Short Fusion: Mend and Make Do
MEND AND MAKE DO, an animated short by Bexie Bush, tells the heartfelt story of a love life lived without regret, writes Nick Kitchin.
Category Archives: Festival Coverage
House of Wax (1953)
Horror needs to be tactile and tangible, according to Hiu M. Chan, in her review of HOUSE OF WAX.
Monsters University
The bar is high for MONSTERS UNIVERSITY, but it doesn’t completely fail, according to Lizzie Scourfield.
Short Fusion: Petit Frere
“Youth” comedy can often feel forced. PETIT FRÈRE, however, feels easy and fresh. Robbie Griffiths spoke to director Rémi St-Michel about his short film.
Free Range/Ballad On Approving Of The World
Woollen tank-tops have never looked so cool, writes Edd Elliott.
Short Fusion: Baby Mary
We spoke to Kris Swanberg about her short BABY MARY, in which a little girl in Chicago takes a neglected toddler under her wing.
Short Fusion: Charlie Says
CHARLIE SAYS tells the brooding story of a young boy, and the consequences of a (relatively) innocent lie he tells while on holiday with his family. See it at CFF2014.
Fiction
A film where nothing (and yet everything) happens, Cesc Gay’s FICTION is intensely – and authentically – romantic, writes Rebecca Naughten. See it at CFF2014.
The Mad Magician
Elegant little period shocker, with a nicely modulated performance by Vincent Price, and which gives a whole new meaning to ‘Buzz-Kill’, writes Stephen Watson.
Short Fusion: Cowboy Ben
A man drinks with his friend in a bar on his birthday… but all is not as it seems. COWBOY BEN screens as part of CFF2014’s short film strand.