Float: An Impactful Tale Of Parenting
Float marks the last of the currently available SparkShorts that are solidly within the science fiction/fantasy genre. What I’ve seen of the other ones is excellent, though, and you should watch all of them.
By Brandon Scott on Jan 17th, 2024
Float marks the last of the currently available SparkShorts that are solidly within the science fiction/fantasy genre. What I’ve seen of the other ones is excellent, though, and you should watch all of them.
By Brandon Scott on Jan 15th, 2024
Wind is even better than Smash and Grab, and that’s saying a lot. SparkShorts, it turns out, are some of the best short films I’ve ever seen. And they’re quite different from each other, with unique settings, characters, and stories.
By Brandon Scott on Jan 10th, 2024
Smash and Grab is adorable, heartwarming, and incredible for how short it is. This is the second Pixar SparkShorts I’ve ever reviewed, and once again, the quality is evident. This is better than some whole-length movies.
By Brandon Scott on Jul 26th, 2023
Hi, everyone! We get a lot of requests from artists and creators to review their work, and we want to cover more of those indie projects. To make that easier on our end and on yours, we’ve created a form where you can tell us about your project.
By Brandon Scott on Oct 24th, 2022
Growing Fangs Is Several Allegories In One Efficient Movie Growing Fangs is a cute little special I stumbled upon in my search for Halloween media. It’s the story of a person who’s part vampire, part human, and Mexican American. From quick interviews I’ve read/listened to on the short, it’s a personal story about belonging explored…
By Brandon Scott on Apr 27th, 2022
Too long ago, I announced a series where I would periodically review a few movies from the Dust YouTube channel. Well, it’s finally time to return. I’ve selected three short films. Each is different. Each is exciting. And each shows a wildly different future.
By Brandon Scott on Jun 9th, 2021
As alluded to in a recent “It Came from the Archives,” it’s time for a random and sporadic new series where I review between one and three new releases from the YouTube channel Dust.
Trek Tuesday? Maybe it will be a thing. But today is Monday you say? Well, it’s Tuesday somewhere. 😉 While the number of Star Trek fan films could fill months of watching, few are as well known as Prelude To Axanar – the award winning fan film featuring Star Trek series actors that kicked off…
By Brandon Scott on Apr 15th, 2020
Exile is a short film that, by necessity, can’t get across as much story as a full film—but still manages a lot of good storytelling through visual details and implications. Which already puts it ahead of a lot of science fiction that feels it necessary to dump a lot of information on the viewer. And,…
By Brandon Scott on Feb 6th, 2019
Did We All Lose Something To Good CGI? CGI and special effects. We all complain about those, don’t we? But, as fantasy and science fiction fans, CGI is a necessity for most of “our” films. If we want aliens that are truly alien, if we want to see other planets, and we don’t want it…
By Brandon Scott on Oct 19th, 2018
IMPORTANT NOTICE! Unlike most of Sci-Fi Blogger’s content, Halloween Highlights is not PG13 and is not child-friendly. The content contained within is of a disturbing nature. Videos and written content may cover or show topics such as violence, gore, sexual themes, dismemberment, and all manner of other frightening and unpleasant things. There will also be…
Adding to our popular Friday Fiction is Tribute Tuesday where we feature fan-made trailers, films, tributes, music and shorts. Kicking it off is this expertly edited tribute to the one and only Agent Phil Coulson of the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division, also known as S.H.I.E.L.D. This tribute was put together and posted…