Short of the Month: Piccole Avventure Romane Henry Gatrell March 11, 2019 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06uqeJzpadA Piccole Avventure Romane translates through Google to "Little Roman Adventures". And 'little' is exactly what this film is: there is very little dialogue,...
Short of the Month: O Matko! Henry Gatrell January 7, 2019 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks/304823620 Within the arena of the short film some filmmakers – perhaps free from large budgets and plot conventions – find the comfort to be more expressive and...
Peter O’Toole: The Human Heart of an Epic Henry Gatrell December 14, 2018 Features, Love Letter, Nostalgia Lawrence of Arabia is often remembered for its immense scale, staggeringly large and well-coordinated set pieces, and other such enormities – like the 258-day shooting time. But a less-often mentioned aspect...
Short of the Week – To Build a Fire Henry Gatrell January 22, 2018 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/246869455 The adaptation of Jack London’s highly-regarded short story To Build a Fire effectively captures the story of a man's last frozen moments. The text and film shift from one...
Short of the Week – SALA: A Short Odyssey Henry Gatrell October 16, 2017 Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/231635275 The latter years of teen life are all challenge, identity crisis, uncertainty; frustration and dissatisfaction plague almost everyone. But for others it’s harder –...
Short of the Week – Whale Heart Henry Gatrell February 27, 2017 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/203116933 Written and directed by Robert Allen and animated by a team of third-year students at The Animation Workshop in Viborg, Whale Heart tells the story of a father and son,...
Short of the Week – Listen Henry Gatrell January 16, 2017 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/196593911 Listen presents several different issues through a singular conflict: a petrified mother, trapped in a violent relationship looking for protection from the police; a...
One More Time With Feeling – Review Henry Gatrell September 11, 2016 Reviews Nick Cave has had a traumatic year. He has faced the unfathomable, in the death of his 15 year-old son Arthur, and the road he’s traveled has been long and excruciatingly painful. One More Time with Feeling...
Music of the Movies: Nick Cave Henry Gatrell September 7, 2016 Behind The Curtain, Features, Music of the Movies The south coast of England boasts one of the most vibrant and colourful cities in the country, full of life and excitement. In Brighton, everyone can be whoever they want to be with no judgment or...
Short of the Week – My Sister’s Dollhouse Henry Gatrell August 8, 2016 Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks/177375994 My Sister's Dollhouse is described in its tagline as "a parody of sorts." This perfectly captures the film's dry humour and lack of unneeded flash; there is...
“Why So Serious?”: The Evolution of the Joker Henry Gatrell August 3, 2016 Analysis, Close-Up, Features The Joker is among the most formidable and fear-inspiring villains ever to grace the screen. He has become incredibly versatile and adaptable, his behaviour impossible to predict, leaving viewers vulnerable to...
Short of the Week – Onward Henry Gatrell July 18, 2016 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks/155624292 Onward is an incredibly beautiful and intimate short documentary about a man named Konki and his family who live in the Altai Mountains of Western Mongolia....
Short of the Week – Edmond Henry Gatrell July 11, 2016 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks/172911816 Edmond won the BAFTA Short Animation Award in 2016, which is both surprising and completely not. The film is at once brilliant and incredibly obscure. That...
Robin Hardy’s The Wicker Man: The Great, British Horror Henry Gatrell July 7, 2016 Features, Love Letter, Nostalgia “Do sit down, Sergeant. Shocks are so much better absorbed with the knees bent.” Even now, 43 years after its release, shocks are something Robin Hardy's The Wicker Man certainly provides. Speaking...
Short of the Week – Grounded Henry Gatrell June 6, 2016 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/164940065 Lucas Durkheim's Grounded tells the story of a nameless soldier being thrust into a situation he has no context for. The basis of all his knowledge comes from propagandist...
