‘No Experience Necessary’ Review – Everhard’s Talent Isn’t Just Emerging, It’s Arrived

‘No Experience Necessary’ Review – Everhard’s Talent Isn’t Just Emerging, It’s Arrived

ByShea Angus

I’ve got a confession: I used to scoff at short films. I never even watched the Oscar-nominated ones. But writer/director Emily Everhard has shown me how wrong I was. Shorts aren’t just stepping stones, they’re vital training grounds for fresh voices and bold ideas. Whiplash, The Babadook, and Napoleon Dynamite all started as shorts. In…

‘Opus’ Review – Malkovich Mesmerizes, but Does the Movie?

‘Opus’ Review – Malkovich Mesmerizes, but Does the Movie?

ByShea Angus

Opus is the directorial debut for writer/director Mark Anthony Green and stars Ayo Edebiri as Ariel Ecton, our main character and an aspiring writer, and John Malkovich as Alfred Moretti, a musician with a Prince-esque aura and the global popularity of Michael Jackson.  The synopsis reads: “A young writer is invited to the remote compound…