RSSIt’s important to remember, when reviewing short films, that not every filmmaker is attempting to create a work of art. While most filmmakers want to focus on character or story (or even special effects), some filmmakers seem to be telling a joke to their friends. Often, this inside joke has a strange (even ludicrous) setup [...]
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Review: Stolen Wings
In the short film, Stolen Wings, directed by Gerard Lough, a babysitter tells a bedtime story to a little girl who refuses to go to sleep.
The babysitter (Natasha O’Brien) tells her story in the sing-song rhyming pattern of many children’s poems. The fact that O’Brien has an Irish accent adds to the fairy tale quality [...]
Review: The Princess and the Frog
Over the years, I’ve heard many naysayers declare that fairy tales – such as those made popular in Disney films – are poor role models for young girls. They say that impressionable girls expect to have their problems solved for them by Prince Charming, and such girls are often disappointed. But in the new Disney [...]
Review: Stocking Stuffers
Stocking Stuffers is described by director Angel Connell as an “experimental comedic short.” Which is a bit like saying “you may not get this joke, but I’m going to tell it to you anyway.” Not that Stocking Stuffers is a bad short film. Production quality is good, the actors (Eric Scheiner and Christy Scott Cashman) [...]
Review: AMC’s The Prisoner
Last night was the conclusion of AMC’s much ballyhooed mini-series remake of The Prisoner. The six-episode, three-night event was interesting and thought-provoking. Starring Jim Caviezel and Ian McKellen, the series did a stellar job of taking a cerebral subject and translating it into entertainment.
While AMC’s version of The Prisoner shares a lot in common with [...]
