Occupied: A War Drama On A Largely Overlooked Historical Event
Watching writer-director Alex Bates’s Occupied is equivalent to having a slice of history lesson served with drama and philosophy; and ...
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Life’s A Show: Large Egos About Nothing, A Pandemic Era Comedy
A trademark feature of the pandemic is the sudden crop of video calls within the narrative as a storytelling tool. ...
Daytrip Massacre: The Fast Fun Of Horror Comedy
The genre of horror-comedy boasts of two things: gore (the more the better) and laughs (the funnier is also the ...
Compliant: A Dystopian World That Is Not Too Far Or Dissimilar From Our Own
We are introduced to the year 2065 and in not so flattering words. The pun is hard to miss; the ...
Away From It All: Rage And Chaotic Comedy To Soothe It
One can safely theorize that after a global trauma that has already lasted one and a half years—and is still ...
Department Of Detachment: An Intellectual Satire For The Lovesick
Elina Sahlin’s Department Of Detachment feels like many things at once. An ode to Yorgos Lanthimos’s work, a distinct reminiscence ...
I Am An Island: Valuable Lesson Imparted, Yet Again, Through Brilliant Acting
Writer-director Damian Draven’s 12:22-minute long I Am An Island (IAAI) adds to the already long list of films on mental ...
Broken Shelter: Looking Hate, And Terror It Spreads, In The Face
Tim Hewitt’s Broken Shelter surprises. Despite its obviously amateur choice of camera, not only does the film have largely compelling ...
From A Strange Land: Skin Shriveling Awkwardness And All That Comes With It
Writer-director Caroline Steinbeis's debut From A Strange Land is wildly entertaining and contains greater depth than is apparent. The plot ...
The Reading: A Reckoning Of Creative License, And A Shattering Story
Nora Jaenicke's The Reading (co-written with Bobby Peretti) wastes no time in setting up its plot. Opening with an author ...
