Short Film Reviews

Inspired by the American writer and poet Raymond Carver’s short story ‘Cathedral’, the film its namesake is a spiritual awakening of a soul while transgressing beyond words! ‘Cathedrals’ (20:20 minutes) opens to a couple unable to get enough off of each other, while somewhere a lonesome woman awaits by the letterbox. We hear a man’s voice through…

Few miles from Santa Fe, somewhere in a secluded saloon, a wickedly charming pool player wins the game, much to the chagrin of his co-players who suspect him…

Love is intangible. One cannot measure the extent of love one gives or receives. It is difficult for some to seek partnership in a normal relationship and they…

We have all had those sleepovers in our childhood days, whether with friends or cousins which always ended up with kids in a room telling each other horror stories. The most common elements of each of these stories had to be a house, a witch, protagonists who were non-believers and an amazingly predictable ending. Cheap thrills through and…

Humans react to anxieties and pressure in myriad, often unpredictable ways, and Adam Adamson: Licensed Realtor is a film that plays around with that…

A sensory experience, Fallen relays the tale of love and waiting between Gilbert, a soldier driven by his sense of duty, and his beloved. Written and directed…

The recent adaptations of Marvel and DC comicverse into film has surely given the superhero/fantasy genre a much-needed boost and has helped many filmmakers to portray their works in a commendable manner. Gun Metal Max can be said to be one such piece of art that brings childhood fantasies to life. Writers Alex Vertross and Jonathan Brooks (who…

Occurrence at Mills Creek by award-winning director Don Swanson is a very creepy, atmospheric and engaging film (although at times it’s really hard as a viewer…

Michael J Ferns’s Better starts off on a harmless note. A mother and child are lounged on their sofa enjoying a daily. From the looks of it, this is a routine…

Two men stand across the road from each other. One very tall, very lanky Abdul and one very creepy clown, Harpo. As the hours pass, Abdul finds his life turning increasingly more complicated as he must confront difficult questions about his boyfriend. A rather bleak description of what is actually a terribly entertaining film - that is, if you…