The After (2023) Short Film Review
‘The After’, directed by activist Misan Harriman and nominated for Live Action Short at the Oscars in 2024, features a good performance but lacks overall quality. Review by Joseph Wade.
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Invincible (2022) Short Film Review
Nominated for Live Action Short at the 2024 Oscars, Vincent René-Lortie’s ‘Invincible’ draws comparisons to Xavier Dolan, is a sensational short film. Review by Joseph Wade
Read MoreKnight of Fortune (2022) Short Film Review
Live Action Short Oscars nominee ‘Knight of Fortune’, a dark comedy from Lasse Lyskjær Noer, is smirk-worthy and stands out from the pack. Review by Joseph Wade.
Read MoreRed, White and Blue (2023) Short Film Review
Nominated for Live Action Short at the Oscars in 2024, Nazrim Choudhury’s ‘Red, White and Blue’ illuminates the darkest side of banning abortion, is an emotional powerhouse. Review by Joseph Wade.
Read MoreThe Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023) Short Film Review
Wes Anderson enters the 2024 Oscars race with his Live Action Short adaptation of Roald Dahl’s book series, ‘The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar’, an imaginatively presented re-telling.
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 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 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.
Read MoreTwo Distant Strangers (2021) Short Film Review
Oscar nominated live action short ‘Two Distant Strangers’, from Travon Free and Martin Desmond Roe, starring Joey Bada$$ and Andrew Howard, tells of police brutality and murder in the United States.
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