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Director Ali Matlock’s ‘Roadside Assistance’ opens to what seems a road trip, except that it hardly seems fun, for it is in the dead of the night. A couple takes a diversion through a desolate road, due to an accident on their usual route. Driving through a jungle on a particularly misty, moonlit night; it… Continue reading ‘Roadside Assistance’ Is A Cornucopia of Reality Versus The Fantasies Of One’s Mind!

The film starts off with two half-siblings Pup and Kit. Both are wandering across the desolate landscape of ‘Nangana’, in rural Australia looking for their kill. Produced by Marie-Stella McKinney, ‘Nangana’ is about these two brothers who are on a job, in the middle of nowhere, for an employer they know nothing about! As if… Continue reading ‘Nangana’ Is About The Hunter Who Becomes The Hunted…

Cameron McHarg’s 9:40 minutes’ short ‘Deer Season’ sees two friends who drive into the woods of the Pacific Northwest to hunt for deer but leave burdened with a damnable secret instead. McHarg, writer and director, plays the lead role of Blaine, while Hus Miller (who co-produced) plays Mike. Winner of multiple awards, ‘Deer Season’ is… Continue reading ‘Deer Season’ Is A Visual Treat, But Offers A Predictable Conflict…

Co-directed by Michael McDonough & Joshua Lewindon, ‘Kingdom’ is a 17:26 minutes long, poignant film on an issue that desperately needs addressing. Centring on Jack, played by Harry Winchester, the film is a telling of his life and the crossroads to which he is coerced into due to conflicts between his faith, sexuality and family.… Continue reading ‘Kingdom’ Is The Telling Of A True, Heartbreaking Tale Of Sexuality & Devotion…

‘Pickup’, at 15:44 minutes is an up close of Megan, played by Mandy Evans. Directed by Jeremiah Kipp & written by Jessica Blank, the film is a chronicle of Megan’s life through a third person’s lens. Evans who has grabbed accolades for her performance at various platforms, including winning the best actress award at the… Continue reading ‘Pickup’: Shedding Light On How Addicts Can Have An Alter Ego…

“In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it was thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return”. Taken from the biblical text, (Genesis 3:19) it means – From ashes we came and to ashes we must return. Life and… Continue reading ‘After Ashes’ Is A Delightful Watch For Zombie Lovers…

Left adrift in your own universe, would it then be easy holding onto reality before being cast away for all of eternity? ‘MALUM’, confronts this and more in a complex narrative on ‘psychosis’ that blurs the lines between the spirit and its carnal embodiment. Beautifully written and directed by Blake Hurford, the story unfolds with… Continue reading ‘MALUM’ Descends Into The Abyss Of An Estranged Mind…

‘When Mentioned’ impresses from the get-go with its cinematography (by Jenny Whipple) and sound design, diving headfirst into the story and then pulling the audience in along with it. Featuring Han Matthews as Tyler and Samuel Caswell as Dan, ‘When Mentioned’ offers an unsettling glimpse into Dan’s efforts to wrench out Tyler from a distorted… Continue reading ‘When Mentioned’ offers you a satisfying suspense in a matter of minutes!

Jie and Shizuko are strangers to one another in reality. But, in the virtual world, they are each other’s confidantes. Perhaps a relatable theme of the present times, where everyone’s closest relationship is with their screen and not the person sitting next to them, ‘Farewell To The Ark’ is everyone’s cup of tea. Jie and… Continue reading Sometimes Your Virtual World Can Bring You Closer To Your Reality, Like In ‘Farewell To The Ark’