Louisa Connolly-Burnham’s The Intimacy Coordinator is an intriguing, at times uncomfortable, and ultimately magnetic short film that explores power dynamics in a really interesting and effective way. It’s perfectly acted and shot in a way that makes you feel like…
‘Artichoke’ Review: A Fever Dream That Feels Like 3 Films & Somehow Works
Artichoke is a fever dream that feels like three films smashed together. And I don’t mean that it feels like it’s multiple genres; this one in particular feeling like a drama, sci-fi thriller, and horror in one. I mean that…
‘Late in Life’ Review: The Retro Instructional Video Every Queer Person Needs
The short film Late in Life by award-winning queer filmmaker Ashley Gianni is proof that creativity is still well and alive in 2026. The campy VHS-inspired take on coming out later in life is formatted in the style of a…
Zero, Infinity Review: Sometimes Existing is an Act of Rebellion
0, ∞ (Zero, Infinity) is the kind of short that feels both scary and poignant. There’s a certain suspension of disbelief that goes into any story that borders on sci-fi, that takes us deep into a dystopian world. And yet,…
Celeste in the Summer Review: Sometimes Romance is Sci-Fi
Celeste in the Summer is the kind of visually striking short that feels like stepping into the kind of dream you don’t want to wake up from. Writer-director Hobby Holmes does a tremendous job of pulling you into the story…
‘Spilled Milk’ Review: A Terrifying Twist to Modern Tale
Spilled Milk feels like a modern tale that could fit right in with Grimm’s Fairy Tales. It tells the story of a young man who continues seeking out his deadbeat father who went to the store to get milk and…
‘Still Life’ Review: You Don’t Have to Go Through This Pain to Understand It
Still Life is about how life keeps moving after loss, the people that stay with you as you heal, and those who hold you when you shatter. At the heart of this story are Jess and Max, played by Ophelia…
‘Chi Mangia Solo’ Review: Victoria Pedretti Has Us Crying (Again)
Anytime Victoria Pedretti is on my screen, chances are that I’m going to cry. The actress made me fall in love with her due to her hauntingly beautiful role as Nell Crain in The Haunting of Hill House. Then I…
