The transitive property of beatdowns

A guy gets his face turned into Bolognese sauce by someone who appears to be angry pimp, crawls in agony to his car, and looks in the rearview mirror for awhile. That’s pretty much all that happens in The Fighter, which nevertheless manages, with the aid of stellar sound and composition, to tell a [...]

All about my mother

Inside My Skin is a personal and raw documentary examination of filmmaker Erica Filanc’s temptestuous relationship with her mother. The film, mostly comprised of interviews with Filanc’s mother and grandmother, fearlessly probes the emotional roots of an unsteady family tree.
For more from the talented and honest Filanc, see Living Poets, a documentary about a [...]

Well-articulated action figures

In what universe do a Mini Cooper, a helicopter, and a secret service agent chase a perfectly proportioned chiseled-off-the-old-granite-block hero through suburban streets? Imagine, winner of the 2007 Insomnia Film Festival, is here to answer that pressing query. Read more about student director Clay Olsen in Utah State Today, his school paper.

Femme fatale

Alright, enough of these ridiculous ‘Saw is a compelling morality play’ arguments. Did we need IV of them? Really? Dead End (scroll down to the bottom of the page) proves yet again that you don’t need to show - any - violence to make an atmospheric and scary horror flick. Give these students a 40 [...]

1br: Gas not included; shared toilet; magic computer

James Larkin’s ‘Interior Bedsit Day’ was a finalist for Best Short Film at the prestigious Soho Shorts Festival. ‘Bedsit’ is British for ‘tiny, pathetic studio apartment’. Most of these cheapo flats come equipped with a bed and a sink (toilet down the hall), but a magic computer that transports you to whatever location you type [...]