Short Films
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‘Cuck’ is an Awkward Comedy of Sexual Spice Gone Awry
Short of the Day Your after-Valentine’s Day reality check. Yesterday’s Short of the Day was all about love, so today I thought we’d detour into one all…
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‘Kheer’ is a Valentine’s Treat from India
Short of the Day Nanu has some explaining to do… Relationships, like people, age, and as such they also change. A person at 65 is not the…
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‘The Gunfighter’ Lampoons Voiceovers, Westerns, and Sexual Peccadilloes
Short of the Day A hilarious genre send-up featuring the voice of Nick Offerman. Stop me if you’ve heard this before: a gunfighter walks into a saloon.…
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‘My Last Film’ is a Comedic Musing on Self-Seriousness in Creative Circles
Short of the Day A bold and audaciously funny film from writer-director Zia Anger. There’s taking your passion seriously, and then there’s making sure everyone around you…
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‘Sunseeker’ Presents Another Side of ‘Logan’
Short of the Day A most unusual look at a superhero movie. Okay, so technically today’s short isn’t really a short, it’s a one-minute trailer for…
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‘Brothers’ Blends Truth and Fiction with Remarkable Results
Short of the Day A unique fictive narrative with documentary components. Today’s pick is pretty remarkable in terms of its narrative construction. What you’ve got in…
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‘Framed’ Brings the Unseen Beauty of the World to Light
Short of the Day A bit of magic realism shot entirely on an iPhone 4S. When I was a kid in the 1980s, only 30 years ago,…
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‘Killer in Red’ is a Bitter and Beautiful Shot of Noir
Short of the Day From director and ’The Young Pope’ creator Paolo Sorrentino. It’s been awhile since we’ve showcased a short made as an advertisement, but…
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‘Tears in the Rain’ is ‘Blade Runner’ Fan Fiction Done Right
Short of the Day Set in the world of Philip K. Dick’s novel and Ridley Scott’s film. Fan fiction is such a delicate artform. In the hands…