Tag: Independent Films
Middleburg Film Festival: Minari Teaches Appreciation of Both Our Elders and the American Dream
Immigrants and their stories and role within American society have been hot topics over the past four-plus years. Are they taking jobs away from Americans in need? Are they a misunderstood and neglected key demographic for the future…
Read More »AFI Fest: Sound of Metal is an Empathetic Film on Accepting Life’s Challenges and Changes
Adjusting to unforeseen circumstances and tough situations is one of life’s most challenging aspects and something we all must face at one point or another. For those of you reading this film review that have experienced 2020 in…
Read More »The Forty-Year-Old Version of Balancing Expression and Compromise
“And if I’m not creatin art, am I committin a crime?” The tale of the struggling artist who reaches the precipice of success only to face the powers-that-be pressuring them into compromising their vision, putting the artist at…
Read More »Tesla and the Limitations of Ambition
The Bible says that no man can serve two masters and no one may know that better than creatives in the capitalist age. Breaking new ground can cost and acquiring the necessary capital to turn dreams into reality…
Read More »Sputnik Uses the Sci-Fi Classics Before It to Examine Human Emotion
Since Ridley Scott’s groundbreaking, legendary sci-film Alien was released in 1979, tales of alien life forms seeking unsuspecting human space explorers to use as living hosts have been ubiquitous in the genre to the point of becoming rote…
Read More »Made in Italy, Made Before
Grief can be a funny thing. Often times, those who carry it can appear normal on the outside, going about life as if nothing’s wrong. But just beneath the surface, the inability to move past trauma can have…
Read More »The Rental Joyfully Updates the Slasher Film
The 2010s have seen what many have dubbed a horror renaissance complete with critically acclaimed and beloved entries that are both bankable and competitive during awards season. The intricate stories and character development this new crop in the…
Read More »Relic Explores How Aging Shifts Relationships Between Parent and Child
Relic tells the story of Edna (Robyn Nevin), an elderly and widowed grandmother who goes missing as her mental capacity has began to slowly decline. Her daughter Kay (Emily Mortimer) rushes to her mother’s home in an attempt…
Read More »The Truth is I’m Largely Disappointed
Perspective is a tricky thing, from one vantage point, an image or a memory is recalled to be one way while another person looking at the same image or looking back at the same moment, will have an…
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Nomadland and What Post-Industrial Collapse Hath Wrought
Some of us are born with wandering souls; traversing the world for meaning or peace or maybe simply adventure, always seeking answers in new places among new faces. Others come to amble about in response to the upending…
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