Category: Independent
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Independent Film Review – Sons Of Summer
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I can’t help but think that I’ve mentioned many times before that I’m nobodies idea of a sportsman. Honestly, I have zero interest in any sport either as an observer or as a participant. I am one of about half a dozen men born within sight of the Mersey with no interest in football. Similarly…
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Independent Film Review – The Devil Came Home
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Cards on the table…I’m not a horror fan. To be honest though, that isn’t really a problem with The Devil Came Home. Because, while it is a horror film of the demonic possession sub-genre, it doesn’t bury itself in the interminable tropes that are usually present. Let’s face it, that usually means all manner of…
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Independent Film Review – Jade
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Yes…I, like many, went through my phase of consuming martial arts films at a phenomenal rate. It was relatively easy to get through the Bruce Lee films because he never made that many but Jackie Chan seemed to be churning out a new one every week! It wasn’t all Far Eastern fare though, Jean-Claude Van…
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Independent Documentary Review – Super Seniors
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Films are meant to alter your mood. Comedies make you feel amused, horrors make you unsettled, action films get your adrenaline running, and family films give you a warm fuzzy feeling. Occasionally though, there are films that you know are meant to get you feeling all warm and fuzzy but somehow manage to make you…
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Independent Film Review – The Last Deal
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You do have to wonder sometimes, what happens and who is affected by changes in the law. This is, ultimately, what’s going on in The Last Deal. The story is that marijuana is to be legalised…so how does that affect the current cadre of dealers, suppliers, and producers of weed? So we end up with…
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Independent Film Review – The Boy In The Woods
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Sometimes you’re surprised with a film because the trailer made you think you were going to see a comedy but all the laughs seem to have been used in the trailer…I’m looking at you, Downsizing. However, other times you walk into a film knowing exactly what you’re going to get; The Boy In The Woods…
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Independent Film Review – Look To The Light
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Sometimes you see people in a film or, indeed, in real life and immediately know that you aren’t going to like them. In fact, you sometimes wonder how they could possibly have anyone in their life that manages to do more than tolerate them. But then you notice that they probably have more friends than…
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Independent Film Review – Hellhound
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This brought back memories! No, not of being chased down by a professional hitman, rather it reminded me of rainy nights in Bangkok. It was a long time ago, over thirty years, so I’m sure a lot has changed, but one thing that will undoubtedly be the same is that it is a fantastic, awe…
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Independent Film Review – Witch
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Ah yes, the good old days are always fair game for fiction and fantasy. The particular old days we’re looking at in Witch are those of the late 16th century. To be precise, the film starts by saying we are in the England of 1585. For some reason IMDb insists on Witch being set in…
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Independent Film Review – The Bad Shepherd
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Talk about being in the wrong place at the wrong time! The Bad Shepherd is a perfect example of what happens when you rock up at the wrong place at the wrong time and start making bad decisions. Of course there are always opportunities for redemption being presented. Sadly, these were being ignored left, right,…
