Russell Goldman’s No Comment is a commentary on #MeToo, a breathtakingly powerful work that takes the proverbial bull by its horns, in more ways than one. Centre stage is Robert Grainger, aged superstar, the face of an action franchise, doing the one-thousandth round of press junket. The disorientation is palpable. Opposite him, literally, is Abigail,… Continue reading No Comment: The Definitive Critique Of Hollywood
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The Absence of You: Sibling Rivalry Put To Test
A girl stumbling to walk along the path set by her older sister invites the ire of her parents, regardless of her efforts. Sounds familiar? Crushed under the rubble of expectations that she just can’t mirror, in this case, a near-perfect-sibling, she decides to become the next best thing known – that of a failed… Continue reading The Absence of You: Sibling Rivalry Put To Test
Change: Mundanity Changes To Tragedy In No Time
Joe Jennings Jr.’s Change has a neat plot to its advantage. Set in a laundromat, the film records a fleeting moment of doubt, reassurance and then crashing change. Sixteen-year-old Kendra (Jamila Gray) unironically asked a politician what it takes to be the president. President of what, her mother asked when she recounted the story. Of… Continue reading Change: Mundanity Changes To Tragedy In No Time
Meltozoid-The Remake: A Merrily Gallant Fantasy/Parody For Filmmakers And Cinephiles
Writer-Director Zach Zeman’s Meltozoid-The Remake is a film about a film remake, set in a distant past that speaks of a very successful director of B-horror movies who, like Hitchcock, made a particularly famous film, which now faces the threat of being remade. This director (William Lewis played by Carlo Fiorletta) literally comes back from… Continue reading Meltozoid-The Remake: A Merrily Gallant Fantasy/Parody For Filmmakers And Cinephiles
Glitches: A Conversational Gem
Annie Chen’s Glitches is a story of two strangers who meet at an airport. It is not a love story but instead the film follows the conversation of these two strangers and how quickly they find the trust while confessing to their deepest fears and untold stories. The direction by Annie Chen leads you through… Continue reading Glitches: A Conversational Gem
On Air: Masterful Telling Of A Man’s Buried Past
Secrets, mortifying tales, private moments – all of which you’d want securely buried. But, imagine them spilling out. And, now imagine them spilling out in the open, in public. Embarrassing, isn’t it? Dreadful, wouldn’t you agree? Bastiaan Rook’s On Air hits on all these bone-chilling notes to tell the scandalizing story of Brian. Who doesn’t… Continue reading On Air: Masterful Telling Of A Man’s Buried Past
A Family Business: The Business Of Settling Scores Old And New
Richard Harrington’s A Family Business tells a tale of more than just a father and son reconciliation, cocooned in a plot of sour relationships and cold revenge. Set-up in a cozy little coffee shop, three different storylines run parallelly, only to come together later in a shrewdly laid plan. A son (Sean Ormond) meets the father… Continue reading A Family Business: The Business Of Settling Scores Old And New
Mr. Ticklez: Tickling You All The Way To A Merry Hell
It’s Halloween. A mother and her little daughter have fallen asleep in front of the TV. On waking, when she tries to switch off the TV, it starts up on its own, over and over. In Lee and Sam Boxleitner’s Mr Ticklez, there is a new clown in town and he relies on the TV… Continue reading Mr. Ticklez: Tickling You All The Way To A Merry Hell
#BBD: Today’s America, Today’s Racism And An Uncomfortable Look At The Human Psyche
Robert Hagan’s short drama #BBD takes the bull by the horns with its narrative essay form, with racism at its core, and Gene, a black man in today’s America, as its face. As Gene, played by Jeremy Burnett, clarifies, there is more than one kind of racism, more subtle forms of it than blackface, cop… Continue reading #BBD: Today’s America, Today’s Racism And An Uncomfortable Look At The Human Psyche
Sleepy: The Tyranny Of Exhaustion
Anton Chekhov’s short story about a sleep-deprived little girl is adapted to the screen with a few minor changes into an 8-minute film that boasts a striking visual style and yet is bogged down by failings in its cinematography. Director Elizabeth Rakhilkina modernizes the story of Varka in her adaptation of Sleepy. Here, Varka is… Continue reading Sleepy: The Tyranny Of Exhaustion