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Film Review: The Birch (short film) (2016)

SYNOPSIS: A bullied schoolboy takes drastic measures against his tormenter, summoning an ancient being in the woods using a spellbound book passed down through the generations of his family. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have a lovely bit of folk horror from the UK called THE BIRCH, written and directed by Ben Franklin and Anthony Melton. This film …

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Film Review: ATM (short film) (2015)

SYNOPSIS: Short Film by Gigglyboy called “The ATM”. REVIEW: I gots some more short films for you, folks! Today we have THE ATM, an animated short from gigglyboy.com. GigglyBoy appears to be a website where a collective of computer animators create short clips of surrealism and entertainment. This film features music by a hip-hop artist called Tunsi.

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Film Review: For Her (short film) (2017)

SYNOPSIS: Jonathan and Elizabeth are deeply in love. But their relationship is tested when Elizabeth becomes afflicted by a devastating illness. Follow Jonathan’s emotional journey as he struggles to deal with inevitable tragedy, and discover what lengths he’s willing to go to, For Her. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have FOR HER, a short from the UK written …

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Film Review: The Itching (short film) (2016)

SYNOPSIS: In this handmade collaboration, a shy Wolf tries to connect with a group of hip, party-loving Bunnies but finds her body is in revolt. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have THE ITCHING, an animated short written and directed by Dianne Bellino. When I say animated, I actually mean “claymation”, stop motion photography. I don’t see much of …

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Film Review: The Figure (short film) (2017)

SYNOPSIS: This horror-comedy pays tribute to the old-school slasher genre with a modern-day twist! REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have THE FIGURE, written by D. Duckie Rodriquez and Shiva Rodriquez, directed by Shiva Rodriquez. Our story opens on a bunch of meddling kids out camping in the haunted woods… No really. See, our group of characters are out …

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