Skin-
Trying to come to terms with herself, a teen struggling to fit in with her family and at school journeys to a foreign land to find a means of fitting in.
Overall, this was a solid if flawed effort. Technical-wise, this one is quite creative especially with the incident journeying into the other world through the hole in the bathtub into the forest of massive, deformed trees and roots that she explores. The idea of finding the skin inside the cave and being so hard-up and put-upon in her life to decide to eat it as a means of fitting in speaks to the desires and depths people will go through to be accepted as for who they are. While this is done in wholly accepted manners about how to fit in, they are quite cliches about doing that even though the film's messages are more important.
Tea Parties Are For Babies-
Going out with a friend, a shy woman experiencing life for the first time meets a friend who takes her on a dangerous journey.
This was a pretty disappointing effort. The visual flair of the whole effort looking like Alice in Wonderland in a modern-day setting involving her journey into the city's nightlife is all that works here as this isn't really scary and has no real basis for the brewing romance. As there's no context for what's going on, the resulting destruction doesn't make sense regardless of the suddenness and brutality of what happened.
Destruction Makes the World Burn Brighter-
Living in a damaged society, two girls are forced into extreme resources to survive with each other.
This one was short, quick and sweet. Getting right to the point with its apocalyptic tone and mind-set, that allows us to get right to the matter of their relationship where they do their parts to survive together. Their relationship is sweet and at times graphic but it's all quite enjoyable.
Labrys-
A young woman on her first date is forced to come to terms with who and what she has always been.
This one wasn't too bad and was quite enjoyable. That the underlying theme of acceptance for her true self, a common mindset in the community which is nicely doubled for the monster within her being an actual monster that's ready to come out whenever she or her friend are in trouble, speaks to that ideology nicely. Just as well, the action and effects work is enjoyable enough even if they do emerge out of nowhere in storytelling means that is' ending is a bit too abrupt, but that's hardly detrimental at all.
Blood Orange-
Working in a juice bar, a woman tries to keep her nosy friend from interrupting her job which benefits the group of vampires she's actually working for.
Overall, this was incredibly enjoyable. The ideas at play here, from the mysterious concoction that runs their business to the troubled and strained relationship and the secret group behind the scenes of their business which provides not only one of the greatest gags in the short but even ends things on a fantastically sour downbeat not. The relationship is underwritten and doesn't have to been developed more but there's not much else to this.
Lone Wolf-
Determined to fit in at a sleepover, a teenage girl ignores the cruel taunts from a mean girl and her growing feelings for a new friend, but she can't ignore the strange things happening to her body.
Overall, this was incredibly enjoyable. There's a lot to enjoy with the group attending the usual sleepover antics of being catty and rude to each other, which is spurred on by the dual intimation of the girls' unease about themselves and their body being spawned alongside the secret with her. As the friend is accepting and understanding for a reason due to the twist giving this a solid horror set up at the end that has a rather cute solution at play. Overall, this one generates a lot to like.
This overview ran as part of our remote coverage of the Final Girls Berlin Film Festival. Click the banner below to check out our coverage of the event:
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Trying to come to terms with herself, a teen struggling to fit in with her family and at school journeys to a foreign land to find a means of fitting in.
Overall, this was a solid if flawed effort. Technical-wise, this one is quite creative especially with the incident journeying into the other world through the hole in the bathtub into the forest of massive, deformed trees and roots that she explores. The idea of finding the skin inside the cave and being so hard-up and put-upon in her life to decide to eat it as a means of fitting in speaks to the desires and depths people will go through to be accepted as for who they are. While this is done in wholly accepted manners about how to fit in, they are quite cliches about doing that even though the film's messages are more important.
Tea Parties Are For Babies-
Going out with a friend, a shy woman experiencing life for the first time meets a friend who takes her on a dangerous journey.
This was a pretty disappointing effort. The visual flair of the whole effort looking like Alice in Wonderland in a modern-day setting involving her journey into the city's nightlife is all that works here as this isn't really scary and has no real basis for the brewing romance. As there's no context for what's going on, the resulting destruction doesn't make sense regardless of the suddenness and brutality of what happened.
Destruction Makes the World Burn Brighter-
Living in a damaged society, two girls are forced into extreme resources to survive with each other.
This one was short, quick and sweet. Getting right to the point with its apocalyptic tone and mind-set, that allows us to get right to the matter of their relationship where they do their parts to survive together. Their relationship is sweet and at times graphic but it's all quite enjoyable.
Labrys-
A young woman on her first date is forced to come to terms with who and what she has always been.
This one wasn't too bad and was quite enjoyable. That the underlying theme of acceptance for her true self, a common mindset in the community which is nicely doubled for the monster within her being an actual monster that's ready to come out whenever she or her friend are in trouble, speaks to that ideology nicely. Just as well, the action and effects work is enjoyable enough even if they do emerge out of nowhere in storytelling means that is' ending is a bit too abrupt, but that's hardly detrimental at all.
Blood Orange-
Working in a juice bar, a woman tries to keep her nosy friend from interrupting her job which benefits the group of vampires she's actually working for.
Overall, this was incredibly enjoyable. The ideas at play here, from the mysterious concoction that runs their business to the troubled and strained relationship and the secret group behind the scenes of their business which provides not only one of the greatest gags in the short but even ends things on a fantastically sour downbeat not. The relationship is underwritten and doesn't have to been developed more but there's not much else to this.
Lone Wolf-
Determined to fit in at a sleepover, a teenage girl ignores the cruel taunts from a mean girl and her growing feelings for a new friend, but she can't ignore the strange things happening to her body.
Overall, this was incredibly enjoyable. There's a lot to enjoy with the group attending the usual sleepover antics of being catty and rude to each other, which is spurred on by the dual intimation of the girls' unease about themselves and their body being spawned alongside the secret with her. As the friend is accepting and understanding for a reason due to the twist giving this a solid horror set up at the end that has a rather cute solution at play. Overall, this one generates a lot to like.
This overview ran as part of our remote coverage of the Final Girls Berlin Film Festival. Click the banner below to check out our coverage of the event:
As well, this ran as part of our month-long Women in Horror Month celebration. Click the banner below to see all the reviews and interviews we've conducted for the event:
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