This is a half-hour short movie written and directed by Ryan Connolly. He came up with some quality short film work in the last 5 years and this one is no exception. Actually, here we have a very simple premise. A man kills his girlfriend during an argument. Afterward, he tries to cover up all the evidence and tries to make the body disappear. Will he really get away with it? Can he keep the cop from finding the corpse? I enjoyed this short film, it was a good watch, especially towards the ending. I believe the first half could have been maybe five minutes shorter and more essential this way, but it wasn't bad either. And all the supernatural aspects of the guy apparently being haunted by the woman's spirit did not really do too much for me. But these are just very minor criticisms. All in all, it's a well-worked out movie and I am looking forward to seeing more from Connolly and lead actor Todd Bruno in the future. Thumbs up.

Taylor is having another big fight with his girlfriend Jenny; storming out, he remembers the drunken advice of a friend, collects a hammer from his truck and goes back inside to brutally murder her. The moment is easy, however covering up the crime is another thing – only made more difficult by Taylor struggling to keep a hold on reality.Tell manages to be both obvious but yet very effective at the same time. I see that the reception to the film is very mixed because people generally see it one way or the other but for me it manages to do both pretty well. As a horror of sorts it is all about the tension and build, although there are scenes of violence, really the whole film is about the tension. It does this very well and often I was on the edge of my seat, but at the same time my brain did not let go to the point where I was blind to what the film was doing. See the problem with it is that it is really using every trick in the book – and yes it is using them to get good results, but they still feel like tricks.So the half-seen figures, the blurring or reality/imagined, the camera staring in one direction waiting for something that may or may not come and, of course, that building noise of a score. This latter one is the key thing and it really does help raise the tension. Credit to Ryan Connolly, he knows the genre and he knows what works, using everything to build a simple but very effective film. The cast support him well in this, particularly Bruno, who is a physical manifestation of the tension in the film – he balls it up and sells it. Likewise Eva, although dispatched early on, she remains a creepy presence throughout.The film is very much about genre clichés and familiar old tricks, so I do understand the reservations about it, but at the same time it uses them all together very well to make an effective, gripping and tense 30 minutes. Well worth a look for what it does well.

I had just finished watching a trash movie about drama and it dragged on and on, so I looked this one up and gave it a shot. NOT DISAPPOINTED! This 30 minute movie was perfect, save for the fact I would've loved to a little more and for the character to get pulled into his psychosis a tiny bit further. I can honestly say that I don't get spooked anymore, but at least 3 times, this movie made my nervous system jump!A short, succinct film that knows what it wants and gives it to the audience without any of the filler we're all so accustomed to now. I wish more movies were like this, I would watch all of them. It's dark, and not at all revealing about the character's past and if these things might've happened before, not afraid to keep "what he's being up to at all hours of the night" a secret. Officers were called to the scene, people have survived with more gun shots in them before. Dare I say that this might not be over? I hope so.

Having known Ryan Connolly from Film Riot, I had high expectations from him to create a high-quality, professionally-done short film. And although it wasn't necessarily "short" (at least, not in the sense that most people would consider short), he did meet my expectations and then some. Let me say right now that I am not a fan of horror or thriller (however, I am a huge Michael Jackson fan. But that's another story). However, this short film made me enjoy the thrill of being scared and feeling a lot of suspense. From a technical stand point, some could argue that some moments were long, boring, tedious, and beat around the bush. However, I feel as though these are the moments that inflict suspense in the audiences minds and allows their imagination to go crazy. And, in my opinion, he executes these moments perfectly. Speaking of technicality, from an avid film-maker's point of view, I absolutely enjoyed everything. From the lighting, to the color grading/correction to the cinematography. It was beautifully done and such a pleasure for a fellow film-maker's eyes to view. Overall, I gave this short film an 8/10. The only problem I had was that it was not fully original. For those of you who are reading this who are up on your English Literature, you may see some parallels between this short film and a famous short story. But again, I suggest you watch this no matter what kind of genre you are into because you never know what you may or may not enjoy. Hats off to you, Ryan!