The Rise of Whore Betsy: A Plot Towards Revenge in the Wild West
Simon King’s The Rise of Whore Betsy is a Western-style tale of a woman left for dead and the little ...
Tag: Short Film Reviews
The Rest Cure: Malevolence as a Reaction
Andreas Graf’s The Rest Cure, based on Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper, takes a turn towards horror in adapting ...
Sweet Street: Industry of Humiliation
Coz Greenop’s Sweet Street examines the failure of the state through the life of its protagonist. Set in England, the ...
The Switcheroo Room: Aspiration and A System of Its Exploitation
Richard Corso’s The Switcheroo Room opens with a startling audition scene. Marilyn Monroe (or at least someone mimicking her) delivering ...
Prego: A Comedy a la Seth Rogen
Usher Morgan’s Prego is exactly what it sounds like: a pregnancy comedy. Set in a cafe where a woman must ...
Return to Sender: Surveillance, Control and Paranoia in Modern Times
Russell Goldman’s Return to Sender is a psychological horror that taps into the uniquely contemporary fears concomitant with living in ...
Hope En Route: Everyday Duty and its Ripples through a Pandemic
Des Matelske’s Hope En Route (co-written with Jeremy Marshall) is a product of hindsight. Depicting the actions of a truck ...
The Beachcombers: A Collection of Treasures
Peter Naylor’s The Beachcombers is a 7-minute film based on a poem by Jon Lawrence and narrated by Emilia Fox. ...
The Burglary: Entry into a Realm of Nightmares
Michael Richard Houghton’s The Burglary is a trip into the psychological realm of the mind. Confined within a cramped apartment, ...
Sofa Surfer: What a Night Without a Home Can Do
Michele Olivieri’s Sofa Surfer is a drama about a homeless man with nowhere to go for the night. Thirteen minutes ...
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