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Film Review: Mannequin (short film) (2017)

SYNOPSIS: A horror thriller in which a lonely costume designer working within an old theatre begins to hear bumps in the night upon the arrival of a mysterious Mannequin… REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have MANNEQUIN, written and directed by Zach McCoy-Davies. Ah, life in the theater! Any of us who were theater kids know about late nights …

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Film Review: Discopath (2013)

SYNOPSIS: The mid-70’s: a timid young New Yorker leads an uneventful life until he is fatefully exposed to the pulsating rhythms of a brand-new genre of music: disco. Unable to control his murderous impulses that stem from a traumatic childhood experience, Duane Lewis transforms into a dangerous serial killer exiled to Montreal.

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Film Review: Telltale (short film) (2016)

SYNOPSIS:  Based on the work of Edgar Allen Poe, a woman stationed at an observation post recounts a horrific tale of her colleague’s final moments. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have a little something called TELLTALE, written and directed by Ramon Govea. If you can’t geuss from the title, this film is a reinterpretation of the classic THE …

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Film Review: Humanity Hyuck Hyuck!!! (short film) (2017)

SYNOPSIS: A cerebral sitcom starring a Human and his Brain- who don’t get along so swell.. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have a little something called HUMANITY HYUCK HYUCK!!!, written and directed by Josh Owen and starring Alex Chisholm. The official description calls this “A cerebral sitcom starring a Human and his Brain- who don’t get along so …

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Film Review: La voz de Mamá / Mom´s Voice (short film) (2016)

SYNOPSIS: Hay lazos que la muerte no puede cortar. There are bonds even Death can´t break. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have LA VOZ DE MAMA (MOM’S VOICE), directed by Mariano Cattaneo. The film is in Spanish with English subtitles. Belen (Fiorela Duranda) misses her mother. Mom apparently has passed away fairly recently, and Belen just can’t get …

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Film Review: The Room – The King in Yellow Interludes (short film) (2017)

SYNOPSIS: Abreaction – reliving an experience to purge it of its emotional excesses. This is THE ROOM, the summary of an adventure started years ago with very narrow, if not insubstantials, assets; with the passion of people willing to use their own talents. After that it all became an aggregation of ideas that made stories, monsters, even time grow larger. …

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Film Review: Gravy (2015)

SYNOPSIS: It’s All Hallow’s Eve. A trio of costumed misfits with very special dietary requirements seizes a Mexican cantina and force the staff to engage in a late night of gaming, food and libations. The only caveat is what’s on the menu. REVIEW: Ok kids…got a weird one here. I wasn’t sure to make of GRAVY at first. but I …

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Film Review: Hallow’s Eve (2013)

SYNOPSIS: Years after a tragic accident leaves a young child scarred for life, the people responsible pay – with their lives. REVIEW: Bullying is bad, m’kay? And if your bullying leads to something to really terrible, the least you can do is learn from your mistake and maybe become a better person. Apparently not if you’re one of the douche …

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