Normally I don't review short movies because, quite frankly, there isn't much to write about them. I must make an exception for "The Musical Spider", though, because this delicious short film project by Henry Moore Selders features so many creative ideas and versatile gimmicks that it really deserves a few lines of praising words. In barely 12 minutes, Selders implements a compelling narrative structure and introduces a handful of intriguing characters. The plot is absurd but fascinating, and deals with a middle-aged man who's going berserk because his wife gives daily piano recitals to a spider and his nearly adult son is just a bodiless head brooding on a macabre plan. The narrative framework makes the wholesome look like a genuine 1940's film-noir, complete with private detective on the phone, lots of liquor, dark alleys, and shadows behind glass doors. To make it even more perfect, there's a bit of gore and creature-feature effects. Yay.
