Written by Jeff Sparks 80/100 Milk is an early short film from Andrea Arnold, that features a scarce performance from Lynda Steadman. It follows Steadman as Hetty, a woman expecting to give birth to her first child. Milk shows us … Continue reading.
Tag: Short Film
HCAF 2021 Review: Since You Arrived, My Heart Stopped Belonging To Me
Written by Raúl Mendoza 97/100 Throughout my long debate with myself on what exactly I want my first review for the site to be, I kept asking myself what speaks more to me as a person but the various identities … Continue reading.
All Too Well: The Short Film
Written by Alexander Reams 95/100 An Upstate Escape The First Crack in the Glass Are You Real? The Remembering We all dream of that perfect relationship, looking across somewhere and seeing that one person that changes their life, and not … Continue reading.
A La Cara (Face to Face)
Written by Alexander Reams 68/100 “I don’t give a shit if you’re sorry.” As a society we treat the people we find entertaining with such disrespect. Especially in this modern age when every “troll” can hide behind the clicks … Continue reading.
Capsule Review: The Musician
Written by Patrick Hao 65/100 The only voice in The Musician is through the kamancheh, a traditional Persian string instrument. For a film of 14-minutes long, it necessitates itself to be told through montage, especially for a film with these … Continue reading.
Raindance 2021 Film Festival Capsule Review: Death Is Smoking My Cigars
Written by Alexander Reams 72/100 “You know: I'm drunk once again, here, listening to Tchaikovsky, on the radio. Jesus, I heard him 47 years, ago.” In 1987 Charles Bukowski scribed the poem Death Is Smoking My Cigars, an existential and … Continue reading.
Raindance Film Festival 2021 Capsule Review: A Family That Steals Dogs
Written by Alexander Reams 62/100 Reflection is often our own therapy. Reflecting on what has been happening in your life, the choices you’ve made, so they can help influence your future decisions. Such is the case for Writer/Director/Narrator John C. … Continue reading.
Toronto International Film Festival 2021 Capsule Review: Shark
Written by Alexander Reams 63/100 Ever since Steven Spielberg’s Jaws, no one has looked at a body of water the same. That impending fear in the back of our minds that at any moment a shark can come and eat … Continue reading.
Fantasia Film Festival 2021 Capsule Review: The Lovers
Written by Alexander Reams 75/100 Love is deaf, dumb, and blind. That feeling of care, admiration, and joy is infamous for taking away all logic in someone's mind, and what takes over is this chemical reaction in your mind. Such … Continue reading.
Toronto International Film Festival 2021 Capsule Review: Nuisance Bear
Written by Alexander Reams 50/100 The bear population is a topic of controversy. Animal rights activists say they should be able to roam wherever they want. Everyone else generally agrees that they are cute, but dangerous. There are countless examples … Continue reading.