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
Take2IndieReview: Mark Lakatos
July 15, 2025
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
Take2IndieReview: Mark Lakatos
July 13, 2025
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
Take2IndieReview: Aaron Ford
July 3, 2025
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
Take2IndieReview: Mark Lakatos
July 2, 2025
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
Take2IndieReview: Rich Monetti
July 16, 2025
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
Take2IndieReview: Aaron Ford
July 14, 2025
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
Take2IndieReview: Mark Lakatos
June 26, 2025
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’
Take2IndieReview: Mark Lakatos
June 18, 2025
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
Take2IndieReview: Mark Lakatos
March 3, 2025
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,
Take2IndieReview: Mark Lakatos
January 23, 2025
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
Take2IndieReview: Mark Lakatos
November 27, 2024
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
Take2IndieReview: Mark Lakatos
October 17, 2024
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,
Take2IndieReview: Mark Lakatos
January 9, 2025
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.
Take2IndieReview: Mark Lakatos
January 8, 2025
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
Take2IndieReview: Mark Lakatos
December 11, 2024
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
Take2IndieReview: Mark Lakatos
December 9, 2024
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
Take2IndieReview: Mark Lakatos
July 7, 2025
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,
Take2IndieReview: Mark Lakatos
May 18, 2025
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
Take2IndieReview: Mark Lakatos
April 8, 2025
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
Take2IndieReview: Mark Lakatos
March 25, 2025