Saturday, December 31, 2022

4 Oscar Long List Shorts -GOODNIGHT HENRY, RIGHT WORDS, THE OUT and TOO ROUGH

 GOODNIGHT HENRY
A trade deal with France is put into jeopardy when a British official dies before it can be signed.

Funny confection reveals how deals are some times done- with some underhanded dealing and misdirection.

RIGHT WORDS
A young man is pressured into asking out his secret love and it's filmed by his friends on social media

Seemingly run  of the mill short turns in the final stretch into something that actually should be expanded into a feature. Once this finds its footing it's clear this should have been a feature since there is more to say and explore with these characters

THE OUT
As a recovering addict is getting to spend time with his daughter for the first time since getting out of prison, an old mate comes calling.

This is a super short, that yet again, would be a super feature film. There is so much here, thanks to one of the best casts that I've seen in any film this year.

TOO ROUGH
Waking up after a night of partying, a gay man has to get his boyfriend past his homophobic family. 

This is well acted film with a script that simply tries to cram in way too many ideas into 15 minutes.

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