Category Archives: Short Film
What’s in Store for 2026?
FYI, I’m not abandoning the blog. Anything but. I just have to figure out what I’m doing. Am I a New York Times bestselling author if I haven’t made the list since 2011? As in, not even close? Apparently, the … Continue reading
Posted in 1940s Films, Movie Shorts, Short Film, Vlog 4 Comments
2525: The Year I Made My First Short Film
It’s been an interesting year, to say the least. But I wanted to share a bit of my journey in the occasional short video I made now and then, and put up on Instagram. I strung them together and made … Continue reading
Posted in Annual Retrospective, Indie Film, Short Film Tagged How I Made a Movie, Indie Film, Learning by Doing, Low-Budget Film 4 Comments
A Brief Intermission
While I would normally have Part Two of The Helicopter Spies up this week, something remarkable has happened. I entered a contest short film to a Women in Film and Video – DC contest event. Anyhow, I got so busy … Continue reading
My Review of ‘Arrival’ (2016)
Hi, today I’m reviewing Arrival from 2016, a very interesting science fiction movie. There are many comparisons I could make to other movies here, but it’s about a situation in which aliens, 12 alien ships have appeared and are hovering … Continue reading
Posted in 2010s Films, Drama, Indie Film, Movie Reviews, Music, Science Fiction, Short Film Tagged Alien Invasion, Aliens, Foresight, Life, Outer Space, Politics, Predictions, Time 6 Comments
A Saturday Double Feature
So, I recently read someone’s comment on a social medium about the movie Shadow of a Doubt. This person thought that Shadow of a Doubt did not qualify as a film noir. Well, for what it’s worth, the folks over … Continue reading
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‘The Last Woman on Earth’ – Part One (1960)
Well, it looks like I’m able to add my commentary to this one. We’ll see how long that keeps up. 🙂 Anyhow, we have (for the next few weeks) another interesting pick from the public domain. This one is a … Continue reading
Posted in 1960s Movies, Public Domain Movies, Saturday Matinee, Science Fiction, Short Film Tagged B-Movies, Horror, Low-Budget Film, MST3K, Public Domain Films, Saturday Matinee Comments Off on ‘The Last Woman on Earth’ – Part One (1960)
The Saturday Matinee Double Feature
As of January 1, 2025, a number of well-known works entered the public domain. I wanted to celebrate this awesome event by showing you two movies in their entirety from the most recent entries in the … [dramatic pause] … … Continue reading
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‘Island of Terror’ (1966) (B-Movie Review) — Part Three
A note from your friendly neighborhood blogger: Although I have in the past observed the holiday season by focusing on holiday movies during said season … well, I didn’t this year. I dunno why exactly. I’m actually kind of excited … Continue reading
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‘The Monolith Monsters’ (1957) (B-Movie Review) — Part Two
Picking up from where we left off last week, here’s Part Two of the Saturday B-Movie Review of The Monolith Monsters. So they arrive at the wrecked office and they recognize the black fragments. They’re the same as the ones … Continue reading
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I Found it at the Movies
‘The Last Woman on Earth’ – Part Two (1960)
Today, we bring you Part Two of this fascinating science fiction movie, The Last Woman on Earth. Along with we assume to be the last two men on Earth. So, it’s a story about a woman who must choose between … Continue reading →