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If a random internet troll messaged you out of the blue claiming they’re going to shoot up a school, would you shrug it off and say “yeah right,” or would you do something about it? This is the question writer/director Oscar Boyson (Good Time, Uncut Gems, Frances Ha) asked when conceptualizing Our Hero, Balthazar. Inspired by the events of the Uvalde shooting in Texas, where the shooter admitted h

Leviticus opens on a string of bad omens before either of its leads says a word. A pool shower clicks on with no one near it; a girl mid-conversation with someone unseen starts screaming, her bloody hands clawing for an exit. Then the film cuts to the Australian outback, with an animal skull wired to a fence and a snake mid-swallow on a frog. It's an entrance built almost entirely out of death, an

There are two ways of interpreting Sidney Lumet's Serpico. The first one, invariably the more mainstream one, would tell you that Frank Serpico is an honest policeman attempting to expose corruption within the New York Police Department. He is isolated, persecuted, and nearly executed for refusing to participate in a rotten system. Snoozefest! Don't bore with your morality play. Corruption is one

Hey Peliplaters! I'm sure you've noticed how much Short Stories have taken over Peliplat lately. We have original story writing challenges, and now a dedicated home for all your fiction in the Stories tab. We truly believe the best stories end up making the best movies, so this was the natural addition to the Peliplat-universe. As the next part of my How to Peliplat series, here are some tips and

I think I might have found my character. I love the Challenges posted here. Peliplat has become a unique opportunity for me to share my love of cinema - and occasionally television - along with the chance to see what other media lovers have to say about new releases, classic television, and where this particular world is heading. I thought that this would be a first piece when I saw the round of o

Rain hammers the steel of my helm as I fit my boot into the worn stirrup and hoist myself onto Horse's back, settling into the familiar leather of the saddle, praying my racing heart does the same in the cavern behind my ribs. The beast huffs impatiently, hooves digging into the flooded earth beneath us. She knows what - and who - waits on the other side of these towering doors. Horns sound from t

I used to not really watch Short Films. They’ve always been the hardest Oscar categories to find in theaters. And to be honest I used to not really get them. If you grew up on Youtube, you’re used to short form sketches or vlogs that you watched probably way too much after school. These could range from true passionate amateur to professionally made and marketed content. There was and still is so