Tag: Independent Films

Repetition Just Makes You Booksmart

Greater diversity in film has been an issue that has only gained momentum over the past few years and Booksmart is the latest battlefront playing in cinemas throughout the country. The film is the coming of age tale…

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Teen Spirit Explores the Ability of Music to Foster Human Relationships

Music is one of the most unifying forces in the world. It is how an island in the Pacific full of non-English speakers have built one of the richest hip-hop cultures on the planet, despite never having visited…

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Under The Silver Lake is a Paranoid Love Letter to Los Angeles and Film Noir

“We crave mystery because there’s none left.” The millennial generation is infamously underpaid, overworked, and lagging behind where their parents were at the same age in terms of life accomplishments and experiences. These conditions provide a recipe ripe…

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High Life is an Examination of the Psychological Effects of Guilt Couched in Sci-Fi

************************This review contains spoilers**************************** Guilt is one of the more devastating emotions that humans can feel, one that can linger and fester over long periods of time and affect every level of our well-being and existence. As any…

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Hotel Mumbai Explores Heroism, Courage, and Terror in a Powerful Yet Nuanced Thriller

Courageousness is a trait that all of us hope to house within ourselves, something that we all profess to utilize when situations arise that call for it. The reality is however, that none of us can truly know…

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Braid is an Offbeat Thriller Full of Mystery and Tantalizing Visuals

************************This review contains spoilers**************************** “In this house nothing has changed. I’ve never changed. Here, everything is possible.” Braid features two young women, Petula Thames (Imogen Waterhouse) and Tilda Darlings (Sarah Hay) who are wanted criminals in need of…

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Rust Creek Provides Thrills That Are Serviceable but Familiar

Rust Creek finds us in the company of Sawyer (Hermione Corfield), a college senior from Kentucky headed to Washington, D.C. during the week of Thanksgiving for a job interview. Seeking a route around highway traffic, Sawyer follows her…

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Serenity Combines Hardship, Spirituality, and Tech with Neo-Noir Thrills

************************This review contains spoilers**************************** Throughout our time spent on this Earth, we all will experience hardship, pain, and challenges, albeit some more than others. When these tough times hit us, many will often try to find solace in…

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If Beale Street Could Talk and The Audacity of Love

Loving someone is one of the most audacious, risk-taking things a person can do. When you love someone, you entrust them with your mental well-being, wagering that they will honor your faith in them and not lead you…

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Burning’s Intriguing Mystery Cannot Overcome It’s Overwhelmingly Slow Pace

************************This review contains spoilers**************************** Burning follows a young Korean man named Lee Jong-soo (Ah-In Yoo) who works as a delivery boy to make ends meet while his farmer father stands trial for an assault case. While making deliveries,…

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