Author : Rhys Austin

Mekhai Lee’s Them That’s Not is a masterclass in sensory storytelling. In a medium that often relies too heavily on exposition, Lee leans on a much more powerful tool: sound or specifically, the absence and distortion of it. From the jump, the audio design functions as a direct line into......

Nick Craven’s Crying on Command is a 13-minute deep dive into the psychological meat grinder of the acting world. It’s a tight, focused narrative that targets the exact moment an artist’s ambition hits a brick wall. For anyone who has ever put their pride on the line for a career-defining......

The synopsis for Smoothie is a textbook example of “suburban noir.” It takes a familiar, cozy archetype the stay-at-home dad and immediately injects it with a toxic element. What makes this premise particularly sharp is the power dynamic shift. Usually, an infidelity plot involves a spouse or a private investigator,......

Michael Lavine’s The Wanderer is the kind of stripped-down, high-concept filmmaking that reminds you why the short-form medium exists. It’s essentially a two-man philosophical standoff staged in the middle of a desolate meadow, trading high-octane action for a heavy, atmospheric exploration of mortality and the absolute burden of time. It’s......