Tag: Review

The giant personalities of pop stars and musicians in general play a large role in the establishment of their celebrity. Films that have in the past dealt with celebrities have focused greatly on this aspect of their popularity. It’s a no-brainer then that to satirise either or both of these, the personality would inevitably find… Continue reading Hillie Boliday-The Voice Of A Jazzeration: Satirizing The Legend Of Celebrity

Can a strained relationship be revived? Perhaps not a complete restoration of the things just as they were but a nurturing bond, painstakingly put back together, that adds meaning to life. Two half-brothers reconcile while visiting the cabin which belonged to their late father; amidst human imperfection, John Olav Stokke’s Our Father’s Cabin narrates a… Continue reading Our Father’s Cabin: Grief Through The Veil Of Nostalgia

Writer-Director Edward Palmer’s Nightingale is evocative – of a sense of profound loss that cannot be expressed, but only felt. In his 9:00 minutes long film, what he does is present the lives of two individuals, parents at that, and the worst nightmare that any parents could possibly have to endure. But, with almost no… Continue reading Nightingale: A Family Torn Apart By A Tragedy

Written and directed by Jay Bhatti Mistake is a 7:10-minute film that recounts the tale of two robbers, Chris and Mark and their attempts to escape getting caught after a robbery goes woefully wrong. The plot of the film is woven around two robbers, Chris and Mark, played respectively by Dan Furlonger and Thomas Melhuish.… Continue reading Mistake: A Thriller of Errors

A beautifully constructed bizarre film (with its fair share of filmmaking ups and downs), Together makes a curious affair of zombies – or at least some form of zombiedom; the ones in the film are lucid and coherent.  Writer-director Ryan Oksenberg’s masterstroke lies in the use of contrapuntal music in Together. He uses Panda Bear… Continue reading Together: Ryan Oksenberg Knows How To Use His Music

All she wanted was to go to the beach. As innocent as that demand might seem, it was set to change her life forever. Director Sandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers’s Just Me and You is a 21:38 minutes long film on Eva (Dalia Binzari) an 8-year old, ordinary girl doting on her father like all others her age.… Continue reading Just Me And You: A Father-Daughter Tale Like None Other

Writer-Director Marie-Louise Damgaard’s The Confirmation is about a teenager’s transformation, but not just into adulthood, as one might imagine. Entirely shot through the prism of the mother’s lens, the story revolves around Mathias (Xean Peake), a transgender boy, both in real and reel life and his poignant journey into embracing his identity. The opening shot… Continue reading The Confirmation: A Teenager’s Dilemma, But Through The Mother’s Lens

Condemned to live a life that no longer feels worth your time. Stuck in a rut, a blinding monotony that sucks out your energy and will to exist. Sounds familiar? As millions undergo these emotions in our times, Functional gives voice, name and face to the monster called depression. Director-Writer Meka Butler’s Functional is that… Continue reading Functional: The Deception Of A Smiling Face

Haley Webb’s Joyeux Noël is an ode – an ode to herself, her father and all those hapless to have lost someone dear. It’s a universal love letter, a note of bitter hope to those who have nothing to look forward to. But before jumping into any conclusions over how melancholic this 11:11 minutes long… Continue reading Joyeux Noël: A Love Letter For Someone Lost

Writer-Director Kalainithan Kalaichelvan’s Petit Four is a 12:48 minutes long saga of love that was once deeply cherished, but eventually lost in time. Beautifully poised in its cinematic appeal and pace, the film pays homage to deep, rich love stories that don’t need youth or its effervescent charm to be impactful and hitting. Peter Higginson… Continue reading Petit Four: Slow-Paced Love Story Of An Elderly Couple