As magnificent as it is empowering, Mary Pat Bentel’s The Cockroach is a glorious drama that showcases the importance of support and resilience after a traumatic situation. Melissa Johns demands your attention in this short film. After a body-altering accident, perfectionist Emily (Melissa Johns) tries to navigate and come to
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Wake ★★★★★ HollyShorts 2024
A devastating, ambient dream of a short film, Martin Klapperbein’s Wake is a divine piece of filmmaking that stands out with just how hauntingly gorgeous it is. The collaboration between Klapperbein and writer/creative director Liam Higgins has resulted in a visually stunning and emotional film. When a man (Michael Wamara) loses his wife and unborn daughter,
Shouting at the Sea ★★★★ HollyShorts 2024
Shouting at the Sea is a beautifully tender film by Benjamin Verrall. Full of melancholy and affection, both Harry Michell and Maddie Rice are not just impressive but deeply authentic in their performances, drawing the audience in with their vulnerability. Reconnecting after years apart, two friends (Harry Michell and Maddie
The Dog ★★★★★ HollyShorts 2024
Danielle Baynes’s The Dog is a powerfully effective glance at the mental health struggles of veterinarians. Kate Walsh is devastating as our beleaguered vet in this short film that you will not be able to shake from your mind—utterly fantastic. A sick dog mysteriously appears in the clinic of an
FACES (short) ★★★★ Fantasia 2024
The theme of personal identity runs rampant throughout Blake Simon’s impressive short FACES. He has crafted a superbly fresh film that grabs your attention immediately and makes you eager to see where it takes you. Following the disappearance of a local girl on a dark October evening, Judy, a college
Dirty Bad Wrong (Short) ★★★★ Fantasia 2024
Erica Orofino’s Dirty Bad Wrong is a tremendous short story that focuses on the relationship between mother and child and a person’s relationship with their own body. With little notes of body horror sprinkled through the drama that allows Michaela Kurimsky to give a convincing performance as someone deeply conflicted
Infinite Summer – ★★★ Fantasia 2024
Infinite Summer is rife with unique ideas and moments but never brings anything of substance to the table. Filled with ideas that could make you stand up and take notice, it squanders them to be too open for interpretation. Despite this, it is as interesting as it is ambitious and
HEAVENS: The Boy and His Robot ★★★ – Fantasia Fest 2024
Rich Ho’s ambitious passion project HEAVENS: The Boy and His Robot, is an entertaining mecha science fiction film that goes all out to impress. A decent family film that everything can enjoy. In the not-too-distant future, humanity has harnessed cosmic forces and expanded its reach far beyond Earth. The eternal
Hell is a Teenage Girl (Short) ★★★★ – Fantasia 2024
A short with all the potential in the world, Hell is a Teenage Girl has its tongue firmly in its cheek as it gives little nods to the horror cliches we love. What we have is a film that you can’t help but love, even if it feels a little
Carnage for Christmas ★★★ 1/2 – Fantasia 2024
Carnage for Christmas is a lean, strongly-written horror. Alice Maio Mackay has made a confident and engaging slasher that hits the right notes to be a fun and satisfying seasonal horror watch. The unique portrayal of LGBTQ+ themes in this horror film is sure to intrigue and engage the audience.
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