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REVIEW: 'Forgotten Trash', a sci-fi horror by Retro Video Pictures
"It was in the last few days of college when one of my friends brought his DV Camera into class. That sparked the original idea of...
Jun 9, 20213 min read
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REVIEW: 'Introspectum Motel' (2021), a thriller feature by Flying Mobula Films Ltd.
Introspectum Motel is a psychological thriller taking you straight to the heart of love and lust, holding up a mirror to our most...
May 19, 20213 min read
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REVIEW: 'The Lost Shoes' (2021), a documentary feature by Tomaso Aramini and Rafiqfuad Yarahmadi
We wanted to tell a submerged part of Italian history from the perspective of the toiling masses and the working class using historical...
Mar 3, 20214 min read
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WATCH & REVIEW: 'Renegade' (2020), a short experimental film by Gabby Lee
Renegade is an experimental short film that explores the exchange of matter in the universe. Everything on earth, alive or not alive, is...
Dec 28, 20202 min read
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REVIEW: 'Undercover Bike Cop' (2019), a short film by Retro Video Pictures
Set in a future where crime is the law, a former cop and his supernaturally possessed bike partner go undercover to preserve justice....
Dec 21, 20202 min read
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REVIEW: 'Hit Record' (2020), a mockumentary feature by Ethan Cvitanic
Hit Record is certainly not the first documentary style movie that deals with the rise of a star nor is it the first mockumentary to do...
Oct 26, 20203 min read
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REVIEW: 'Remy's Demons', a horror feature by Bressler Productions
If thereās any genre that can benefit from having a low-micro budget, itās the horror genre. Horror often looks to portray itself in a...
Oct 5, 20203 min read
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WATCH: 'Eighth Wonder' (2020), a short action film by JKK Films
A woman suffering from cancer faces her ultimate chance at regaining back her life. Outside the Spotlight says: Taking the "nothing to...
Sep 15, 20202 min read
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WATCH: 'Honour' (2020), a short action film by Under The Lens
When mercenaries are hired to kill his wife, our hero must reach into his dark past and take his revenge - though there is more to her...
Aug 31, 20202 min read
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6 Effective Uses Of Black And White In Colour Movies
Film has come a long way since the times of colorless moving pictures, from the seductive femme fatale and serious steely eyed detectives...
Aug 3, 20207 min read
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REVIEW: 'The Mentor', (2020) a dark comedy feature by Wind in a City Films
Official poster for THE MENTOR, A Wind In A City Films release. Photo courtesy of Wind In A City Films) The Mentor by Wind in a City...
Jul 30, 20204 min read
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WATCH: 'BILL' (2019), a short horror film by Sketchbook Pictures
A widow employs the dark arts to see her husband once more. The film is a DIY Self Funded short film inspired by the Ghost our two young...
Jul 24, 20201 min read
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