Best of the Month
Best of the Month: August 2024
Big Cats, the housing crisis and queer line dancing all feature in our Best of the Month picks for August 2024.
Fantasy
Mohamad El Masri
Other Other
Myka and Spyro have been dating online for a year when they decide to meet in person for the first time and discover that they live in alternate worlds, preventing them from being together.
Documentary
Jesper Dalgaard
Übermensch
Two transient young men break into an empty church by the sea to form a blood pact: to get rid of their childhood demons and escape the cycle of anxiety and authorities. “It’s not goth to be afraid of darkness”, they agree.
Fantasy
Richard Noble
Wandaland
A mixed-media biography of a fictional animation tycoon and his ill-fated theme park.
Action
Seth Worley
Plot Device
When activated, the "plot device" spontaneously transforms our hero's world into any number of cliched film scenarios. A hit branded film for software company Red Giant.
Oscar Films
Oscar Short Films 2022: A Voter's Guide
With nominee voting for the 2022 Academy Awards opening tomorrow (Thu 27th Jan), we highlight the five standout films from each short film category.
Documentary
Rosie Morris
My Blonde GF
Helen’s world is turned upside down when she discovers that her face has been digitally edited on to images of women in sexually explicit and often violent situations.
Experimental
Chaerin Im
Eyes and Horns
Inspired by Picasso’s ‘Vollard Suite’, the transformation of the over masculine Minotaur leads to the destruction of boundaries of sexes.
Comedy
Danny DeVito
The Selling Of Vince D'Angelo
Danny DeVito directs and stars in this prescient political parable about a loud-mouthed, egotistical New Jersey concrete mogul who decides to make an independent run for Senator. Feeling “Jersey is going down the tubes” he decides only a successful businessman such as he can fix it. Sound familiar?
