Nai Nai and Wài Pó (2023) Short Film Review
2024 Oscars Documentary Short Subject nominee ‘Nai Nai & Wài Pó’, from director Sean Wang, is soft and easy cinema, a supreme aesthetic creation. Review by Joseph Wade.
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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>
Letter to a Pig (2022) Short Film Review
Tal Kantor short film ‘Letter to a Pig’ is a beautifully put together Oscars Animated Short nominee with a lot to love. Review by Joseph Wade.
Read MoreNinety-Five Senses (2022) Short Film Review
Jared and Jerusha Hess forgo their usually identifiable filmmaking traits to embrace a more earnest story in their Animated Short Oscars nominee ‘Ninety-Five Senses’. Review by Joseph Wade.
Read MoreOur Uniform (2023) Short Film Review
Yegane Moghaddam’s authorial short film ‘Our Uniform’, about a woman’s relationship to the Iranian school system, is a well-conceived Animated Short nominee at the Oscars. Review by Joseph Wade.
Read MorePachyderme (2022) Short Film Review
2024 Oscars Animated Short nominee ‘Pachyderme’ is an intricately constructed piece at every level of filmmaking; a short to be experienced. Review by Joseph Wade.
Read MoreWar Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko (2023) Short Film Review
Produced by Yoko Ono and co-written by Sean Ono Lennon, ‘War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko’ is an Animated Short Oscars nominee worth seeing. Review by Joseph Wade.
Read More‘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.
Read MoreAn 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.
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August 08, 2024
Cineworld Announce Cinema Closures
The world's 2nd largest cinema chain, Cineworld, have announced that