By David Pountain Writer/producer/director/actor Brian Petsos has been making the rounds of American comedy for a few years now. Between appearances in Bridesmaids and SNL spin-off MacGruber, Petsos has produced and directed several shorts, received writing […]
By Lauren Hurrell Michael Tyburski’s Actor Seeks Role follows an aspiring method actor (played by Alex Karpovsky) who earns his wages performing in various roles as a medical patient for training medical students. He soon […]
By David Pountain Josh Kim’s short documentary, Draft Day, takes a brief snippet of LGBT life in Thailand to reveal the larger society at a curious juncture characterised by the shifting attitudes of the 2010s. […]
By David Pountain Anette Belley’s understated short La Traverse is that rare coming-of-age film to respect the nuances and gradualism of the coming-of-age process. Set across a few hours in a single day, the French-Canadian picture […]
By David Pountain An intricate and attentive paralleling of two ostensibly disparate worlds, Florin Serban’s Romanian drama Box is a work of unusual precision and refreshing originality. Tracking the day-to-day lives of a young boxer and a married older […]
By David Pountain From the strained central relationship of twin drama Give Me Your Hand to the outlandish personal journey of short film Hollywood by Accident (aka Hollywood malgré lui), French director Pascal-Alex Vincent has made […]
