Neil George’s Ghost Searchers upholds the tradition of goofy paranormal investigators in potentially life-threatening situations, tied neatly with a happy ending. Labeled a dark-comedy, the 20-minute film strikes a satisfying balance between comedy, horror and drama. The film makes it a point to hit the familiar beats but with a spin on it each time,… Continue reading Ghost Searchers: Subtly Undoes Horror Tropes
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Fizzle: Stripping Away The Chatter To See What’s Beneath The Shimmering Glitter Of A High-End Party
Ever wondered what happens behind those closed doors of Hollywood parties? You see the after-party pics and wonder if it was all that it’s cracked up to be. Or been dragged into a party you didn’t want to attend? Or, worse, hosted one that you couldn’t bear to be a part of? Well, director Jeremiah… Continue reading Fizzle: Stripping Away The Chatter To See What’s Beneath The Shimmering Glitter Of A High-End Party
It’s Not You, It’s Her: New-Age Quarantine Comedy
In the vast terrain of unfamiliarity that the pandemic kicked the global population into, dipping your toes into the less serious, more awkward pool of dating (online and otherwise) has thrown up problems few are equipped to handle. And in our capitalist society, when you’re good at something, you make a side hustle of it.… Continue reading It’s Not You, It’s Her: New-Age Quarantine Comedy
Four Minute Warning: A Bottle Film That Banks On Comedy To Drive Home A Significant Message
Despite its unusual setting, writer-director Chris Hallas’s Four Minute Warning couldn’t have hit any harder considering its relevance to what the world is already witnessing. The pandemic and the subsequent lockdown have altered perspectives, perhaps forever. And, Hallas, couldn’t have timed his film any better. Without being preachy or relying on the usual emotional drama… Continue reading Four Minute Warning: A Bottle Film That Banks On Comedy To Drive Home A Significant Message
While The Cat’s Away…: Brilliantly Executed Quirky Short On Someone’s Idea Of Idling
There are films that hit you immediately with the enormity of their content. And there are those that slowly boil and then simmer down. It is hard to place While The Cat’s Away… into either of those. It is undoubtedly striking, for both, its story and execution and there are multiple times across its 10:59-minute… Continue reading While The Cat’s Away…: Brilliantly Executed Quirky Short On Someone’s Idea Of Idling
Full Throttle Paradise: Easily The Wackiest Entertaining Short Out There
15:17-minute-long Full Throttle Paradise, inspired by real-life events makes its audience chuckle, guffaw and outright disbelieve at its modern-age quasi-mafia family meets an eccentric family storyline. And, as the star-crossed lovers’ union is to be blessed (aka interviewed) by a relatively young woman who unwittingly gets pulled into the drama of her lifetime, you’d be… Continue reading Full Throttle Paradise: Easily The Wackiest Entertaining Short Out There
From Charlie, With Love: The Ultimate Ode To The King Of Comedy
Writer-director-editor Andres Ramirez’s 3:38-minute short is an invitation to all film aficionados alike. A quintessential elegy written for the greatest influencer of cinema, From Charlie, With Love, has something to offer to everyone. It doesn’t matter if you are in it for the recreation of the silent cinema or the classic Chaplinesque execution. But, there… Continue reading From Charlie, With Love: The Ultimate Ode To The King Of Comedy
The Living: Friendship Poised For Its Ultimate Test
In this Raphael Frost Gonzalez written-directed 14:55-minute short, one is left amused, provoked and ultimately hopeful as two friends connect and disconnect only to reconnect at the backdrop of unbelievably, highly placed stakes. Everything about The Living chimes to create a pleasant, cheerful atmosphere. Be it Alex Twomey’s music or Emily Tapanes’s cinematography. Not to… Continue reading The Living: Friendship Poised For Its Ultimate Test
These Books: Uniting Surrealism And Anxiety Through A Tragicomedy
Thomas Rowley’s 18-minute short, These Books boasts of a story that is as original as it is resonant. Following a man who finds himself crippled with feelings of shame and anxiety over a mess-up at work, These Books takes it to the extreme, giving many a viewer closure and catharsis. A tragicomedy bordering on surrealism,… Continue reading These Books: Uniting Surrealism And Anxiety Through A Tragicomedy
Blue Ruby: An Anniversary To Celebrate 40-Odd Years Of Bicker-Banter
In a little over 12 minutes, writer-director-editor Noah Stratton-Twine establishes what has been universally known: that marriages may be made in heaven, but their contract is certainly tested far below that horizon. A couple’s choice to stay together for over four decades calls for celebration, and a chance encounter in the City of Light (we’ll… Continue reading Blue Ruby: An Anniversary To Celebrate 40-Odd Years Of Bicker-Banter