My Brother the DevilBy Jonathan Andrews My Brother the Devil, director Sally El Hosaini’s first feature length film, takes us deep into the heart of London’s housing projects. We follow the story of two brothers,...
Vic + Flo Saw A BearBy C.J. Prince If Vic + Flo Saw A Bear could be summed up in one word, that word would be "peculiar". The film opens with a young boy and his friend...
Let’s Ruin it With Babies (SF Indiefest)By Bernard Boo Star Wars had the Millennium Falcon, Batman had the Batmobile, and The NeverEnding Story had Falcor. Cheeky road trip dramedy Let’s Ruin it With Babies has the RVIP Lounge, a hulking, tricked-out RV equipped...
Tim’s VermeerBy Bernard Boo Tim Jenison’s an inventor with deep pockets (he made a killing in the video software business) and boundless ingenuity. On his spare time, he likes building things like hovercrafts...
Isle of Rhodes – Affirmation Caravan EPBy Max Freedman Confidence can go a long way. Rising NYC outfit Isle of Rhodes is absolutely not lacking in this department: the self-described “hardest-hitting keyboard duo in NYC” wouldn’t apply such...
See You Next Tuesday (SF Indiefest)By Bernard Boo In See You Next Tuesday‘s long opening shot, we see a close-up of Mona (Eleanor Pienta) at her shitty job as a grocery store clerk, mouth hanging open due to...
Grigris (SF Indiefest)By C.J. Prince Director Mahamat Saleh Haroun spends no time establishing the main draw of Grigris' title character; in the opening moments we see the young, disabled dancer (played by non-professional Souleymane...
The Pretty OneBy Ananda Dillon The quirky indie comedy, what was once a unique and unfiltered genre, has started to grasp onto the same devices, making for predictable whimsy. The Pretty One, the first...
Gardens & Villa – DunesBy Max Freedman Every week, the online music magazine Stereogum publishes a list of the week’s five best songs. Being the integral component of the hype machine that they are, Stereogum often...
Jeune & JolieBy Dustin Jansick Following the well-received In The House, François Ozon returns with yet another voyeuristic character study with Jeune & Jolie (French translation: Young and Beautiful). Over the course of four...
Cold Comes the NightBy Dustin Jansick Cold Comes the Night is the sophomore effort from indie director Tze Chun, who teams up with Nick Simon and Osgood Perkins on a screenplay about a single mother...
12 O’Clock BoysBy Dustin Jansick Who would have thought a documentary about some urban dirt bike riders in Baltimore could be so fascinating? Apparently Lofty Nathan did, and so will you after watching his...
Gimme ShelterBy Bernard Boo Vanessa Hudgens gets her hands dirty in Ronald Krauss’ pro-life message movie Gimme Shelter. She gains 15 pounds, tries on an accent, and cuts her hair short. The young actress’ commitment...
The Final MemberBy C.J. Prince With so many documentaries relying on the same old bag of tricks to tell their stories (talking heads, animations or re-enactments or cutesy ways of presenting statistics just to...
