3½ Stars

Sometimes fiction proves inadequate in the face of individuals with extraordinary destinies. Alternatively, we might assert that the lives of such people possess an impact equal to that of great literature. It is difficult to avoid viewing the protagonist […]

If the short film ‘Rural‘ has a great quality, it lies in the naturalness with which the director captures the way a love relationship is born. However, we are not facing a drama with extreme psychological inflections, although Amelia […]

Directed by Richard Van Kleeck with original music by Sean Schafer Hennessy, ‘Gurgle: Pulling Water’ is an hour-long documentary that charts the rise, appeal and fascination with the sport of rowing. Featuring both veterans of the sport and its […]

Directed by Roberto Skora and Vinícius Piedade, ‘Lasanha de Berinjela’ or ‘Eggplant Lasagna’ charts the difficult relationship between a father and his artist son, as the two strive to create a dinner without envy or conflict. With such an […]

Directed by Istvan Golob, ‘In the Trail of Free Dreams‘ dives into the life and times of illustrious Hungarian artist Imre Badonski. Charting his journey of his escape from the Communist regime in 1979, the film follows the artist […]

An exuberant and decadent music video in the style of the disco ages? Or maybe an experimental short film based on a mythological pretext to portray a modern saturnalia? It’s hard to say. However, ‘Janus‘ is a surprising project, […]

Written and directed by Conor Holway, ‘Apple Cinema‘ sees a group of survivors holed up in a cinema theatre as a zombie apocalypse rages outside. With most of the world covered in a thick toxic cloud due to an […]

Directed by Larry Wade Carrell, who previously directed the horror-thriller Jacob, ‘Girl Next‘ is a 2021 horror thriller starring Marcus Jean Pirae, Paula Marcenaro Solinger and Carrell himself.  Lacey Cofran plays Lorian, a suburban girl who finds herself kidnapped […]

Literature and cinema have shown us countless times that music is a blessing, a way to escape from an ugly world or a means of healing. Well, Andrew Acedo breaks this cliché, portraying in his short film a character […]

There have been many, many documentaries about the 9/11 attacks and their impact on ordinary American citizens. However, few of these works manage to make any impact at all, instead choosing to focus on the death and destruction that […]