Ali Abdul-Karim

Reviews tagged ‘short-films’ by Ali Abdul-Karim Pro

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  • The 1882 Transit of Venus

    The 1882 Transit of Venus 1882

    ★★★ Watched 26 Aug 2023

    Um…

  • Addition and Subtraction

    Addition and Subtraction 1900

    ★★★½ Watched 31 Jan 2022

    Addition and Subtraction

    {7/10} 👍

                                   #88th Film of 2022

    Méliès in control. He pushes three women together and they become one, he bashes the large one on her head and she becomes a child, then large again, then three women. Further evidence of his wonderful editing.

  • agoraphobia

    agoraphobia 2017

    ★★★½ Watched 02 May 2020

    agoraphobia

    {7/10}

                                 #273RD Film Of 2020

    Another really good short film by Victoria Vincent...

    As usual I loved the animation style and this one was very interesting in terms of its content...


    🔙 little bunny
    🔜 High and Low

  • Andalusian Dance

    Andalusian Dance 1896

    ★★½ Watched 23 Dec 2022

    Nothing beats the serpentine dances.

  • Annabelle Butterfly Dance

    Annabelle Butterfly Dance 1894

    ★★★½ Watched 18 Jan 2022

    Annabelle Butterfly Dance

    {7/10} 👍

                                   #60th Film of 2022

    These dances are great! Though the “Serpentine” dance which was released the following year is an improvement, I feel.

  • Annabelle Sun Dance

    Annabelle Sun Dance 1894

    ★★★½ Watched 31 Aug 2023

    have a soft spot for these Annabelle dances. This one is quite good as well!

  • Aquarium

    Aquarium 1896

    ★★½ Watched 25 Jul 2020

    Aquarium

    {5/10}

                                   #435TH Film Of 2020

    Lots to look at... but what the fuck are those frogs doing inside...

    🔙 House
    🔜 Récréation à la Martinière

  • The Aquarium

    The Aquarium 1878

    ★★★★ Watched 22 Aug 2023

    Now this is much better and a lot more fun! Motion is key for these early animated films and this has a good amount of it. I think that beige fish was meant to be stealing the bait, but that wasn’t so clear.

  • Arab Cortege, Geneva

    Arab Cortege, Geneva 1896

    ★★½ Watched 16 Jul 2023

    Not much to say here but I’m rather annoyed by the blocked views of the star ‘Arabs’. Filmmakers of this era often framed their scenes rather poorly in the midst of chaos, sometimes that helped create a sense of natural life, but sometimes it just kinda obscures the shot.

  • The Aroma of Tea

    The Aroma of Tea 2006

    ★★★★½ Watched 13 Feb 2022

    The Aroma of Tea

    {9/10}🏅

                                 #132nd Film of 2022

    A beautiful work of art. A beautiful musical composition. Wondrous short work of cinema, one of simplicity in its content, but one which seemed to move me a greater deal more than many films I’ve seen.

    The title’s meaning is a matter to ponder for sometime to come.

  • Around a Cabin

    Around a Cabin 1894

    ★★★★ Watched 17 Jan 2022

    Autour d’une cabine

    {8/10} ✅

                                   #55th Film of 2022

    Beautifully crafted short film! The colour animations are wonderful to marvel at. A great early film experiment.

  • The Arrival of a Train 3D

    The Arrival of a Train 3D 1935

    ★★★½ Watched 16 Aug 2020

    I’d have loved to actually see this in 3D, I think it could really work...

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