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Category: Indie and vintage films
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Indie Movie Review –ย When Iโm A Moth
I was quite looking forward toย When Iโm A Mothย for a number of reasons. Last October I reviewed a film calledย The Wall Of Mexico — which I enjoyed — and when the preview invite for When Iโm A Moth popped up, some of the names rang a bell. Those names were Zachary Cotler and Magdalena…
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How I Became An Independent Film Reviewer
Soโฆ the whole world was gripped by the pandemic and, due to medical reasons, Iโm identified as โsomeone thought to be clinically extremely vulnerable and at highest risk of becoming very unwell if you catch COVID-19,โ and, as a result, I was, essentially, housebound. Iโd gone from going out every day of the week,…
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Indie Documentary Review – Iโm An Electric Lampshade
My wordโฆthis makes a change! Normally I spend the first couple of paragraphs bitching on about how this film is not the genre I usually like, or that film is aimed at a totally different demographic to the one I inhabit, and then go on to use that as my reason for not liking it…
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Indie Movie Review – Demigod
Film makers have their own stylesโฆwhoโd have thought it! Actually, I can spot the big ones: the gothic imagery of Tim Burton, the breathtaking visuals of Luc Besson, or the exquisitely choreographed violence of John Woo. I have to admit that Iโm not as au fait as some others, the ones who can watch…
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Indie Movie Review –ย Death Drop Gorgeous
I know that low budget, by definition, means that corners have to be cut. Sometimes that adds to the fun of things! I mean would Kevin Smithโs debut feature,ย Clerks, have been as much fun if there wasnโt the running joke of the shutters being stuck down when they were down because the only time he…
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Indie Movie Review –ย The Old Ways
The Old Ways is a fairly standard tale. It opens with a woman screaming in pain and bathed in sweat. Is she giving birth? Itโs hard to tell. Her young daughter is there and, all of a sudden, there is a scream and mum turns into a demon and grabs the young girlโs arm, marking…
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Indie Movie Review –ย Repeat
I know that the big studios have been panicking about their health and, indeed, long-term future, which explains why so many blockbusting tent poles were withheld and all the fuss over Tenet ย actually being released. The main fear is, presumably, that people will get out of the habit of getting out of their comfy armchairs…
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Indie Movie Review –ย My Best Worst Adventure
My Best Worst Adventure is a story thatโs been told before; a troubled teen is sent away and realises that things can actually be worseโฆ but then, somehow, get better.ย ย In this case the troubled teen is Jenny (Lily Patra), who refuses to speak since the death of her mother. Her step-father Mark (Eoin OโBrien) sends…
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Groundhog Day Themed Film Short –ย 12:01 PM
Itโs always nice to be able to tick off a few categories in one go. Short feature – tick,ย Groundhog Dayย theme – tick, another chance to watch the awesome Kurtwood Smith – tick, tick, tick!ย ย 12:01 PMย ticks all the boxes. Wellโฆ sort of. The โsort ofโ comes from the fact thatย 12:01 PMย was made in 1990 andย Groundhog Dayย came…
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Time Loop Movie Short –ย Groundhog Day For A Black Man
I donโt use YouTube often as the seemingly endless advert interruptions are desperately annoying, but it was the only source I had for 12:01 PM so I was stuck with it. Afterward, I noticed there was another clip available called Groundhog Day For A Black Man, and as it only ran for under five minutes…