icarus Films’ New Anthology

Throw in an informative booklet with an essay by Eric Le Roy and Early Short Films of the French New Wave is truly a must-own.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

HollyShorts Film Festival 2023: Horror
HollyShorts Film Festival 2023: Horror

From demonic possessions to haunted polaroids, from motherhood to neocolonialism, the HollyShorts horror section has a taste of it all.

SXSW Film Festival 2023: FUCK ME, RICHARD, SCOTTY’S VAG & I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T BE TELLING YOU THIS
SXSW Film Festival 2023: FUCK ME, RICHARD, SCOTTY’S VAG & I PROBABLY SHOULDN’T BE TELLING YOU THIS

SXSW 2023 delivers three short films directed by women that examine female, Gen Z/millennial characters struggling to be seen and understood.