Forty Years From Now: The Perils (And Possible Perks) Of Indulging In Nostalgia
All romanticisms and cynicisms aside, what significance does the possibility of a do-over have? The former is usually drenched in...
What’s There?: A Philosophical Examination Of The Nature Of Opposing Forces
Pak H. Chau’s 4-minute animation, What’s There? (written by Chau and Rohan Ponniah, part I of the philosophical Kōan series) is a short that...
Noose: Death And Tragedy Lend Themselves Well To Comedy
The title makes it obvious. Someone is trying to die. Keyword being trying. Because Paul wants to die, and the world is...
He Comes At Night: A Shift Of The Expectations From Horror
Joseph Covello’s 10-minute horror, He Comes At Night is bleak. At its centre is an 8-year-old girl, about to be...
Next of Kin: A Taut Drama About Death And Identity
Next of Kin, Marissa Vonn’s 10-minute drama, has two things right off the bat that makes it so compelling: its...
Longest Day Of The Year: An Antidote To Emptiness
And they take a walk.” Thus ends Lauren Hoover’s pandemic comedy, Longest Day Of The Year. Simple though that statement is, it...
Kingdom Animalia: The Melanie Fyfe Story: A Much-Needed Satire Reflecting On Contemporary Times
Kalainithan Kalaichelvan’s Kingdom Animalia: The Melanie Fyfe Story can be as easily misunderstood as cheered for. The film, a pure...
Hell In A Handbasket: It Could Get Much Worse, Apparently
The pandemic has been a dumpster fire. And it keeps getting worse. Writer and director Lee Chambers gets straight to...
Grizzly: An Explicit Critique Of Empty Tradition And Toxic Masculinity
Kill a grizzly to prove your strength. Kill a grizzly or die. Prove you are strong or die. Writer-director Aaron...
Trick Shot: An All Or Nothing Shot That Ends The Game
Christopher Deans’s Trick Shot is a suspenseful, taut drama that also manages to weave the subtlest strains of humour into its narrative....
