Uroboros: Warped Time and Other Horrors of Oppression
Diarmuid Donohoe’s Uroboros is a depiction of historical, gendered trauma in 20th century Ireland. The film sets out to portray ...
Tag: Thriller Short Film Review
The Housewife: Best (Biased) Laid Plans and How They Go Awry
Jeremiah Kipp’s thriller The Housewife turns the tables on assumptions about the women who stay at home. Following the abduction ...
Maladjustment: The Horrors in Lived Experience
Anatasha Blakely’s Maladjustment is a horror harnessing the unique experience of the pandemic lockdowns of a past that is yet ...
Bonding: A Spy Mystery Before the Thrills Come In
Luke Rex’s Bonding has a lot less to do with making friends than with avoiding vexing potential enemies. The 13-minute ...
Open Door: Micro Thriller About A Terrifying Catastrophe
Kevin Cate’s mystery thriller Open Door runs to under four minutes, almost all of which is dedicated to an unexplained—but ...
Interstate: Time Floating Out of Joint on the Edge of Nowhere
Samuel McIntosh’s Interstate is a case of creative use of constraints. Made on a low budget, the visual style of ...
The Killer Service: Friendship and Rage Unite in Thriller Origin Story
Gio Randazzo’s The Killer Service sets up the origin story of its protagonist, Elliott for an upcoming series. A proof-of-concept ...
Infinity: Fear and Pastiche in the City
The 19-minute supernatural thriller Infinity draws a picture of London where the robotic coexists with the occult, and what’s more, ...
Double Zero: An Absent Protagonist and Three Contenders
Pat Bradley’s Double Zero, a proof of concept thriller, is brimming with uncertainty. A story about two criminals, the job ...
Vax: A Medical Drama That Makes You Re-examine The Pharmaceutical Industry
Writer-director Barak Shpiez’s 12:35-minute-long Vax manages to create the same suspense and brooding urgency that feature-length films on medical-conspiracy-thrillers do. ...
