Short Film: The Keeping Cost (2020)
Director: Travis Darkow Writer: Travis Darkow Stars: Kelsey Darkow, Travis Darkow Run Time: 10 Minutes Synopsis The whole film plays backwards. A guy sits on the step, spattered in blood. He’s holding a note: “He…
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Soylent Green (1973) Review
Director: Richard Fleischer Writers: Stanley R. Greenberg, Harry Harrison Stars: Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Leigh Taylor-Young Run Time: 1 Hour, 37 Minutes Link: https://amzn.to/3ebiVpq Synopsis We get a “growth montage” showing progress and the…
The Company of Wolves (1984) Review
Director: Neil Jordan Writers: Angela Carter, Neil Jordan Stars: Sarah Patterson, Angela Lansbury, David Warner Run Time: 1 Hour, 35 Minutes Link: https://amzn.to/2PsgS5S Synopsis The younger sister in a family has a dream in her…
Short Film: Rites (2020)
Written and Directed by Ulbrecht Tomas Run Time: 21 Minutes Synopsis Two years ago, the guy and the girl are on a date. She mentions that he’s getting better. He goes into the bathroom for…
Short film: Mourning Meal (2020)
Director: Jamal Hodge Writer: Jamal Hodge Stars: Ruya Koman, Anna Cameron, Michael Chenevert Run Time: 20 Minutes Synopsis A mother and son are playing in the park. A man in car hits the boy, Brandon,…
Short Film: Mourn (2020)
Director: Joanna Tsanis Writer: Joanna Tsanis Stars: Lynne Griffin, Julian Robino Run Time: 11 Minutes Synopsis Dr. Amy Julian, a grief counselor, gets a new patient. He’s lost his wife and he wants to talk…
Short Film: There He is Now (2020)
Director: Jörg Viktor Steins-Lauss Writers: Michael Coles, Emmanuel Sayan Stars: Gina Marie Hughes, Ella Morrow, Sam Bullington Run Time: 14 Minutes Synopsis The abusive father comes in, but he drops the knife. The girl picks…
The Golem (1920)
Directors: Carl Boese, Paul Wegener Writers: Henrik Galeen, Paul Wegener Stars: Paul Wegener, Albert Steinrück, Ernst Deutsch Run Time: 1 Hour, 31 Minutes Link: Synopsis Chapter One Rabbi Low reads in the stars that grave…
An American Werewolf in London (1981) Review
Director: John Landis Writer: John Landis Stars: David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Joe Belcher Run Time: 1 Hour, 37 Minutes Link: https://amzn.to/2PwriBv Synopsis A couple of backpackers are told to “keep off the moors; stick to…
Shin Godzilla (2016) Review
Directors: Hideaki Anno, Shinji Higuchi (co-director) Writers: Hideaki Anno, Sean Whitley Stars: Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Takenouchi, Satomi Ishihara Run Time: 2 hours Link: https://amzn.to/3tnrSkb Synopsis The Coast Guard finds an abandoned yacht and something explodes….
Short film: FReIGHT (2020)
Director: Rob Misleh Writers: Madeleine Misleh, Rob Misleh Stars: Jules Breslin, Dexter Ponder, Shadow Woolf Run Time: 12 Minutes Synopsis Woolfie, a repairman goes to a building to fix a sewing machine. They use a…
The Relic (2020)
Director: J.M. Logan Writer: J.M. Logan Stars: Stephanie Einstein, Johnny Wactor, Jesse Einstein Run Time: 15 Minutes Synopsis In Nepal, on Day 27 of the expedition, they bring an injured man into the cabin. They…