Pat Bradley’s Double Zero, a proof of concept thriller, is brimming with uncertainty. A story about two criminals, the job they botched, and the boss ready to kill them for it, the film does not have any one reliable point of reference character. Other than an expositional story about its ruthless antagonist, nothing is certain,… Continue reading Double Zero: An Absent Protagonist and Three Contenders
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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. Peppered with limited dialogues, blue-red hues for the film’s colour palette and cinematography that brings to screen the helpless, stifling sensation of its characters, Vax is a success through and through. TK Kellman narrates the… Continue reading Vax: A Medical Drama That Makes You Re-examine The Pharmaceutical Industry
Doodle: An Age-Old Story Retold For The Intellectuals
Writer/Director/Producer A.F. Madison’s Doodle is a 17:48-minute long interpretation of what the Biblical lore of Adam and Eve could have been in the modern times. An interesting take on mythology, folklore and ghostly premonitions, the short is both a thriller and drama, well executed primarily due to its cast, especially Margo (Virginia Newcomb) who gets the bulk… Continue reading Doodle: An Age-Old Story Retold For The Intellectuals
A Brush Of Violence: A Detailed Analysis Of An Artist’s Search For The Truth
What sets artists apart from the rest? What is the essence of art? When does the fine line between art and reality merge into an indefinable conundrum? Writer-director Daniel Lawrence Wilson’s A Brush Of Violence attempts to answer that and more. It raises poignant questions leaving the audience brooding over matters that are often overlooked in the… Continue reading A Brush Of Violence: A Detailed Analysis Of An Artist’s Search For The Truth
Order 27: Two Men in the eye of Nuclear Armageddon
Thomas Wheeler’s Order 27 is an alternative history thriller that doubles as a comedy. Exploring the alternative of an actual nuclear incident that could have happened but never did, Order 27 takes fifteen minutes to wonder, What if it did? The narrative framing uses the indolent boss and new intern duo, set in a Siberian… Continue reading Order 27: Two Men in the eye of Nuclear Armageddon
Chidinma: Four Walls and Men who Reinforce them
Blessing Egbe’s 12-minute Chidinma is a thriller following a new, more dangerous challenge facing the titular character just as one hurdle has barely been dealt with. Chidinma has a marriage of convenience with a native UK resident that is meant to be resolved as soon as she gets her residency papers, but it becomes far… Continue reading Chidinma: Four Walls and Men who Reinforce them
Grounded: Escaping a Secure Place that is no Longer Secure
Jesse Richards’ Grounded, written by Josephine Croft, is a claustrophobic thriller following a woman who wakes up to find the aeroplane deserted and herself locked in. The question is, is she truly alone? And which is worse? A number of factors are responsible for Anne’s (played by Croft) current predicament. She fell into a deep… Continue reading Grounded: Escaping a Secure Place that is no Longer Secure
Sometime Else: A Thriller Through Sci-Fi and Therapy
James Cleave combines romance with science fiction and puts a dark spin on it with the 21-minute Sometime Else. Premised on a therapy session that the protagonist attends, the film delves into his psyche to unfold a series of events in the attempt to find answers. Though a thriller, the film starts off in a… Continue reading Sometime Else: A Thriller Through Sci-Fi and Therapy
A Tale of Tragedy: Faith and Horror Go Hand in Hand
Tim Lyons’ 13-minute horror A Tale of Tragedy turns a simple premise into an atmosphere of suspense and dread. A story about a nunnery falling apart, the film revels in its mysterious circumstances, which soon become all too clear. And deadly. Death rips apart the very fabric of faith at the nunnery. The shriek of… Continue reading A Tale of Tragedy: Faith and Horror Go Hand in Hand
Curve: Minimalist Horror Straight Out Of Nightmares
Tim Egan’s short film Curve taps into base, instinctive fears with a narrative always headed for doom. Less than 10 minutes long and with only one actor and setting, the film is an excellent exercise in horror and an example of minimalist filmmaking. Here’s our analysis of Curve. Laura Jane Turner stars as an unnamed,… Continue reading Curve: Minimalist Horror Straight Out Of Nightmares