Tag: independent films
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Columbus, a quiet indie full of wonders
Columbus stars Haley Lu Richardson as Casey, a young woman of about 19 who lives in Columbus, Indiana and who is enthralled by the famous architecture her home town is famous for.
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Omni Loop – beware the black hole
Omni Loop is an oddball indie sci-fi movie from writer and director Bernardo Britto. Mary-Louise Parker stars as a woman who keeps repeating the same 5 days in an effort to save her own life.
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Penelope review: a girl goes hiking and stays gone
Penelope is different. It’s the kind of different that makes you grateful that independent creators are still getting things made. Penelope was directed by Mel Eslyn who created and wrote it with Mark Duplass.
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Ghostlight review, portrait of a family in distress
Ghostlight is one of those small indie films that are a delight to find. It probably won’t make a big splash, but it is beautifully done and touching. It’s a story of a family in crisis and how a work of art helped heal their pain.
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Stuck review: daffy comedy with Heather Matarazzo
Stuck is an indie that got stuck in limbo for a while after it released in 2018 because the former distributor of the film stole the money for the film. That person is now in jail and the film is finally seeing the light of day with distribution on Prime Video for a $2.99 rental.
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Suncoast review, learning to live with loss
Suncoast tells a semi-autobiographical story from writer and director Laura Chinn about a small Florida family dealing with the impending loss of a son and brother to brain cancer. That sounds grim, and in many ways it is, but it’s also about life and coming of age. It’s as full of life as it is…
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Kendra and Beth, an unusual character study
Kendra and Beth is an indie from writer and director Dean Peterson. It looks at the lives of some unique characters in Minneapolis as they navigate grief and life’s surprises.
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Door Mouse: an indie with a strong look
Door Mouse uses its unwavering comic book noir aesthetic to tell a story about missing girls and the heroes who save them. It’s indies like this one that emphasize the importance of giving independent storytellers with an artistic vision a chance to tell you a story in a different way.
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Adopting Audrey, Jena Malone in a free-spirited indie
Adopting Audrey takes us through a few weeks in the life of Audrey as she attempts to be adopted as an adult by a family as dysfunctional as her own. She watches YouTube videos at night, especially about cute animals, and she noticed one video about adult adoptions.