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Short Film Reviews
Short Film Reviews

UP/DOWN

The afterlife is a trippy, wild adventure in Michael Cooke’s short Up/Down, where your soul’s transfer to Heaven or Hell (or as it’s referred to

Short Film Reviews

29 PALMS

Do things ever really get better? Thrown out without context, that’s a heavy-handed question to be asked by anyone, but it’s the pressing matter on

Short Film Reviews

BEFORE FIREWORKS

Before Fireworks is a touching short film about compassion and unexpected filial affection. Neighborhood thieves Ziyuan He (Qi) and Youjie Lee (Forest Lin) find themselves

Short Film Reviews

JUDGMENTAL PRICK!

There’s more than meets the eye in Rolando Zee’s newest venture. To those keeping up with the world of creatives geared towards LGBTQ storytelling, Zee’s

Feature Film Reviews
Feature Film Reviews

THANK YOU FOR HER

Thank You For Her lists itself as an Award-Winning LGBTQ+ Film. A more accurate moniker would be to call the 159 minute feature a U-Film

Feature Film Reviews

THE HAUNTING OF PRINCE DOM PEDRO

Today’s youth is increasingly glued to their smartphones, and the campy black comedy The Haunting of Prince Dom Pedro explores the true consequences of this

Feature Film Reviews

TETHER

There are few issues that constitute heated debates more than gun ownership. It’s a critical conundrum, underpinned by a vicious cycle of past atrocities that

Feature Film Reviews

THE BIGFOOT CLUB

The past is a curious thing, and confronting it head-on is a challenge many of us reckon with on a daily basis. Writer/director Steven Tsapelas’

Interviews
Interviews

HOTCHKIS & REILLY

Tara Hotchkis’ filmmaking experience dates back to her teenage years, with a mentorship under Emmy Award-winning director/producer Walter C. Miller. She has worked on numerous

Interviews

HSI CHENG

Born in Taiwan and currently calling New York City home, Hsi Cheng is a director, writer, and producer. Her work covers a wide-range of topics,

Interviews

SISSY O’HARA

An actress with decades-worth of experience, Sissy O’Hara has put together a resume that extends to mainstream television as well as the indie scene. From

Interviews

CHRIS ESPER

Chris Esper is a Foxboro, MA-based filmmaker with several shorts and a lot of experience under his belt. A graduate from the New England Institute

Oscar Qualifying Reviews
Oscar Qualifying Short Film Reviews

I’M NOT A ROBOT

What could possibly be more infuriatingly repetitive than solving a Captcha before a login? If you’ve spent any decent amount of time browsing the internet,

Oscar Qualifying Short Film Reviews

THE MASTERPIECE

Value is in the eye of the beholder, or so they say. In The Masterpiece (La Gran Obra), it appears in the strangest of ways.

Oscar Qualifying Short Film Reviews

GABRIELA

Big or small, the goals we have in life exact some sort of toll on us. They are there to test whether we truly want

Oscar Qualifying Short Film Reviews

LOVESICK

Elias (Clint Ruben) spends his days in an open psych ward in Denmark. His well-being dangles above a dangerous gorge, his thoughts ravaged by harmful

Documentary Reviews
Documentary Reviews

EVIL UNEARTHED

Hartford City, Indiana. A charming small town harboring a sinister presence within its suburbs, confined within the walls of a two-story home. This is the

Documentary Reviews

22

Co-Directors Chris Cassidy and Chris Kenneally’s documentary film 22 opens with an ominous early morning setting. Army veteran Jeremy Stalnecker is fixing himself a drink,

Documentary Reviews

WHERE WE ONCE ROAMED

Browning, Montana. Home of the Blackfeet Nation and its descendants. Tradition looms large in the wilderness, and for the inhabitants of the Buffalo Spirit Hills

Documentary Reviews

THE LAST PLACES

Our world is truly a wonderful place, filled with hidden gems and societies that you may not have ever heard of. Shedding light on such