ubiquarian | Posts by Marina D. Richter

2020-09-30

Review: Good Night Little Tomato (2020)

Animation done by the writer/ director Cyprien Nozières wanders from super cute to dystopian surrealism with claustophobic walls and shadows, brushes over fantastic realism and transforms into a food slasher.

2020-09-29

Review: Gaslight (2019)

Writer/ director Louisa Weichmann’s short horror drama with comic elements is not a simple linear story about a woman who experiences dreadful things during one night.

2020-09-28

Review: Ferine (2019)

Writer/ director Andrea Corsini didn’t use as much as a sentence in his script that is built on strong visuals and excellent performances by both lead actors. Della Rosa is diabolical as the woman on her ruthless quest, ice-cold and calculated, led by primal instinct.

2020-09-27

Review: Hungry Joe (2019)

Before you start watching Paul Holbrook’s & Sam Dawe’s short horror Hungry Joe, make sure your stomache’s empty.

2020-09-27

Review: Laura Hasn’t Slept

Laura hasn’t slept in a while. Her recurring nightmare makes her believe that she will find her end should she ever see the true face of the man who’s after her night after night.

2020-09-26

Review: Bos (2020)

Geypens plays with one-dimensional understanding of the universe and our perception of what is above and what below the ground. Connection between human beings and the nature is put to the test.

2020-09-20

Review: Sparks (2020)

Given no explanations, just strong images and the great work in the sound department, Sparks is a witness of modernity conquering the remaining patches of wilderness where traditional agricultural practices still exist.

2020-09-17

Review: Viktorija,15 (2020)

n her debut semi-feature length documentary Viktorija, 15 Mina Petrović paints a vivid portrait of a 15-year-old drummer from the small Serbian town of Smederevo who gets a brief chance of living her passion to the full extent through a girls rock camp, and consequently – through her first ever rock’n’roll fuelled trip abroad.