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Short Film Review: New Dawn

NEW DAWN, the new short film from writer/director Fazeel, is a touching story cleverly hidden behind the façade of a mystery/thriller.

Ilya Naishuller’s sophomore feature, NOBODY, is a rough-and-tumble action flick that’s part OLDBOY and part JOHN WICK.

Joe Badon’s arthouse horror film, SISTER TEMPEST, is a bizarre and surreal experience that’s as chocked full of intrigue as it is confusion.

After much clamoring, ZACK SNYDER’S JUSTICE LEAGUE serves as a much improved, but still imperfect, version of DC’s superhero team-up.

Vincenzo Nappi’s newest short film, FIRST BITE, is a familiar, yet fun and effective, homage to graphic B-movie horror films.

Chloé Zhao’s NOMADLAND is a starkly beautiful look at life on the road as a modern-day nomad.

AMARANTHINE is a well made short film set in a post-apocalyptic world that suffers from being a little too familiar.

J Blakeson’s I CARE A LOT tells a thrilling tale about horrible people doing horrible things for nothing more than financial gain.

JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH is not only culturally relevant but a captivatingly powerful look at racial injustice.

John Lee Hancock’s new film, THE LITTLE THINGS, has a lot of similarities to SEVEN but still remains a compelling drama on its own.