Haulout (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.
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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>
Stranger 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.
Read MoreKintsugi (2022) Short Film Review
‘Kintsugi’ is “a beautiful little original animation” from Sugar Animation Studios and director Cleto Acosta-McKillop, “a wonderful creation”. Short film review by Kieran Judge.
Read MoreFalse Memories – A Pseudo-Documentary (2022) Review
In ‘False Memories’, filmmaker Jack Caffrey brings together an imagined story born from photographs he found and had developed. It’s a pseudo-documentary on life and meaning. Jacob Davis reviews.
Read MoreRobin Robin (2021) Short Film Review
Aardman Animation’s Netflix film ‘Robin Robin’ (2021), nominated at the Oscars in 2022 for Best Animated Short, is a quintessentially British film incomparable at any length. Review by Joseph Wade.
Read MoreThe Windshield Wiper (2021) Short Film Review
Nominated for Best Animated Short at the 2022 Oscars, Alberto Mielgo’s ‘The Windshield Wiper’ animated film featuring music from SoKo, reviewed by Joseph Wade.
Read MoreBurrow (2020) Short Film Review
Madeline Sharafian’s ‘Burrow’, the Pixar SparkShorts entry into the 2021 Oscars Animated Short category, is a nursery rhyme relevant to our times. Joseph Wade reviews.
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