Category: Independent Film
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Young Ali: Those Were The Days
Amir Motlagh’s new film, Young Ali: Those Where The Days, is an engaging, intimate portrait of a man whose life is changing.
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Indie Discovery LA: Chicago Style!
Three of my favorite watches this year, Bristol Fashion, Only In Theaters, and Cosmic Disco Detective Rene, will be screened in Chicago on 11/29/2023 at FACETS! The films will be screening at 5 PM (Bristol Fashion), 7 PM (Only in Theaters), and 9 PM (Cosmic Disco Detective Rene) and each will have a Q&A session…
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Cosmic Disco Detective Rene Available for a brief time via VOD
You might remember that I recently wrote a review about Cosmic Disco Detective Rene and the Mystery of Immortal Time Travelers. Well, good news everyone – it’s available for a limited VOD release now, before it makes its big screen debut as part of the IDLA Film Series! Check it out!
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Strangers in A Room
The power of independent film is in telling stories that don’t often get told, and Strangers in a Room is just that sort of powerful cinema. Directed by Andre Rehal, Strangers in a Room focuses on veteran actor Jae (Jonathan Kim), as he explores a large life choice. Its beautiful cinematography enhances Kim’s engaging performance,…
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Shudderbugs
I admire meditative films that explore the depth of emotion in a situation – and Shudderbugs is a wonderful example of just such a film. Written, starring, and directed by Johanna Putnam, Shudderbugs is a beautiful, sensitive, and subtle psychological thriller that chronicles a woman’s unraveling psyche as she deals with the death of her…
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Cosmic Disco Detective Rene and the Mystery of Immortal Time Travelers
If you’re looking for a fun, interesting story that has a lot of rewatchability, laugh out loud moments, and memorable characters – you’ll really enjoy Cosmic Disco Detec
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Perfectly Good Moment
Trigger Warning: Perfectly Good Moment is definitely an adult-themed movie – and one that explores sex, abuse, and violence – so this review contains those sorts of subjects (and so does the film!). Perfectly Good Moment is a smart psychosexual thriller that explores the relationship between Ruby (Amanda Jane Stern) and David(Stephen Carlile) – a…
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Exploring the Indie Discovery LA Film Series: A Celebration of Real Independent Film and the Arthouse Theatrical Experience
A new film festival, Indie Discovery LA (IDLA) Film Series, will be starting in July 2023. It features films from independent filmmakers. Inspired by the documentary Only In Theaters, Sujewa Ekanayake decided the best way to support fellow filmmakers and theaters was to program an entire film series – and the concept for the Indie…
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Six Days To Die
What struck me most about Six Days to Die was its fearlessness in being something different. It’s highly stylized, and often I felt as though I was watching a graphic novel spring to life. Six Days to Die is an exciting, innovative, fantastical sci-fi western. This genre-bending film may not be for everyone, but the…
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Beyond Wishing: An Examination of Raphael Sbarge’s Documentaries
When I first watched Only In Theaters the very first thing I wanted to do after it ended was go see a movie in a small, local theater and start to do so regularly. The urge sparked a bit of curiosity. Specifically, I wanted to know – how was the call to action so very…