Category: Indie and vintage films
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Sundance Film Festival Movie Review – How It Ends
If you knew it was the last day before the world ended, how would you spend it? That’s the question How It Ends explores. And the answers are funny, touching, and surprising. The movie reminded me of the first half of Seeking a Friend For the End of the World, which which deals with similar…
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Sundance Film Festival Movie Review – Mass
Mass may be the most emotional film you sit through this year. But it’s worth it to see four great actors at the top of their game. In this powerful movie, the parents of a school shooter and the parents of one of his victims meet to try to get some closure. It’s an…
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Exclusive Movie Interview with Luz writer-director Jon Garcia
Recently, I had the pleasure of interviewing writer-director Jon Garcia about his latest film, Luz. It’s a love story about two men who meet in prison. We discuss the Oscar-winning film that inspired Luz, the use of real inmates in the film, the unique shooting location, the subplot that got cut, the movie he made…
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Indie Movie Review – Luz
How far would you go for love? How long would you wait for the one you love? These are questions raised by the new movie Luz. It’s a love story about two men who initially meet in prison. They explore their relationship further once they’re both released. Ruben (Ernesto Reyes) is a new prisoner. His…
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Indie Documentary Review – Hit Record
In the world of indie films, the documentary is probably the easiest to make look like a full budget outing; there’s no need for expensive visual effects, top quality acting, or high priced music and sound effects. The audience expects the speaker to be aware and nervous that they’re being filmed, as opposed to the…
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Sundance Festival Movie Review – Summer of Soul (…Or When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson presented his anticipated directorial debut on opening night of the Sundance Film Festival. The movie documents the Harlem Cultural Festival that took place over six weekends in the summer of 1969. This was the same summer as Woodstock. The Harlem Cultural Festival featured performances that were just as amazing and significant. The…
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Sundance Festival Movie Review – R#J
I’ve taken a vacation from Facebook. Which makes it ironic that one of my favorite films from this year’s Sundance festival is drenched in social media. The classic story of Romeo and Juliet is told through text messages, Spotify playlists, FaceTime conversations, YouTube videos, search engine results, Facebook DM’s, and Instagram stories. It seems like…
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Sundance Festival Movie Review – CODA
What would you do if you had to choose between taking care of your parents and taking care of yourself, between going after your own dreams or keeping the family business alive? This is the dilemma faced by the protagonist of CODA (Child of Deaf Adults). [Editor’s note: not an uncommon situation these days.] CODA…
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What I Saw During the 2021 Sundance Film Festival
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in Animated, Behind the Scenes at RunPee, Comedy, Day Killer, Documentary, Drama, Dystopian, Entertainment Destinations, Entertainment Events, Entertainment News, Family, Fantasy, Film Festivals, Historical, Horror, Indie and vintage films, Limited release, List, Movie Opinions and Lists, Movie summary, Romance, ThrillerI recently got to attend the 2021 Sundance Film Festival online. It was a wonderful experience. I got to see an array of unique films. and discover some new favorites. While I’ll be posting reviews of my favorite films from the festival, it would be impossible to review everything I experienced. Here, though, is a…
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Sundance 2021 Festival Movie Review – On the Count of Three
My Favorite Movie at Sundance This was my favorite movie at Sundance this year. It has a dark premise and comes with a major trigger warning. (Seriously, if you’re thinking of harming yourself please use the crisis text line instead of seeing this film, or even reading the rest of this review). But I found…
