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Tag: Short Film

Emma Parks in Callie Carpinteri's Tribeca coming-of-age comedy-drama short, Dirty Towel
Comedy / Drama / Reviews / TCS / Tribeca

‘Dirty Towel’ (Tribeca) Spoiler Review – The Perfect Coming Of Age Story For All Audiences

June 8, 2024April 6, 2025 - by Charnice Horne

“‘Dirty Towel’ is a phenomenal short story at Tribeca about how young women experience the transition from girlhood to womanhood…”

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Olive Gray and Sorcha Groundsell in Mdhamiri A Nkemi and Eve Hedderwick Turner's Tribeca science-fiction drama short, original skin
Drama / Reviews / Science Fiction / TCS / Tribeca

‘original skin’ (Tribeca) Non-Spoiler Review – An Audibly, Visually, Viscerally Mesmerizing & Resonating Short Film

May 23, 2024May 23, 2024 - by John Daniel Tangalin

Mdhamiri á Nkemi’s ‘original skin’ is a creative Tribeca short about self-acceptance and comfortability with one’s metamorphosis!

‘original skin’ (Tribeca) Non-Spoiler Review – An Audibly, Visually, Viscerally Mesmerizing & Resonating Short Film Read More
The Cinema Spot talks about the music in film
Editorials

The Cinema Spotlight On… Cheryl X. Wang — Music Coordination, Supervision, And More (Interview)

March 28, 2023July 22, 2023 - by John Daniel Tangalin

We spoke with Cheryl X. Wang earlier this year about working on music in film & TV, highlighting her career as a queer Asian woman!

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Carleigh Johnston in Francesca Scorsese's Tribeca horror thriller short film, Crimson Ties
Horror / Reviews / TCS / Thriller / Tribeca

‘Crimson Ties’ (Tribeca 2022) Short Film Review – The Crush Of Red Death

June 11, 2022June 12, 2022 - by John Daniel Tangalin

Francesca Scorsese’s Tribeca horror-thriller short, ‘Crimson Ties’ “feels like Russian Roulette, where each shot … leads to certain death.”

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Rebekka Johnson and Kate Nash in their SXSW thriller short film, Wild Bitch
Reviews / SXSW 2022 / SXSW22 Reviews / TCS / Thriller

‘Wild Bitch’ (SXSW 2022) Short Film Spoiler Review – Ecosophy Versus Evil

March 12, 2022March 12, 2022 - by John Daniel Tangalin

“Johnson and Nash do well together in their fight for a common cause” in their #SXSW short film, ‘Wild Bitch’!

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Isa Hanssen in Sanjna Bharadwaj's SXSW animated comedy short film, Local Middle Schooler
Animated / Comedy / Reviews / SXSW 2022 / SXSW22 Reviews / TCS

‘Local Middle Schooler’ (SXSW 2022) Short Film Spoiler Review – Who Gets The Last Lash?

March 10, 2022March 10, 2022 - by John Daniel Tangalin

Bharadwaj’s ‘Local Middle Schooler,’ is “a lovely comedy short film [at #SXSW] about what happens when you take advantage of your gifts.”

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Fabian Velasco and Milos Mitrovic's SXSW short film, Horse Brothers
Comedy / Horror / Reviews / Science Fiction / SXSW 2022 / SXSW22 Reviews / TCS

‘Horse Brothers’ (SXSW 2022) Short Film Spoiler Review – A Breaking-Up Of Reality

March 7, 2022March 7, 2022 - by John Daniel Tangalin

Velasco and Mitrovic’s short film ‘Horse Brothers’ premieres at #SXSW next week. It separates our reality from the fragmented pseudoworld!

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Comedy / Film Festival / Independent / Reviews / Tribeca

‘The Bouncer’ (Tribeca) Short Film Spoiler Review

June 19, 2021June 19, 2021 - by John Daniel Tangalin

Salmenperä and Jani Volanen’s Finnish short film, ‘Poke’ (or ‘The Bouncer’) screened at Tribeca and is “funny, albeit in a cringey manner.”

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Action / Comedy / Film Festival / Independent / Reviews / Tribeca

‘Molly Robber’ (Tribeca) Short Film Non-Spoiler Review

June 19, 2021June 19, 2021 - by John Daniel Tangalin

Hall and Visvikis’s short film, ‘Molly Robber’, screened at Tribeca Film Festival. Despite some flaws, it still makes for a fun experience!

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Comedy / Independent / Reviews / Tribeca

‘David’ (Tribeca) Short Film Non-Spoiler Review

June 18, 2021June 18, 2021 - by John Daniel Tangalin

Zach Woods’s directorial debut is his short film, ‘David’, which screened at Tribeca Film Festival this month. Our non-spoiler review!

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