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2021 Short Film: The Mechanical Dancer

Directed by Jenna Jaillet Written by Jenna Jaillet, Josh Jaillet Stars Animated Run Time: 13 Minutes Watch it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-HaN1dIs60 What Happens A mad scientist and his faithful assistant build a dancing robot. It doesn’t work…


Short Film: Final Days (2023)

Directed by Joseph McDonagh Written by Joseph McDonagh Stars Danann McAleer, Naomi Richards, Ben Dalton, Danny Chase Run Time: 11:07 Watch it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvPrU4M9Cr4 What Happens Synopsis: When a family he used to know mysteriously disappears,…


Haxan (1922) Review

Director: Benjamin Christensen Writer: Benjamin Christensen Stars: Benjamin Christensen, Elisabeth Christensen, Maren Pedersen Run Time: 1 Hour, 31 Minutes Synopsis We start out with a dedication from the film’s creator, thanking various people and stating…


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…



The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) Review

Director: Robert Wiene Writers: Carl Mayer, Hans Janowitz Stars: Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Friedrich Feher Run Time: 1 Hour, 7 Minutes Link: https://amzn.to/3bSI8SQ Synopsis Two men sit and talk, the elder explains, “Spirits surround us…


Nosferatu (1922) Review

Director: F.W. Murnau Writers: Henrik Galeen, Bram Stoker Stars: Max Schreck, Alexander Granach, Gustav von Wangenheim Run Time: 1 Hour, 34 Minutes Synopsis Act 1: 1838 Nosferatu“Does not this word sound like the call of…


Hush (2016) Review

Director: Mike Flanagan Writers: Mike Flanagan, Kate Siegel Stars: John Gallagher Jr., Kate Siegel, Michael Trucco Run Time: 1 Hour, 22 Minutes Link: https://www.netflix.com/title/80091879 Synopsis We see a regular day in Maddie’s life. She’s deaf,…


Short Film: Frankenstein (1910) Review

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-fM9meqfQ4 This was the first filmed version of Frankenstein, created by Thomas Edison in 1910. It starts off with young Frankenstein leaving for college, and two years later, he’s found the secret of life….


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The Cat and the Canary (1927) Review

Director: Paul Leno Writer: John Willard Starring: Laura La Plante, Creighton Hale, Forrest Stanley Cyrus West is dying. “Like cats around a canary,” his relatives wait for him to die. The first scene is old…


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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) Review

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) Review Directed by: Wallace Worsley Written by: Victor Hugo, Presley Poore Sheehan Starring: Lon Chaney, Patsy Ruth Miller, and Norman Kerry Black-and-white, silent, one hour 37 minutes This one…