Horror and Alternative Cinema Reviews

Balancing the “show don’t tell” concept in filmmaking can be difficult but writer/director Ari Groobman threads the needle perfectly as he incorporates just the right amount of backstory to flesh out the narrative in Projection and the results are very compelling. When a young woman, Hayley (Preslea Elliott) is fleeing a difficult situation with her younger sist...

In terms of production value, short films really run the gamut from goofy DIY productions slapped together with little forethought in someone’s backyard, to slickly produced professional pieces with Hollywood-level craftsmanship. With recording and editing equipment being more accessible and user friendly than ever, barriers to creating a film have never been lower, but ...

Understanding the artistic intention of a filmmaker is key to being able to determine the quality of the work. While you usually don’t have the ability to hear directly from the artist what their work meant, you also shouldn’t need to because, if done successfully, the message and intention should be evident through the language of film, no matter how abstract the work. S...