‘Steamboat Willie’ at 95 – Short Film Review
Disney’s game-changing breakthrough cartoon ‘Steamboat Willie’, the film that introduced the public to Mickey Mouse, is 95 – how does it hold up? Review by Sam Sewell-Peterson.
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<p>Reviews of short films – pieces of cinema under the 80 minute mark – as reviewed by The Film Magazine’s highly qualified and insightful team. </p>
An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It (2022) Short Film Review
‘An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It’, the stop motion film nominated for Animated Feature at the Oscars 2023, is enchanting, unmissable. Review by Joseph Wade.
Read MoreMy Year of Dicks (2022) Short Film Review
‘My Year of Dicks’, the short film created by Pamela Ribon and nominated in the Oscars Animated Short category, is punk and loving, a great film. Review by Joseph Wade.
Read MoreThe Martha Mitchell Effect (2022) Short Film Review
Have you ever heard of the Martha Mitchell Effect? You probably should have. Diane Alvergue and Debra McClutchy tell the story behind the term. Review by Joseph Wade.
Read MoreThe Flying Sailor (2022) Short Film Review
Nominated for Animated Short at the 95th Oscars (2023), Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby’s ‘The Flying Sailor’ asks big questions in a short period. Review by Joseph Wade.
Read MoreHaulout (2022) Short Film Review
‘Haulout’, the short film about a unique natural event, must be seen as the extraordinary documentary of the Oscars’ Documentary Short Subject category in 2023. Review by Joseph Wade.
Read MoreStranger at the Gate (2022) Short Film Review
Nominated for Best Documentary Short Subject at the 95th Academy Awards, Oscars 2023, Stranger at the Gate “encourages love in the face of fear”. Review by Joseph Wade.
Read MoreThe Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022) Short Film Review
Tom Hollander, Idris Elba and Gabriel Byrne lead the all-star Oscars Animated Short nominee ‘The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse’ from Charlie Mackesy. Review by Joseph Wade.
Read MoreTuesday (2015) Short Film Review
‘Tuesday’ (2015), the debut short film from ‘Aftersun’ writer-director Charlotte Wells, “feels like a small peak through the looking glass” at the much-celebrated filmmaker’s traits. Review by Joseph Wade.
Read MoreCost of Living (2022) Short Film Review
Cinema and Social Justice Project short film ‘Cost of Living’ (2022) is an emotive contextualisation of our contemporary struggle through archive footage. Review by Joseph Wade.
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July 01, 2023
Superman Legacy Casts David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan
James Gunn has finally found his Clark Kent and Lois Lane for his