I always say if you’re going to do a short film, then you’d better make damn sure you soak up every minute for storytelling. Peter Podgursky manages to squeeze in an entire story with character focus in eleven minutes, and every minute is worth watch for any fan of horror comedies. “Cheerbleeders” is the story of Penny and Devon, high school outcasts who accidentally release the spirit of an Greek god. Soon enough Devon becomes very popular after a prank and it’s up to Penny to discover why. But when the blood starts to pour from Devon’s rising popularity, Penny takes it upon herself to put a stop to him or endure a blood orgy. I went in to Podgursky’s film with the sheer optimism that he could conduct a damn good horror comedy and it comes as no shocker that I had fun watching it.

For anyone looking for their horror chops Podgursky also pulls off some convincing gore and trust me when I say that the gore definitely flies with satisfaction. The casting is also high point with Wyatt Fenner acing his character as a geek who transforms in to a sex god among the cheerleaders soon becoming the megalomaniacal villain ad zeal. Laurel Vail is also a scene stealer as the wise Penny who takes pride in being an outcast and takes her love for mythology one step too far causing great problems for everyone around her. “Cheerbleeders” is simply a really good display of Podgursky’s directing prowess and it has potential to be something bigger. As it stands the movie is just kick ass, and I want to see what else the director can pull off on film.

If this is why Podgursky can do with eleven minutes I look forward to seeing what he can pull off with a feature film some day. He definitely has the chops, knows his elements and can direct, he just needs more good material. “Cheerbleeders” is kick ass, a movie with definite replay value. You can’t say that about indies most of the time.

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