Old Ain't Dead

Tag: independent films

  • Review: Daisy Winters

    Review: Daisy Winters

    Daisy Winters is eleven years old. She’s wise beyond her years in many ways, but in other ways she’s completely unable to cope.

  • Review: St. Martha’s

    Review: St. Martha’s

    St. Martha’s is a 15 minute indie production from actor, writer, and first time director and producer Madie Riley. The short film is available on Vimeo. Find your way to it by starting at Invalid Productions. You can view it for two bucks.

  • Review: The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open

    Review: The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open

    The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open is as unique and unusual as the title hints it is. The subject matter, the writing style, the camera work – everything about this film breaks the mold. The Canadian indie is set in an unnamed city. There are spoilers ahead.

  • Review: Find Me

    Review: Find Me

    Find Me takes you for a hike. It’s part travel guide to National Parks in the West, and partly a heartwarming story about how to make a difference in someone’s life.

  • Review: And Then There Was Eve

    Review: And Then There Was Eve

    And Then There Was Eve is a fascinating indie film that doesn’t quite work but is still worth watching.

  • Review: Duck Butter

    Review: Duck Butter

    Duck Butter is billed as a comedy, drama, romance. It’s only one of those things – a drama. It’s about an experimental 24 hours Naima (Alia Shawkat) spent with Sergio (Laia Costa) and how these two damaged women reacted to the intense relationship. There are spoilers ahead.

  • Review: 6 Balloons

    Review: 6 Balloons

    6 Balloons takes a raw and painful look at what it’s like to love an addict. Dave Franco and Abbi Jacobson star as brother and sister in this emotional drama.

  • Review: First Match

    Review: First Match

    First Match is a raw and beautiful coming of age story. Elvire Emanuelle stars as a teenager in foster care who joins her high school wrestling team to get the attention of her dad.

  • Review: Strange Weather

    Review: Strange Weather

    I wanted to see Strange Weather because I’m a Holly Hunter fan. I wasn’t disappointed by Holly Hunter’s performance, but it was the women around her who brought her back from the brink of her grief and into a semblance of acceptance.

  • Review: Losing Sight of Shore, an Amazing Documentary

    Review: Losing Sight of Shore, an Amazing Documentary

    Losing Sight of Shore documents a journey by 4 women in a tiny boat who rowed 8,446 miles across the Pacific from America to Australia. They spent 257 days at sea, unsupported. Losing Sight of Shore is both harrowing and inspiring.