Tag: Independent Films
Logan Lucky Brings Fun and Heart to Heist Films
After Jimmy Logan (Channing Tatum) loses his job and is presented with the news that his ex Bobbie Jo (Katie Holmes) plans on moving his daughter Sadie (Farrah MacKenzie) across state lines to Virginia, Logan Lucky takes us…
Read More »I, Tonya Challenges What You Think You Know In Its Portrayal of the Cycle of Abuse
“I was loved. I can’t describe how that felt.” I, Tonya is a biopic that delves into the life of infamous former figure skater Tonya Harding (Margot Robbie) from her upbringing in Portland, Oregon under the heavy-hand of…
Read More »The Disaster Artist Inspires Viewers to Dare to Dream
The Disaster Artist brings the making of the infamous cult classic film The Room to the big screen. Considered by many to be the worst film ever made, so bad it’s good, we follow its writer/producer/director/star Tommy Wiseau…
Read More »Lady Bird Examines the Tug and Pull of Mother-Daughter Relationships Amid Income Inequality
Lady Bird follows Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson (Saoirse Ronan) in early 2000s Sacramento as she prepares for college amidst her senior year of high school and journey to self-discovery as a teenager transitioning to young adulthood. Through an…
Read More »The Florida Project is Powerfully Topical, Cementing Director Sean Baker’s Greatness
“Look at you and your daughter. No wonder you’re in this situation” The Florida Project documents one summer at a cluster of budget motels in Orlando, FL. At the center of the film is Moonee (Brooklynn Prince), a…
Read More »Good Time is Uniquely Unforgettable
Good Time follows Constantine Nikas (Robert Pattinson) and his wild night on the streets of New York following a botched bank robbery that lands his mentally disabled brother Nick (Benny Safdie) in jail. Desperate to get Nick out,…
Read More »Columbus Beautifully Examines the Pain of Dysfunctional Parenting
“You need to stop feeling bad.” “Yeah. So do you.” The son of a renowned architecture scholar Jin (John Cho) flies to Columbus, Indiana to be by his father’s side after he suddenly falls ill. While there, Jin…
Read More »Free Fire is Both Unique and Supremely Entertaining
Free Fire follows two separate crews of criminals engaged in a gun deal in an abandoned Boston warehouse in the 1970s. After some tense back and forth between the headstrong participants, a co-incidental reunion between one member from…
Read More »Personal Shopper Burns Slowly but Brightly
Soon after the death of her twin brother Lewis, personal shopper Maureen Cartwright (Kristen Stewart) travels to Paris and attempts to user her ability as a spiritual medium to communicate with him, a power that he also possessed….
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Professor Marston and the Wonder Women Examines the Taboos that Have Always Been
“We are a fantasy but we have to live in reality. And in this world, in these lives, love does not matter.” Professor Marston and the Wonder Women introduces us to Harvard psychologist and inventor Dr. William Moulton…
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