I’ve been doing these almost weekly posts about short animated films for most of the year. I’ve discussed twenty four animated films since the end of March, and though it’s…
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Short Film of the Week: Sangre de Unicornio by Alberto Vazquez
by edward j rathke December 13, 2014When you click to watch this film, be sure to hit the CC button and turn on the subtitles. Winter is a brutal time of the year, so this week…
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FilmReviewSci Fi / Fantasy
Short Film of the Week: Mean Teddies by Tyler Novo
by edward j rathke December 6, 2014Very little is going well in the world we live in. The past month has been an extended tragedy played before us every night. And as if that weren’t bad…
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ArtFilmReview
Short Film of the Week: Playground by Ryosuke Oshiro
by edward j rathke November 29, 2014Ryosuke Oshiro‘s Playground, like most things I discuss on here, reminds me of childhood. Childhood is a strange thing since it largely becomes mythical and separated from reality the further…
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FilmReviewSci Fi / Fantasy
Short Film of the Week: Nebula by Gobelins
by edward j rathke November 22, 2014Nebula by students from Gobelins is simply brilliant. It reminds me of being young and it reminds me of Ocarina of Time. To talk about the latter is to talk closely about my…
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Within seconds, you can tell that Evan Viera‘s Caldera is going to be a beautiful and haunting film. Caldera is beautiful, mesmerising, and challenging, pushing the boundaries of reality and irreality. A…
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I think about terraforming a lot. Probably more than most people. I think about the future of humanity, how we may some day become post-terran, how we may [hopefully] some…
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FilmReview
Short Film of the Week: Animator vs Animation IV by Alan Becker
by edward j rathke October 4, 2014This is very different from what I’ve usually covered here, and I was planning on writing about a very different animated film until I saw this Thursday night. But this…
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FilmReviewSci Fi / Fantasy
Short Film of the Week: L3.0 by ISART Digital
by edward j rathke September 20, 2014I’ve missed a few weeks in a row but I’m back and hopefully getting this back onto a weekly schedule. But, you know, life being how it is, there’s really…
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FilmReviewSci Fi / Fantasy
Short Film of the Week: Invention of Love by Andrey Shushkov
by edward j rathke August 30, 2014Invention of Love by Andrey Shushkov is a beautiful film in silhouette. It begins as a very simple story of love but develops into quite a bit more. There’s some…
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We begin with Death, as most things do. The last act of the man is to create something simple, something that few would take notice of. He’s spent maybe countless…
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FilmReview
Short Film of the Week: This Way Up by Smith & Foulkes
by edward j rathke August 16, 2014This Way Up by Smith & Foulkes is an Academy Award nominated short film. Too few of these are readily available to the public. Anyrate, we follow two men trying…
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FilmReviewSci Fi / Fantasy
Short Film of the Week: Monsterbox by Ludovic Gavillet, Derya Kocaurlu, Lucas Hudson, and Colin Jean-Saunier
by edward j rathke July 26, 2014Monsterbox by Ludovic Gavillet, Derya Kocaurlu, Lucas Hudson, and Colin Jean-Saunier is delightful. It reminds me of being young and wanting the world to be a little more fantastic, with…
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FilmReviewSci Fi / Fantasy
Short Film of the Week: Premier Automne by Carlos De Carvalho & Aude Danset
by edward j rathke July 12, 2014What is the world? What is this thing called life? What is this decay called Death? Why do we bother? Why do we go on living? Why do we keep…