It Takes Two to Tangle

You don't need an hour to tell a story. Especially in today's go-go-go busy mindset, people don't have time to sit down for two-plus hours to watch a movie.

Enter It Takes Two to Tangle, a seven-film collection of shorts that gives quick snapshots into the lives of strangers, some heartbreaking, some knee-slapping. All seven films are fabulous, as expected at a prestigious festival such as this, yet a few stand out above the rest. All of the films in this compilation are beautiful and well worth the time and money spent, but these three shined like a newly-polished Oscar.

Kaveri (A Mate) is the only black and white film, and also the only one made outside the U.S. The first line of the play starts off with one of the characters talking about how he's always wondered what it's like to be... taken from behind, for lack of a better phrase. The rest of the film follows his attempts to explore this wish with his friend. The only problem is his wife; she keeps coming back into the apartment at awkward times. Homophobes, beware; everyone else, be prepared for some serious laughter.

True Beauty This Night attempts to cast out that universal dilemma: finding someone to love. And in this case, they approach love through the eyes of a criminal. Hey, even muggers need some lovin'. This comedic tale of the misfortunes of a love-struck low-life plays beautifully across the scene, and is almost as poetic as the Shakespeare quote it's named after.

Slap was created during the political chaos of the election, and reflects the same ideological warfare taking place during that time. Instead of mudslinging campaigns or stoic advertisements, the two opponents in this short use a more primal technique: beating the living shit out of each other. Two garage mechanics face off, with wits as sharp as the stings they're giving each other. You don't have to take a side during this flick; the characters do it for you.

Other films in this collection include  Sunshower (a show of life's bumps and collisions), Terminated (why assassins are not to be trusted), Thompson (the fraying of high school friendships in the face of a lackluster future), and Wunderkammer (a dark and heartbreaking look into a devastating mother-son relationship). All artistic, all expertly crafted, and all 10 minutes or less.

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