Film

Nuthouse (short film program) (2008)

Synopsis

This is a short film program assembled for the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival. This late-night collection gives a nod to the scary and the creepy, in movies like Cupcake (U.S.), Kirksdale (U.S.), Last Time in Clerkenwell (U.S.), The Money Shot (U.S.), Night Light (U.S.), Skeletons in the Closet (Skelett i garderoben, Sweden), Supply and Demand (L'offre et la demande, France) and Zombie Gets a Date (U.S.).

Movie review

From Short Review - NY

*** (Three stars)
With a title like "Nuthouse" and a tagline announcing this program's pledge of “ surprising you, scaring you or just plain creeping you out,” you might expect this to be a night of homage to 42 Street–style grindhouse fare. You’d be mistaken. While they're all slick as hell, the entries alternate between whimsy (yuck) and dourness (zzzzz…). There are a few bright spots, like Last Time in "Clerkenwell," which has no horror element whatsoever but at least features clever animation of supercute birds and ants that sing. The compilation’s final entry is the real payoff: Ryan Spindell’s asylum story, "Kirksdale"—complete with Southern rapist cop, ear and foot amputations (and reattachments), sutured lips, nailed hands and a hypodermic to the eye—delivers the gory goods.—Bruce Tantum, Clubs editor

[This is a TONY staff review, written for the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival. It is not considered an official review and should not be read as such. Please think of it as a casual impression from a movie-loving friend.] 

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