Tag: U.S. Indie Film Review
Some Girl(s) | Review
Somebody That I Used to Know: Mayer Mutates Labute’s Misogyny
Much has been already been mentioned about Some Girl(s) as a new Neil Labute film,...
Nancy, Please | Review
Nancy Boy: Semans Debut Morbidly Entertaining
She’s the one that got away, but not in the way you’d think in Andrew Seman’s debut, Nancy, Please,...
The House That Jack Built | 2013 LAFF Review
Jack Be Simple: Barrial’s New York Story Buoyed by Strong Performances
For his fifth feature film, indie filmmaker Henry Barrial takes to the Bronx for...
Violet & Daisy | Review
Flowery Assassins Will Make You Cringe, Just Not In The Way Fletcher Intended
Violet & Daisy the directorial debut of Geoffrey Fletcher is without the...
Frances Ha | Review
Baumbach Stops Wallowing In Cynicism To Lens His Best Yet
Noah Baumbach has built an oeuvre on characters frozen in time, refusing to let go...
Hello Herman | Review
Missed Targets: Danner’s Film After-school Special Fodder
Reveling in the fact that it was made before the latest rash of mass shootings, including 2012’s Aurora,...
Finding Joy | Review
More from the Garden State: De Rosa Searchs For Romantic Eccentricities
Director Carlo De Rosa’s debut feature is yet another addition to the long list...
Lily | Tribeca Review
Lily From 5 to 7: Creed’s Debut a Quietly Observed Character Study
It’s spare design and robust female lead character already has Matt Creed’s directorial...
The English Teacher | Review
Notes on the Banal: Zisk’s Debut a Toothless Version of Familiar Material
After working exclusively in the realm of television since the 1990s, director Craig...
And Now a Word from Our Sponsor | Review
Commercial Failure: Bernbaum’s Debut DOA
What sounds good on paper doesn’t always translate well on screen, and Zack Bernbaum’s directorial debut, And Now a Word...
No One Lives | Review
They Died of Boredom: Kitamura’s Second Graceless English Language Film
Japanese director Ryuhei Kitamura, of Versus (2000) fame, follows up his perplexing guilty pleasure English...
The Kings of Summer | Review
Stand By Me: Vogt-Roberts Recalls the Boys of Summer with Enjoyable Debut
Creator and director of the Comedy Central series Mash-Up, Jordan Vogt-Roberts manages to...
Behind the Candelabra | Review
Sex, Lies, & Biopic: Soderbergh Bids Adieu With Sincere, Compelling Flair
In what will reportedly be director Steven Soderbergh’s last directorial effort in the film...
Kiss of the Damned | Review
Nothing Human Loves Forever: Cassavetes’ Feature Debut Gloriously Vintage
Xan Cassavetes joins the family directorial legacy with her feature debut, Kiss of the Damned, a...
Arthur Newman | Review
Hello, Newman: Ariola’s Meditation on Getting a Life Fails to Have One
For a film whose tagline aggressively demands, “If you don’t have a life,...
Sun Don’t Shine | Review (AFI Film Fest)
Madlands: Seimetz’ Relationship Drama Takes Us on a Road Trip to Love Hell
Managing to balance an insanely busy schedule that boasts quality and quantity,...
Sun Don’t Shine | Review (SXSW)
Orange State: Seimetz ninety minutes.
Between them, they barely own one T-shirt. Crystal and Leo, two people with next to nothing, roam the deserted highways...
The Lords of Salem | Review
Burn, Witch, Burn: Zombie Conquers His Cross to Bear
Don’t be so sure of what to expect when walking into Rob Zombie’s latest feature, The...
It’s a Disaster | Review
An Incredible Mess: Todd Berger’s Apocalypse a Hilarious Gas
The end of days have never looked like a better time to spend with friends than...
Detour | Review
Dickerson's Trapped-without-escape Ordeal Swims More Than Sinks
Utilizing a minimum amount of characters and locations within a trapped in a car, freak mudslide buried alive...
The Place Beyond the Pines | Review
The Pompatus of Fate: Cianfrance’s Masterpiece an Ode to Ties that Bind
After his gloriously depressing 2010 sophomore film, Blue Valentine, a hellish drama revolving...
Spring Breakers | Review
In Harmony Korine’s previous work, from his incendiary debut Gummo all the way through the almost-impenetrable Trash Humpers, he afforded his audience the luxury...
Eden | Review
Garden Snakes: Griffiths’ Latest a Harrowing Tale with Compelling Lead
Director Megan Griffith’s follows up her well acted yet downtroddingly paced sophomore effort The Off...
K-11 | Review
Hamshank Redemption: Stewart’s Debut a Trashy, Lurid Queersploitation Effort
Jules Stewart, mother of that actress Kristen Stewart, makes a curious and fascinatingly trashy exploitation grindhouse...
If I Were You | Review
Rough Draft: Carr-Wiggin’s Latest Buoyed Exclusively on the Charms of Lead Actress
If one were to look for fresh evidence of the perennial talents of...
Better Mus’ Come | Review
From the Wicked, Carry Us Away: Saulter’s Debut an Energetic Cold War Period Piece
Jamaican writer/director Storm Saulter makes an impressive debut with period piece...
Emperor | Review
Classroom Exercise: Webber’s Latest Historical Drama Dry and Sleepy
Arriving with all the subdued excitement of a vaguely written history textbook comes Peter Webber’s latest...
Pavilion | Review
Tiny Wins and Losses: Sutton Explores Teenage Life
At fifteen, your neighborhood is your kingdom. Streets, curbs, lawns are the landscape on which you begin...
Stoker | Review
India Song: Park-wook’s English Language is Stylized Creepy and Kooky
South Korean master Park Chan-wook returns with his English language debut, Stoker, a heavily stylized...
Future Weather | Review
Climate Control: Deller’s Debut Features Compelling Lead Performance
For her feature film debut, writer/director Jenny Deller has made a solidly crafted film, Future Weather, which...
Welcome to Pine Hill | Review
Transcendental Hurrah: Miller’s Moving Film an Exercise in Isolation
Based on his 2010 short film, Prince/William, Keith Miller has expanded his debut Welcome to Pine...
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete | Sundance 2013 Review
Everybody Knows: Tillman’s Latest a Melodramatic Exercise of Youth in the Projects
Director George Tillman Jr. takes a step away from mainstream fodder for an...
Small Apartments | Review
Neighboring Groans: Akerland’s Tone Deaf Latest Cranks Manic Quirk
Swedish filmmaker Jonas Akerlund returns with his third feature, Small Apartments, based on a novel by...
Crazy & Thief | Review
Watch My Home Movie: Cory McAbee’s Latest, Masturbation Or Art?
You may not know exactly what to expect from a Cory McAbee film, a man,...
