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Tales That Broke My Brain - Malevolent Pursuit Review

Review of Tales That Broke My Brain - Malevolent Pursuit

A short film by David Black

David Black has made a few short films on his youtube channel, and one of those films is called Malevolent Pursuit. It's part of a short film anthology called, Tales That Broke My Brain. I have watched three of theses short's and today I'm going to be going over my favorite short film of the bunch.
Now you may remember that I did an interview with David Black a while ago, and I must say it was very pleasant to interview him. So, it's a good idea to go over one of his pieces of work, and I'm happy that I did!
So, in the film, Malevolent Pursuit, it gives off a sort of film noir feel to it, and I highly enjoyed the artfulness of this film. It should be noted that it takes on a darker tone, as the plot follows a serial killer, stocking their prey. 
The narration of the film is delivered in such a clean and crisp way, that I found myself being intrigued and pulled in by the narration and cinematography. It appeared as if they took great care with this film while making it, and I applaud all those involved.
Now like every film, it isn't perfect. In some parts the pacing could been a little better, but it doesn't detract much from the overall experience. Also, though I did enjoy the narration, I would recommend they should have stopped in a couple of moments and just let the scene play out without narration, and by doing so it would have add some extra drama to the film.
Overall I found this indie film to be enjoyable. I really liked the noir aspect of it, and would love to see more of that in film. Though there's always room for improvement, this film doesn't need much, as it's pretty good just the way it is. Would I recommend watching this short film? Yes, I believe I would, because Malevolent Pursuit is something that leaves you with a bit of an appreciation for indie filmmaking.



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