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There’s a thin line between genius and madness—and "Novocaine" misses it by a mile, faceplants through a wall, and just keeps going because pain isn’t really a concern. But... somehow, against all odds and most rules of screenwriting structure, this R-rated action-romance-thriller with a ridiculous premise pulls off something rare: it works. It’s not perfect, not always sharp, and certainly not subtle—but it works.

Bryan Enk's "Beneath the Sea It Sings" is an eerie fever dream whispered through time, a ghost story that unspools like an incantation, pulling you deeper into its spectral grip with each passing second. A short film that transcends its modest runtime, it is both a chilling maritime folktale and an intimate descent into madness, anchored by a singularly mesmerizing performance from Julia Kolinski.

"Kamerad" is a stark, intimate war chamber piece that, in just ten minutes, lodges itself deep into the psyche. It does not rely on spectacle, nor does it indulge in the bombast of war epics; instead, it distills conflict down to its purest, most harrowing form—a moment of decision between two men trapped in the abyss of No Man’s Land. What unfolds is a disquieting meditation on morality, fate, and the enduring absurdity of war. 

"Restless" is a quietly electrifying portrait of transformation, cloaked in the everyday. Jed Hart’s debut feature takes the most familiar of British settings—a tired estate, a lonely semi-detached house—and turns it into a psychological pressure cooker where the walls feel as thin as the line between decorum and disorder. 

There’s something deceptively simple about "Enter the Room," Harry Waldman’s short thriller that lures you in with the familiarity of sibling tensions before twisting the knife in ways both unexpected and deeply unsettling. What starts as an awkward yet believable domestic dispute between two estranged brothers steadily mutates into something far more disturbing—something that gnaws at the edges of reality, perception, and memory. Waldman’s greatest success here is not in the twist itself but in how he subtly disorients the audience, leaving them questioning not just what they saw, but how they felt about it. 

Cruel Like You - Kendra Baude | Runtime: 15 Minutes | Genre: Romance