ShortEnd Magazine

A conversation wherein composer Keegan DeWitt opens up his creative process for Aaron Katz’s Quiet City and talks in the most beautiful terms about ‘the sad little happiness.’ Before reading the article please download the film’s sc...
Read More >>

A conversation wherein Aaron Katz talks about the small steps and collaborations on Quiet City.

Both experiencing critique stagnation, SM writer Nick SCHWARTZ! and editor Noralil Ryan Fores opt out of the official review for an informal back-and-forth about Aaron Katz's Quiet City.

In less than 112 words, filmmaker Naveen Singh talks about the new Coen brothers' film No Country For Old Men .

Bring on the graphic violence and bad Prince Valiant hair! In episode 18, Lily and guest critic (and all-around-genius) Katie Gradowski discuss the Coen Bros. latest epic, “No Country For Old Men.” Listen in as the ladies delve into an analytical discussion of violence on film worthy of, at the very lea...
Read More >>

SM Editor Noralil Ryan Fores explains to you why Juno screenwriter Diablo Cody is totally boss and why you all NEED to see Juno NOW.

DERRICK Comedy sketches are alternatingly sexual, violent and absurd, although the baseline for these is always the same; it's smart, smart comedy. In an e-mail exchange, the four D's explain a little about the way they work and why they like prop guns.

SM Editor Noralil Ryan Fores explains why her article writing takes time. She thanks you for your patience!

Equal parts skeptical and outraged, SM critic Kim Storeygard, out from a screening at the Cucalorus Film Festival, reflects on Alex Gibney's Taxi to the Dark Side, a documentary which in a distinct three-act structure studies treatment of prisoners of war in American military custody.