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Review: The Food That Fuels
The Food That Fuels begins with a compelling opening scene. Although it is a documentary and the narrator’s voice draws our attention to...


Film Review: Moisture
The film Moisture opens with an extreme close-up of a rat moving among moss-covered rocks, soon joined by another rat, and then...


Film Review: How to Succeed in Biscuits Without Really Trying
By Ramtin Ebrahimi The short film, How to Succeed in Biscuits Without Really Trying, directed by Tania Emery, begins with the dreamlike...


Film Review: APART
Bold, Complex, Beautiful Ramtin Ebrahimi The film APART has a superb start. Generally, beginning scenes in films (especially in short...


Film Review: Labyrinth - Directed by Alessandra Corona
Alessandra Corona Producer, Director Alessandra Corona Key Cast Maria Vittoria Villa Key Cast Brian Castillo Key Cast Melissa Anderson...


Film Review: Baroque Bodies (Ambient Portals)
By Pegah Tarkhooni The world of experimental cinema has a rich history, just like narrative cinema. Experimental is simply introduced as...


Film Review: Boogie Woogie Blues
By Pegah Tarkhooni Boogie Woogie Blues, Directed by Mattia Vuono, begins with some aerial shots; a car driving on a narrow road lined...


Film Review: You're On Your Own, Kid
You're On Your Own, Kid is a short film written, directed, and produced by Michael Matsui. The film begins with an image of a model...


Film Review: Morning After, Directed by Elijah Nelson Chandler
The film Morning After, written, produced, and directed by Elijah Nelson Chandler, starts with energetic shots of a party. The filmmaker...


Film Review: The Way of The Wind, Directed by Adelaide Rocherolle and Virginie Drouot
The Way of The Wind is a short film co-written and co-directed by Adelaide Rocherolle and Virginie Drouot. The film begins with a press...


“On Your Way” Review - Directed by Eva Tanoni
The film "On Your Way" starts smoothly and pleasantly; in an extreme aerial long shot, we follow a car driving in a vast landscape, with...


Trapped in A Closed Circuit
Review of the Movie “What Do We Do” The subject of the short film "What Do We Do" is so simple yet intriguing that the filmmaker shares...


A Clean, Well-Lighted Place Review
The short story "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" by Ernest Hemingway is a famous and popular work known for its complex and inimitable...


Painful Woes, Suffering and A Leap in the Dark
Review of the Movie “Party Quest” The film begins with shots of items in the bedroom (toys, pictures, posters). The main character is...


Earnest Fight for Living
Review of the Movie “High Touch” Perhaps it can be said that today more documentaries are produced than ever (perhaps even equal to or...


The Infinite Blue (The Big Blue)
Director Biography - Leah O'Donnell LEAH O’DONNELL is a dance/theater artist with an MFA from the University of Michigan. Her...


The Magical Power of Body
Review of the movie “Caged Animals” Dance is a performative art that has various descriptions and applications, and can be performed...


Melancholia
Review of the movie “Exquisite Cadaver” The movie "Exquisite Cadaver" begins in a surrealistic setting with unfamiliar faces and the...
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