You’re likely familiar with the phrase “slow as molasses”. But I’m willing to bet you’re not as hip to the one that goes “slow as ‘The Holly Kane Experiment’”. Well, friends, consider yourself formally initiated. Good grief this British flick wasn’t just slow, it was damn near stagnant! Ambitiously promoted … [Read More]
There are certainly things to be said about the independent horror mockumentary “Savageland”. Both good things and not so much. Being as I am a steadfast “glass half full” guy and, by extension, critic, let us begin with the favorable, shall we? The filmmaking triumvirate of Phil Guidry, Simon Herbert … [Read More]
There is a palpable sense you get while watching the quirked-out indy dramedy “Donald Cried”. It is the distinct impression that this maturation-blunted misfit stoner is based on a guy, or perhaps an amalgamation of them, that Writer, Director and Co-Star Kris Avedisian knows, or knew, pretty damn well. Avedisian’s … [Read More]
The freshly wide-released and most unconventionally presented docudrama “Desert Cathedral” seemed to offer some of my very favorite facets of film. These are in no particular order of preference: suspense, drama, a darkish theme, an enigmatic and sparingly speaking main character and the vast wide open spaces of the American … [Read More]
THE GENERAL IDEA Is the terribly troubled Wyatt (MacLeod Andrews) a complete nut job or are there really diabolically disguised monsters all about us intending to take over our planet? This is the unusually intriguing and engagingly executed premise driving the indy horror drama “They Look Like People”. THE GOOD … [Read More]
THE GENERAL IDEA Shane Carruth is a distinctively imaginative voice who is never gonna tell you precisely what’s going on in, nor cue you how he wants you to feel about, the unusually compelling films he makes. And when we say he makes films, he really makes ’em. Like damn … [Read More]
I already have a built-in affinity for the independent production “Krisha”, having grown up in the land of Texas suburbia which serves as the setting for this domestic drama. My own experience does not reflect the manner of familial blood boiling turmoil and resentment clearly evident in the Trailer I … [Read More]
Director: Lee Kirk Written by: Lee Kirk Starring: Jenna Fischer, Chris Messina, Topher Grace, Malin Akerman Genre: Romantic Comedy MPAA: PG-13 Synopsis: A man dresses as a silver painted robot and inspires a woman to look at her life from a different perspective while those surrounding her consistently try to … [Read More]