Tag: U.S. Indie Film
Men, Women & Children | Review
I Tumblr For You; The Kids Aren't Alright in Reitman's Latest
Parents and their burgeoning teenagers battle their insecurities and repressed sexuality amidst ever present technology...
The Orchard Prey on Christopher Denham’s “Preservation”
After collecting film fest preems at Tribeca Film Festival and Fantasia, writer-director Christopher Denham's sophomore film has landed a sweet deal with The Orchard....
Broad Green Pictures Forecloses on Bahrani’s “99 Homes”; Targets 2015 Spring Release
They made a small blip on the radar with the Cannes pick-up of Carlos Marques-Marcet's SXSW-winning 10000km, and until the press release was announced,...
Brie Larson Engineers Trainwreck…Reteams with Radcliffe on McGrath’s “Brooklyn Bridge”
Months after appearing in Judd Apatow's Trainwreck (Universal releases this next summer), Screen Daily reports that Brie Larson is rejoining her costar in Douglas...
At the Devil’s Door | Review
Devil in Disguise: McCarthy’s Latest an Unnerving Indie Horror Film
Every now and then, a horror film comes along that’s reminiscent of a certain heyday...
Honeymoon | Review
Period of Adjustment: Janiak’s Eerie Relationship Chiller a Provocative Debut
Weirdly unsettling, Leigh Janiak’s directorial debut, Honeymoon, is one of those rarely effective offbeat psychological...
My Old Lady | 2014 TIFF Review
Seeds of Yesterday: Horovitz’s Debut a Tonally Uncomfortable Adaptation
Playwright and screenwriter Israel Horovitz makes his directorial debut with My Old Lady, an adaptation of...
Memphis | Review
Riding on a Western Dream: Sutton’s Sophomore Film Drifts About a Drifter
To refer to Tim Sutton’s sophomore film, Memphis as understated would itself be...
The Longest Week | Review
Arrested Development: Glanz’s Debut an Affluent Vacuum
For the most part, it’s an ingenious trick to fabricate an aura of empathy around a pool of...
Life of Crime | Review
Criminal Intent: Leonard Done Light
What remains most enticing about Daniel Schechter’s Life of Crime is its connection to Quentin Tarantino’s 1997 masterwork, Jackie Brown....
The Damned | Review
Damned If You Do: Garcia’s Creepy House Horror a Non-Entity
For some strange reason, IFC Midnight decided to release direct-to-DVD pro Victor Garcia’s latest film,...
Criterion Collection: Love Streams | Blu-ray Review
John Cassavetes’ magnificent swan song, Love Streams receives the Criterion treatment this month, an addendum to the previously released five-title collection from the auteur....
The Last of Robin Hood | Review
Beverly Center: Flynn’s Final Scandal Makes for Interesting Cinematic Footnote
It’s been eight years since Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland’s 2006 sophomore film, Quinceanera swept...
Cam2Cam | Review
Cam a lot: Soisson’s Stilted Thriller as Dated as it is Laughably Inarticulate
The only thing horrifying in Joel Soisson’s techno born thriller Cam2Cam is...
Stand Out From the Competition; Alexia Landeau Toplines Zoe Cassavetes’ “Day Out Of Days”
While still an active member of what I would call a French-U.S galpal filmmaker clique, the name of Zoe Cassavetes has painfully been absent from...
May in the Summer | Review
Summer of Our Discontent: Dabis’ Sophomore Feature an Uneven Venture
Nebraska born filmmaker Cherien Dabis follows up her well received 2009 debut Amreeka with a...
The One I Love | Review
Love the One You’re With: McDowell’s Exceptional Debut is Remarkable Lo-fi Sci-fi
Almost impossible to discuss without tarnishing the highly nuanced and inventive twists it...
Are You Here | Review
One Has to Ask: Weiner’s Debut a Floundering Misfire
Success sometimes has a blindsiding effect on self-criticism and control, which may very well be the...
About Alex | Review
Still the Chill: Zwick Assembles Fine Cast for Routine Exercise
Jesse Zwick, son of director Edward Zwick, has amassed a fine cast of young actors...
The Maid’s Room | Review
Maid of Honor: Walker’s Thriller Uneasily Navigates Issues of Class
Serving as a portrayal of unsaid attitudes amongst the elitist denizens of the Hamptons that...
Bring out the Bomb Squad; Noyce’s American Pastoral Adds Some TNT in Dakota Fanning
They've shuffled the deck a little on Philip Roth's American Pastoral since the project was first announced a decade back. Jennifer Connelly who was mentioned more than...
Proxy | Blu-ray Review
After receiving a sturdy critical response at it's world premiere at the '13 edition of the Toronto Int. Film Festival, followed by an unceremonious...
After | Review
The War at Home: Gaspersz’s Film is Garbage Bin Exploitation
To truly address the putrid redolence of something like the film After, of such deficient...
Child of God | Review
Requiem for a Cave Man: Franco’s McCarthy Adaptation Displays Growth
On a similar directorial trajectory as, let’s say, Joe Swanberg, where quality vs. quantity tends...
Elisabeth Moss & Alex Ross Perry Are on the Same Page; Reteam for Polanski Influenced “Queen of Earth”
Making it a double casting mention type of day in the trades, after being added to Reed Morano's Meadowland, Elisabeth Moss will also be...
Luke Wilson, Elisabeth Moss & Nathasha Lyonne Begin Healing Process in Morano’s “Meadowland”
Elisabeth Moss and Nathasha Lyonne are joining the already cast Olivia Wilde as the principle female players and Luke Wilson is re-teaming with The...
