Genius Loci (2021) Short Film Review
‘Genius Loci’, the 2021 Oscar nominated Animated Short from Adrien Merigeau in conjunction with Brecht Evens, is a wondrous example of cinema’s ability to connect on a deep level. Joseph Wade reviews.
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Over the Moon (2020) Review
Walt Disney Animation legend Glen Keane returns to animated cinema for 2021 Oscars nominee ‘Over the Moon’ from Netflix, a film that “features relevant themes of loss and personal ambition”.
Read MoreThe Letter Room (2020) Short Film Review
Oscar Isaac stars in Elvira Lind’s Live Action Short nominee at the 2021 Oscars, ‘The Letter Room’, “an interesting experiment worth exploring for fans of Lind or Isaac in particular.” Joseph Wade reviews.
Read MoreA Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (2019) Review
Aardman Animation’s ‘A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon’ is nominated for Animated Feature at the Oscars. Does it indicate a renaissance for the British animation house? Mark Carnochan reviews.
Read MoreYes-People (2021) Short Film Review
Probably the most quirky of all the Animation Short Subjects nominated at the 2021 Oscars, Gísli Darri Halldórsson’s Icelandic short film ‘Yes-People’ will lift your anxieties for 8 minutes at least.
Read MoreFeeling Through (2020) Short Film Review
Live-Action Short nominee at the 2021 Oscars, Doug Roland’s ‘Feeling Through’ asks: would you help a DeafBlind man on the street in the middle of the night? Joseph Wade reviews.
Read MoreThe Father (2021) Review
‘The Father’, the feature directorial debut of Florian Zeller starring Anthony Hopkins in a career standout performance, “is a deeply unsettling depiction of how memory can betray a person”. Peter Charney reviews.
Read MoreIf Anything Happens I Love You (2020) Short Film Review
‘If Anything Happens I Love You’ from Michael Govier and Will McCormack, distributed by Netflix, is the subject of a TikTok craze and “the very best of the best” of short film in 2021. Joseph Wade reviews.
Read MoreSound of Metal (2021) Review
‘Sound of Metal’, from screenwriter-director Darius Marder, is a triumph for Best Actor nominee Riz Ahmed who is utterly dazzling from the moment he arrives on screen. Leoni Horton reviews.
Read MoreThe Present (2021) Short Film Review
Set at one of the West Bank’s many border crossings between Palestinian territory and Israel, ‘The Present’ is a thought-provoking film nominated for Live Action Short at the 2021 Oscars.
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