THE ARRIVAL
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  Year Released: 2012 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 16 minutes |
The idea and execution is funny, but the story makes Louise seem just bored rather than a hopeless woman desperate for money…
Posted on December 27, 2012 by Chase Whale
BLACK BISCUIT
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  Year Released: 2012 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 127 minutes |
What “Black Biscuit” really seems to be is a collection of things filmed over the years that the filmmaker compiled, loosely edited together and then called a “movie”…
Posted on December 26, 2012 by Chase Whale
BAILOUT
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  Year Released: 2012 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 88 minutes |
“Bailout” is an insightful documentary about the decline of our economy, no doubt, but there’s no influential punch there to get the audience up…
Posted on December 19, 2012 by Chase Whale
GOTTA FIND BARRY
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  Year Released: 2011 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 83 minutes |
“Gotta Find Barry” may be the brain child of a sketch comedy group, What Boy, but nothing is funny about this film. It is meant to be funny, of course, but the story is buried too deep in manufactured punch lines and predictable, cliché comedy…
Posted on December 11, 2012 by Chase Whale
CXL
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Year Released: 2012 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 81 minutes |
“CXL” reminds me of something Michel Gondry and Charlie Kaufman would have collaborated on in the early stages of their friendship. Sharp writing and themes, where you have to think deep to find their meaning, linger in the film…
Posted on December 9, 2012 by Chase Whale
RAVEN’S HOLLOW
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Year Released: 2011 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 11 minutes |
With two different types of animation being used in the 11 minute short, it’s obvious director Colin Clarke has not just an affinity for this type of filmmaking, but also animation skill and a healthy respect for the form…
Posted on December 5, 2012 by Chase Whale
THE BASTARD SINGS THE SWEETEST SONG
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  Year Released: 2012 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 71 minutes |
It takes a daring and sharp filmmaker to zero in on a sensitive subject without being invasive; Garland never oversteps her boundaries and documents the trauma as best as she can…
Posted on December 3, 2012 by Chase Whale
GHOUL
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  Year Released: 2005 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 9 minutes |
“Ghoul” is not just a homage to silent films, it is a silent film; the only audio is music, the narrative is pushed by body language and props, and title cards, with an abridged to-the-point conversation, illustrate what our characters are saying…
Posted on December 2, 2012 by Chase Whale
ELKO
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Year Released: 2011 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 14 minutes |
The idea of “Elko” is unique. Its goal is to exploit one of the cruelties the internet has to offer, and in this case, an under-the-radar message board for sociopaths looking for vulnerable, young suicidal girls…
Posted on November 27, 2012 by Chase Whale
WHERE’S SANDRA?
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Year Released: 2012 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 12 minutes |
If you took some ecstasy or dropped some acid, you’ll probably have the time of your life. The film appears to be shot on VHS, and there’s enough colorful filters used to make the Beastie Boys circa 1990’s very proud…
Posted on November 24, 2012 by Chase Whale
STILL LIFE
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Year Released: 2012 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 13 minutes |
“Still Life” has the quality of a student film – just learning how to put together a story on film…
Posted on November 6, 2012 by Chase Whale
OUR CRISIS CUBA
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  Year Released: 2012 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 17 minutes |
“Our Crisis Cuba” is an interesting concept, but the short doesn’t carry enough weight or tension to keep the audience engaged. They try hard, but its unrealistic conversations are smothered with actors as talented as cardboard cutouts…
Posted on November 5, 2012 by Chase Whale
KNIGHT KNIGHT
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Year Released: 2012 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 83 minutes |
Writer Nicholas Horwood and director Christina Bucher together can churn out pleasing comedy, but it does become a tad gratuitous. Some of King King’s memorable scenes would really stand out if the running time was cut to 30 minutes or less…
Posted on November 4, 2012 by Chase Whale
2 HOURS
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Year Released: 2012 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 26 minutes |
“2 Hours” is an original and thrilling take on this over-saturated genre. We’ve seen victims being bitten and turn into the infected before, but not many have explored a bitten human’s journey and struggle to stay alive…
Posted on November 3, 2012 by Chase Whale
MIAMI CONNECTION
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Year Released: 1987 / 2012 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 120 minutes |
Yes, this movie is over-the-top and absolutely bonkers, but it’s also the greatest movie featuring rock ‘n’ roll ninjas you’ll ever see…
Posted on November 2, 2012 by Chase Whale