"Dead-Alive"

"Zzyzx"

It looks as though (at the time of this writing) Scott has cornered the market, so to speak, on movie reviews that begin with the more obscure letters of the alphabet, Z, X, and Q. So, I'm proud to present my first review of a film starting with the letter Z, and rather surprisingly, it doesn't contain the word ‘zombie'.

Synopsis 

A comedic musical short inspired by an obscure Beatles novelty tune. While visiting a mysteriously surrealistic dating agency, a lonely woman (Betty Taylor) checks out the video tapes of one male prospect (Angel Connell) who seems to have multiple personalities. With remote in hand, the woman speeds past those parts of her character she finds unattractive and zeroes in on the aspect of his personality she finds most attractive. Her decision to commit to this appealing part of his persona results in a dramatic change in her life - or does it? 

"Vlog"

"Stocking Stuffers"

I don't think many people fully understand how difficult it is to properly review a short film. When you watch a full-length feature, you're given a reasonable amount of time to witness the developments in both character and plot, and perhaps become emotionally attached to the characters. Or… Perhaps not. That would depend on the success of the film. A short film must generally be taken on different merits, as it's very difficult to genuinely involve the audience in the occurrences in such a short period of time. As such, short films generally need something else, a niche of some sort. As a film reviewer you must distance yourself from any preconceived notions that all films are created equal, and attempt to understand each film's intention and ability to stay true to that intention in order to form a proper critique.

Synopsis

The gossip between three government office clerks over the relationship between a mysterious woman, her deceased sister, and the madman loved by both women takes a twist in its implications when the clerks discover a photograph left behind by said mysterious woman after visiting their office.

"Scrapbook"

This'll be short. I promise. As short as "Scrapbook" should have been.

"Scrapbook" is a disgusting film, really that's it. Completely devoid of any sort of redeeming quality, it dares the viewer to sit through the entire film. Somehow it manages to never even suggest that there might be something to this plot, yet for some reason I watched on, hoping something would actually happen. It doesn't, unless watching a woman be repeatedly raped and beaten is your idea of 'something'.