Bad Peter: the panopticon police state controlling an individual life to an astonishing degree
Zach Strauss, “Bad Peter” (2017) At first rather amusing but then quickly becoming sinister and
Category: North American Films
Reviews of films made in Canada and United States including all films made by Hollywood.
Metta Via: a story of personal transformation with a strange power and attraction
Warren Flanagan, “Metta Via” (2017) Visually stunning and ambitious in its concept, this Canadian short
What if Wendy: a sparse and painful character study of denial and grief
James A Sims, “What if Wendy” (2017) Here is a sparse and minimalist character study
Iteration 1: a dystopian human future equivalent to a maze teaching flatworms to learn from experience
Jesse Lupini, “Iteration 1” (2016) Made for a Canadian film festival in which the objective
The Candidate: a suspenseful film of a sociopath caught in a spider’s web of control
David Karlak, “The Candidate” (2010) Entirely driven by character and dialogue, this interesting character study
Aeranger: a meditation on how duty, self-sacrifice and love of one’s people have far-reaching consequences
Anthony Ferraro, “Aeranger” (2019) A twelve-minute film about an alien crash-landing somewhere in North America
A Date in 2025: sci-fi romantic comedy short on human-technology interactions
Ryan Turner, “A Date in 2025” (2017) Goofy teenage romantic comedy about a socially awkward
After Her: missing-girl parody that leads to a personal transformation
Aly Migliori, “After Her” (2018) A young man, Callum (Christopher Dylan White), goes in search
British Films | North American Films
Invaders: a whimsical Christmas SF film provides some sobering food for thought about human social needs
Daniel Prince, “Invaders” (2018) Playing as a homage and parody of the 1980s film “Batteries
Regulation: character study of how a police state controls citizens through small decisions and actions
Ryan Patch, “Regulation” (2019) Set in the not-too distant future, in perhaps a post-industrial /