A personal journal of film and documentary reviews, and reviews of anything else that intrigues me.
German and German-language Films
Karim Eich and Dirk Wachsmuth, “Monju Hunters of Sofugan Island” (2017) An unexpectedly deep and melancholy short film, this sci-fi short is set in a not…
Rafael Bolliger, “Clones” (2015) In amongst a busy schedule making films, TV films and TV series, and lending his voice to videogames, Dutch actor Rutger Hauer…
French and French-language Films
Alex Chauvet, Anna Le Danois, Quentin Foulon, Fabien Glasse, Juliette Jean, Julie Narat, “Résistance” (2016) Made by student animators, this short video plays like a parable…
Jason Sheedy, “Checkpoint” (2021) Here comes a 10-minute number that initially looks like a virtual reality game being played by several avatars of the same player…
Latin American Films (Spanish language), North American Films
Fernando Campos and Jaime Jasso, “El Camino” (2020) A well made and visually gorgeous film, “El Camino” happens to be the culmination of five years of…
Matt Westrup, “The Gate” (2011) Deriving its title from a couple of lines in the seventh chapter in the Book of Matthew in the Bible (“……
Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (2022) True to its title, this wacky science fiction / fantasy / philosophy film dips into…
Darkus Marque, “Alien Infinity” (2015) Made during his spare time between January and August 2015, “Alien Infinity” from graphic designer (and aspiring film-maker at the time)…
Felix M Aller, “Alien Supremacy” (April 2017) One of many numerous fan-fiction films based on the original Alien quadrilogy begun by Ridley Scott and continued by…
Aidan Michael Brezonick, “Alien: Night Shift” (2019; extended version 2020) Not one of the better films out of the batch of six made in 2019 to…