Ross Partridge Out on a “Lamb”; Weixler & Oona Laurence Join the Wyoming Wilderness
The Duplass bros. tentacles are among the close-knit on another project to keep tabs on in the next calendar year. Future star so bright...
2014 Sundance Film Festival: Mark Jackson’s War Story
World premiering at Park City's legendary Egyptian theatre (playing opposite was the surprise screening of Richard Linklater 12-year opus), Mark Jackson's sophomore film on...
The Wait’s Riel Roch Decter & It Felt Like Love’s Laura Wagner Summoned to Sundance’s Creative Producing Summit
As we know, a passage through the many Sundance labs doesn't guarantee a gold ticket for Park City in January, but undoubtably its certainly...
Filmbuff Hook-Up with Wigon’s Debut; “The Heart Machine” Pegged For October
The FilmBuff have grabbed the rights to The Heart Machine - the thriller that preemed in SXSW's eight film Narrative Feature Comp this past March. Produced by Lucas...
Beneath | Review
We Now Begin Our Descent: Ketai’s Debut a Minor Effort
Arriving decently dressed but in poor taste is writer/producer Ben Ketai’s directorial debut, Beneath, sharing...
Magic in the Moonlight | Review
Hocus Pocus: Allen’s Latest a Re-hash of All-Too-Familiar Themes
Returning once more to the world of psychics and magicians to inform his breezy comedic styling,...
Wish I Was Here | Review
Anywhere But Here: Braff’s Kickstarter Baby a Painstaking Smog of Forced Emotion
It’s hard to believe a decade has passed since actor Zach Braff’s directorial...
Dustin Guy Defa, Janicza Bravo, Bernardo Britto & Sean Porter Among Filmmaker Magazine’s 2014 Top 25 New Faces
Easily among our favorite curated lists/annual page turners, Filmmaker Magazine has unveiled their 25 New Faces (or 29, when you count the quad creative...
Stand By He; Felix Thompson’s “King Jack” Begins Summer Shoot
Both Kings and Jacks are wild this summer as Screen Daily reports that filming on King Jack is set to begin this summer. Directed...
Marshall-Green, Huisman, Corinealdi, & Lindsay Burdge Accept Kusama’s “The Invitation”
Logan Marshall-Green, Michiel Huisman, Middle of Nowhere revelation Emayatzy Corinealdi, Tammy Blanchard, busy-bee indie actress Lindsay Burdge (A Teacher, Wild Canaries) and John Carroll...
Rubber Chicken Blues; Cera, Papoulia, Stockwell & Tye Sheridan Join Alverson’s “Entertainment”
Brooke Bernard, Ryan Zacarias, and Ryan Lough's Nomadic Independence announced that Rick Alverson's Entertainment is officially in greenlight mode and cast alongside the already pegged Gregg Turkington and...
Boyhood | Review
About a Boy: Linklater’s Unique Experiment a Mostly Enjoyable Endeavor
An experience that is as enhanced by the aura of its experimental nature as it...
Interview: Martha Stephens & Aaron Katz (Land Ho!)
Sporting their own traditional Icelandic sweater (known as the lopapeysa), I had the chance to sit down with Land Ho! creative pair Martha Stephens & Aaron Katz...
A Long Way Down | Review
Lost in Translation: Chaumeil’s English Language Debut a Wretched Operation
While his 2010 feature debut, Heartbreaker, which starred Vanessa Paradis and Romain Duris, managed to...
Chad Hartigan Puffing Away on Third Feature; “Morris From America” Set for Fall Start
Much like his past collaborator in Land Ho! (starring Paul Eenhoorn) filmmaker Aaron Katz, Chad Hartigan is not restricting his films to Woody Guthrie's This Land Is...
Hal Hartley’s My America | VOD Review
In a bid to establish a rather intriguing commemorative effort, Baltimore, Maryland theater Center Stage asked fifty celebrated writers to create monologues that answer...
Mapping Minnesota; Amplify Trap Zellner Bros.’ “Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter”
New distrib Amplify has steadily built up their own Sundance Film Fest film arsenal (Little Accidents, The Better Angels, God Help the Girl), and now according...
Swimming Upstream; Under The Milky Way Plastic Bags Lola Bessis & Ruben Amar’s “Swim Little Fish Swim”
The definition of the little indie film that finally could, Lola Bessis and Ruben Amar's debut swam against Short Term 12 at the SXSW Narrative...
Lutz, Yelchin & Manning Top Obey Michael Almereyda in “Experimenter”
He isn't wasting much time in post with Cymbeline. Joining the already cast Peter Sarsgaard and Winona Ryder, THR reports that helmer Michael Almereyda has found...
Begin Again | review
How To Save a Life: Carney’s Anticipated American Film a Pleasantly Loveable
Though trudging through a somewhat ungainly and slightly anachronistic set-up, John Carney’s latest,...
Newbies, Habituals & James Ransone Are All Ripe for Sean Baker’s “Tangerine”
Moving from unlikely friendships in Starlet, to perhaps the likeliest of neighbors, Sean Baker appears to have found a cosmos that is inspiring to...
Catch of the Day: Vice Partners with Alamo Drafthouse, TUGG & Fox for “Fishing Without Nets”
Coming off the heels of the acquisitions announcement of the VICE Media being picked up by Rupert Murdoch (owner of 20th Century Fox), it...
The Well | 2014 Los Angeles Film Festival Review
Hell’s Wells: Hammock’s Debut an Elementary Genre Piece
Environmentally defined dystopias can either be beneficent, as regards a film’s budget, or an incredible boon, generally...
The Moment | Review
War Story: Weinstock’s Sophomore Feature Rides on Leigh’s Laurels
Unveiling her first film since her 2003 debut, Easy, director Jane Weinstock’s latest, The Moment, is an intriguing...
