3½ Stars

What else can be new in art? We are so accustomed to those artists who vainly agonize in their desperate search for new metamorphoses of aesthetics that we come to another delicate question: has art just become… empty? If […]

The films about the First World War are so numerous that it is almost impossible for directors passionate about this subject to find new ways to illustrate the dramas of those who faced that period. Thus, Isaac Lee doesn’t […]

Special encounters do not always lead to something good. ‘Mug Shot‘ proposes the unfortunate result of such a seemingly providential meeting that gradually becomes a game of seduction based on manipulation. Without guiding this scenario towards the formula of […]

There are certain films that impress not by their story, but by their atmosphere that transcends words. ‘Frigid‘ is such an experimental short film that looks like an instrumental music video, while depicting the mood of a girl trying […]

There are so many movies about zombies in world cinema that it seemed that all the resources of originality dedicated to these monstrous creatures had been exhausted. However, the short film ‘HUMANS!’ has all the chances, even though not […]

Some short films are not necessarily made to be dissected by a critical filter, but only to depict a certain atmosphere, to transport the viewer to a special corner of the world. ‘The Road of the Weather‘ is such […]

A war never ends; the armistice is just an illusion. The real war doesn’t necessarily happen on the battlefield, but within each participant. Not coincidentally, as Tyler Mendelson points out in his short film, ‘In Between the White Space‘, […]

It’s hard to say whether the ‘Last Chance Dance‘ short documentary is focused more on dance or on the idea of friendship and devotion. Perhaps this thematic uncertainty is due to the fact that dance and devotion are inseparable. […]

You don’t have to be Harry Potter to bring magic into your life. And yet, the H.P. initials seem to be a person’s lucky charm. This is what happens with Harriet Padgett (Harry Potter fan, by the way), the […]

Every video game nowadays has a story, follows a plot, and eventually becomes a narrative that builds up as it develops. ‘The Journeyman’ reminded us of such games that are more than meets the eye, and that one may […]