The 2019 Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts Reviewed and Ranked
Short-form Academy Award nominees hit theaters this week and on VOD later this month. The animation bunch is all pretty… Read More
February 8, 2019
Short Films
In a Post-‘Crazy Rich Asians’ World, Let’s Also Celebrate Homegrown Singaporean Cinema
Up-and-coming Singaporean filmmakers have their own vision of the country to share. Read More
September 4, 2018
‘Joy In People’ Blends Documentary and Fiction to Examine Mob Mentality
By placing a fictional character in a soccer crowd, this short film takes a unique look at nationalism. Read More
August 9, 2018
The Quiet, Necessary Radicalism of Barry Jenkins’ Movies
We explore two movies from Jenkins' filmography that prove that this director knows exactly how to use the power of… Read More
March 28, 2018
Get Trapped in a Room with ‘The Only People Who Have Seen Rob’s Penis’
Experience your most specific stress dream in this tender, funny short! Read More
February 9, 2018
What We Can Learn From ‘Moonlight’ Director Barry Jenkins’ First Short Film
Barry Jenkins wrote and directed 'My Josephine' in 2003 as a film student. Read More
February 1, 2018
Jonathan Demme’s ‘Stop Making Sense’ Is Much More Than A Concert Film
Once in a Lifetime a film comes around that shatters genre conventions. Read More
January 9, 2018
The ‘Futurama’-esque Space Delivery Absurdity of ‘JohnnyExpress’
Just when you thought Fry had a monopoly on sci-fi laziness. The wonders of space travel and the limitlessness of… Read More
December 22, 2017
An Unfortunate Christmas Typo Created ‘Dear Satan’
We all make mistakes. Just not like this. Read More
December 22, 2017