Best Live Action Films

Out of Sync

A man departs his house, only to realize what he leaves behind. By separating sound from visuals, Out of Sync paints a uniquely involving portrait of a

Live Action

Animal Kingdom

"Animal Kingdom succeeds in maintaining a tangible sense of sinister fear and never falling into the trap of allowing violence to become a spectacle."

Live Action

The Butterfly Circus

I hope you’re sitting comfortably. If not grab a drink, dim the lights and move the laptop to the sofa because you’re going to be spending the next

Live Action, Podcasts

DN187: BRILLIANTLOVE – Ashley Horner

Regularly compared to Michael Winterbottom’s 9 Songs due to its depiction of sex, Ashley Horner’s second feature about a couple in all consuming

Live Action

SotW: Thrush

I wrote a few words about recent Vimeo Festival winner Thrush over at Short of the Week: In a world dominated by the digital image and social media, the art of

Live Action

Organ

Love stories don’t usually feature an eerie sense of atmosphere or a great level of mystery, but Organ has both in an abundance. It also features

Live Action

Urban

It’s pretty impressive when a short film can open with a sprawling aerial shot and then launch straight into an adrenalin fueled parkour sequence. This

Film Festival, Live Action

GrimmFest 2010: Amer

One of the best films DN caught at Manchester’s Grimm Up North horror film festival was barely a horror film at all, at least not in the modern sense,

Live Action

SotW: Bro

I wrote a few words about Chris Dundon’s latest short Bro over at Short of the Week: When you’re a teenager it can often be hard to fit in. Snap

Animation, Art & Fashion, Film Festival, Live Action

UnderWire: Editing

The final category shown at UnderWire was Editing. Probably the largest part of the industry still predominantly known as a man’s job, years ago in the

Film Festival, Live Action

UnderWire: Directing

The directing category brought along two films right up my street- beautifully shot and composed, yet sinister and dark. Beautiful Enough is a haunting but

Film Festival, Live Action

LIFF2010: Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

The surprise winner of the Palme d’Or earlier this year at Cannes Film Festival, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives constitutes the final part of a

Live Action Category