Peter Vazquez’s 12-minute The Tip feels fresh. Though marketed as a comedy, it is at least a dramedy because the...

Aidan Hilmerson’s seven-minute comedy The Aristocracy makes a farce out of aristocrats by committing as much seriousness to its production...

Whitney St. Ours’s wordless Hostess invests itself heavily in vibes and leaves the plot up to its audience—and what excellent...

Tim Millard’s Peace Wilderness Man succinctly describes its subject(s) in its title. The 35-minute documentary represents the life of a...

Film school gives people the tools to make movies the right way. A strong program shows how to shape a...

Elijah Rodriguez’s Closing Day is a compact 4-minute horror that runs just long enough to (gratifyingly) unsettle its audience. In...

James Fink-Jensen’s Strangers is a 7-minute comedy of awkwardness following a blind date between two people and a hall monitor...

Michael Rognlie and EE Tallent’s Bad Chemistry is a 20-minute slasher-Get Out lovechild. The story of a breakup that gets...

The 2023 Writers Guild of America strike lasted 148 days and wasn’t just about AI, though artificial intelligence definitely added...

The gambling experience holds eternal appeal for watchers because each die roll and card flip presents intense high-risk moments. The...