Mini-reviews: The Oscar Nominated Shorts 2018 (Animation & Live Action)
Another year, another batch of short films. This year, there were none I was absolutely in love with. Last year was full of punch you in the guts social issues…
Another year, another batch of short films. This year, there were none I was absolutely in love with. Last year was full of punch you in the guts social issues…
Last year was all about war and refugees and people in peril a world away. This time it's all about people here at home though still in peril. The films…
Featuring quickie reviews of: Breathe; Darkest Hour; Call Me By Your Name; Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool; Mudbound; Hostiles; Last Flag Flying; Lady Bird; Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri;…
What a great festival! It's my first year at Middleburg, now in its 5th year, but I was truly impressed by theirĀ selections. It's a small festival, as yet pretty…
Saturday was a full day, and I had not thought I was choosing films with a theme, but at the end of the day I realized it was a day…
Another Year at AFIDOCS. Four days of back to back documentary films in Washington, DC (and Silver Spring, MD, though we stayed downtown this year.) We've been going since 2014…
This is also a hard category, because the films are all so different, and the art of telling a story in a short time without either rushing it or shortchanging…
The Animated shorts category is always a hard one for me to judge. Will the Academy members go with the best, most amazing animation, or will it be about telling…
This has got to be the toughest group of the shorts to watch. They're usually a lot more diverse, but this year, with one feel-good exception, they are all about…
It's that time of year - when friends, family, and strangers in the elevator ask, "Hey, Did you see [fill in the blank]? Is it any good? What's your favorite…