The Letter Room (2020) Short Film Review

The 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.

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Feeling Through (2020) Short Film Review

Feeling 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.

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The Father (2021) Review

The 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.

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If Anything Happens I Love You (2020) Short Film Review

If 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.

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Sound of Metal (2021) Review

Sound 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.

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Colette (2020) Short Film Review

Colette (2020) Short Film Review

Colette Marin-Catherine, a survivor of the Nazi occupation of France and sibling to a young man killed in labour camps, is the subject of this Oscar nominated Documentary. Review by Joseph Wade.

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Hunger Ward (2021) Short Film Review

Hunger Ward (2021) Short Film Review

Hunger Ward – Oscar nominated for Documentary Short Subject, Skye Fitzgerald’s unflinching look at the Yemen food crisis caused by its conflict with Saudi Arabia is unmissable. Review by Joseph Wade.

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A Concerto Is a Conversation (2020) Short Film Review

A Concerto Is a Conversation (2020) Short Film Review

‘A Concerto Is a Conversation’, from Kris Bowers and Ben Proudfoot, is a 2021 Oscars Documentary Short Subject film nominee about race, legacy, heritage and music. Joseph Wade reviews.

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