Meteorlight (2018) Director: Jonny Eveson Screenwriter: Jonny Eveson Often in the role of entertainment reporter, film comes and goes as a daily occurrence, with some releases being pleasing to the eye and others not so much, but when you watch over 200 films a year, it’s rare that one truly gets under your skin. Jonny Eveson’s Meteorlight was […]
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Hymn of Hate (2018) Director: Matt Kennard Screenwriter: Matt Kennard Starring: Russell Tovey, Thomas Turgoose, Andrew Knott Hymn of Hate begins with the sound of a quiet swell of wind against grass, the black screen reading credits. The deep tones of a deftly composed war score welcome the opening shot of a camera tracking across a
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Annie Waits (2017) Director: Marnie Paxton Screenwriter: Chris Anastasi Starring: April Kelley, Sam Gittins, Sarah Huxley, Alex Jordan, Andrew Simpson, Sam Swainsbury. Witty and intelligent, Marnie Paxton’s Annie Waits takes a satirical look at the search for a perfect romantic partner and the trying aspects of young adulthood in just under nine minutes of honest,
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INDOOR AIR (2014) Director: Ron Purtee Screenwriter: Ron Purtee Starring: Deann Baker, Brandon Nichols As is the case with any thriller worth its salt, INDOOR AIR opens with a question. In this case: why does this young woman have a gun? The answer is slowly unveiled across 4 minutes and 36 seconds through a combination
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Director: Gage Oxley Screenwriter: Gage Oxley Starring: Jack Parr, Kaya Moore, Jim Bayes Plot: A cautionary tale of the harm our modern society’s heteronormative and masculinity standards can inflict on young men. As Joey’s internal narration began, I thought this short movie would be a brief and somewhat gentle ramble through the modern-day struggles of
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MERCS (2017) Director: Michael Morris Screenwriter: Michael Morris Starring: Alicia Ancel, Micky Baker, Angus Brown, Kate Marie Davies, Tessa McGinn, Mike Morris, MERCS is a short film that, despite an obviously passionate and hard-working cast and crew, suffers from the oh-so typical problem of being an idea too large and grandiose for its budget and its
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Fate (2016) Director: Chris Hallas Screenwriter: Chris Hallas Starring: Tom Loone, Claire Marlein Fate (2016), directed by Chris Hallas, is an interesting take on modern society’s affliction with technology and our culture of sharing, which aims to blend the potentially romantic aspects of our modernity with the ultimately dangerous aspects, creating a well constructed cautionary tale
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