THE GLOWING (a.k.a. De Gloeiige) *** Netherlands 2019 Dir: Justus Van Den Elsen. 9 mins Co-written by director Justus Van Den Elsen and Bart Verhoeven, this atmospheric, haunting short unfolds around the border between the Netherlands and Belgium in the middle of the 19th century. Stories circulate about a possible…
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CHANGELING **** UK 2019 Dir: Faye Jackson. 9 mins Lara Belmont is terrific in this dialogue-free one-character short horror piece from writer-director-editor Faye Jackson. Belmont’s work is an authentic portrayal of a young mother falling apart while her baby cries incessantly. She begins to think that there might be something…
THE CABINET **** UK 2018 Dir: Thomas Nelstrop. 3 mins Actor-turned-writer-director Thomas Nelstrop has crafted a witty, droll comedic distillation of the age-old bathroom cabinet shock – a mainstay of decades of jump-scare horror movies. Elizabeth Bower delivers a winning performance as a chatty dissatisfied customer who returns her cabinet…
SHE NEVER DIED **** Canada 2019 Dir: Audrey Cummings. 89 mins A companion piece to the Henry Rollins movie HE NEVER DIED (2015), from the same writer (Jason Krawczyk) and directed by the rising filmmaker behind DARKEN. It has a remarkable central performance from Olunike Adeliyi (recently seen as Shadow’s…
THE LOST FILMS OF BLOODY NORA **** UK 2019 Dir: Sophia Di Martino. 9 mins The directorial debut for writer-actor Sophia Di Martino – whose acting work includes playing Carol in Danny Boyle’s 2019 hit YESTERDAY – and it’s a distinctive, startling piece of work. Framed by a kind of…