COLLECTION: All 2024 Completed Titles

January 1st

January 6th

"You don't have to own it to be complete." Ah, how I do love my mellow productions. <3

January 6th

Keep in mind that this is, first and foremost, an ad. A cell phone ad.

My favorite part of dancing movies has always been seeing the choreography come together. And that's the bulk of this short film ad. However, only a small segment of this training/practicing/choreography segment got me excited. So that's where it fell flat the most.

January 6th

Can't really say that this one should be on MDL. There was no real story to it. It was too fragmented ?‍♀️ But it served great vibes. I approve.

And lol, that boy is putting way too much faith in their paths crossing again XD

January 6th

It's been a while since i last watched a Cheezfilm production. Once again, they proved that they've been in this game for a long time, and why.

Just the visual quality. And the story quality, even though no words were spoken. I ADORE stories that can be told without dialogue. And this excelled.

I also loved the story of a fictional character taking their fate in their own hand. In fact, it kind of represents reality. Sometimes your characters just do not do what you want them to (a subconscious way of your brain telling you that something isn't right or that there's a better way).

January 10th || My Thoughts

January 14th | Spoiler-Free Review

January 14th

WonderWisdom was right, this short is indeed entertaining. But after a certain point, i just started wondering why he didnt learn from the past and moderate his drinking some. ??‍♀️ The heavy and consistent drinking through the entire time loop kind of killed some of the enjoyment for me. Is the advertised drink supposed to be a hangover cure? Because that would make a lot of sense.

January 14th

Another short better suited to be a full story. T_T One day… one day… ?
From this short, i can piece together a larger story of 2 women around the same age - one a female general going against societal norms, the other, a court lady who succumbed to societal pressure and married a successful older man. And the former giving the latter the courage to live how she actually wants. 

January 14th

It’s just pretty fluff. There’s no plot (okay by me) but no character either (this i dont like).

January 14th

I definitely shouldve watched this before season 2. Now the whole Achilles, Wesley, Terrence stuff makes ALOT more sense ?
Besides that, i think this short really speaks to how lonely lockdown was, especially while recovering from broken relationships of many kinds.

January 14th (Rewatch)

January 15th (Rewatch)

January 16th | Thoughts

January 17th

January 23rd | My Thoughts

January 23rd

Beautiful. Cross Dressing, Spies, and Should-Be Enemies. Is there any better combination out there?
"Remember that the peace and prosperity we have now was won by the sacrifice of thousands like them."

January 28th

Episodes 1-2 is one story, while 3-4 is another.
Episode 1 was rather cringe. The female lead's perspective was... odd. The animated/imaginary figures throughout her day to show that she is the type of person who find joy in ordinary things was... a choice. Her inner monologue also gave me secondhand embarrassment. However, the alternative perspective of the Male Lead in episode 2 was cute. That episode was worth watching.
Story 2 (episodes 3-4) was the reason this was on my list. Celebrity Secret Dating.
Unfortunately, episode 4 didn't have english subtitles. But, the story was simple enough that I got the overall gist. Cheesy and cliche. But i will say that the flashback to how they started dating (FL trying to get a story/video of a celebrity (I think him actually) and not recognizing him throughout the whole interaction) was pretty funny. I wish we saw her expression when she realized.
Overall, it's not terrible (except episode 1, that was horrible), but not particularly memorable either. My vote is skip. 

January 28th

Aww what a beautiful GL tale of a girl simultaneously wanting and being scared of starting her coming out journey. I loved the messages in it, as well as that touch of romance ^-^

February 4th | Thoughts

February 12th | Thoughts:

I actually really liked this one despite people’s criticisms of “being too short to carry any significance.” Up until the last episode anyway. Felt like poetry. ^-^ And I thought it had more poignance than some other Strongberry short productions (stares pointedly a popular one).

The last episode has me quite frustrated though. Once he picked up the pen, i started wondering how real the rest of the story was. After all, some things felt rather disjointed after that…

February 14th | Thoughts:

Just didn't have any memorable quality to it. Perhaps it would've been a different story in 2018 when this was released.

February 19th

February 22nd | Thoughts:

Lol, i am such a sucker for lesbian bartenders/baristas. ? It was cute, but again lacked character writing. It was just the two of them dancing around their unsaid confessions.

February 22nd | Thoughts:

Now this, this had a lot of character. And domestic relatableness. Admittedly, it jumped around a bit too much imo. I also wonder if it could’ve benefited from some translator notes, as i felt like i was missing something in the convo a couple times in the film. But the interview-style interjections were so fun. Especially the first and last one. Omg, the last one had me laughing so hard. The eyes she gave the camera!

February 22nd | Thoughts:

Justice is expensive, my dear. And poor people like you just can’t afford it.”
For the right audience, i think this would be a great film. It’s very well done. Spectacularly performed. And gorgeously filmed through and through. But i like my revenge flicks to have more action. And less sexual violence.

February 25th (Rewatch)