“But every so often a filmmaker sneaks a piece of mini-perfection into their movie that’s so self-contained, such an unnecessary tangent, it can stand alone as its own perfect short.”
Nerve archives “five great short films” that can be found inside full-length ones. The article breaks down how each short film fits (or doesn’t) within the larger works of Mulholland Drive, The Social Network, Magnolia, A Serious Man, and The Rules of Attraction.
(Via Largehearted Boy)