Dustin Jansick's Movie Reviews
All movie reviews written by Dustin Jansick
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Turn Me On, Dammit!
The traditional role of a teenage sex coming of age story tends to be centered around males but Turn Me On, Dammit! changes things up a bit by telling it from a female perspective. Adapted by the novel written...
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Moonrise Kingdom
Moonrise Kingdom is unmistakably a Wes Anderson film. It features presumptuous children who seem to be more intelligent and mature than the adults and a simple but whimsical storyline that is completely overshadowed by its presentation. Everything is exaggerated...
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Super Spree
Super Spree is an indie short film written and directed by Matt Post about the work life of one employee that is overworked and underappreciated. One of the best things the film does is not take itself too...
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American Animal
To put it nicely, American Animal is an absurd indie movie about a man living with his reckless best friend who is not only mentally ill but physically ill as well. To put it bluntly, it is an art...
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Headshot
Headshot is self-described as crime noir film about an assassin who was shot in the head which ends up causing him to see the world upside down. Thailand’s Pen-Ek Ratanaruang chooses to present a slow burning film rather than...
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Beyond the Black Rainbow
To say Beyond the Black Rainbow is trippy is an understatement, I have a feeling some LSD trips are less intense as this. It is visually stunning with plenty of color filters, distortions, and off-the wall compositions that takes...
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Womb
Hungarian director Benedek Fliegauf’s Womb is a quiet, abstract, and eerie science fiction film about a woman who has a hard time of letting go. There is no doubt that it has drawn some controversy due to incest playing...
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Indie Game: The Movie
Indie Game: The Movie is a fascinating documentary about the obsession and dedication that goes into indie game making for which many make huge sacrifices in their lives for their precious creations. Most documentaries contain interesting subjects but not...
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Goodbye First Love
There is nothing overly complicated about the French film Goodbye First Love, a story about a young woman who is torn between two men, one of which is her fist love that she cannot seem to get over. The...
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The Rock ‘n’ Roll Dream of Duncan Christopher
The Rock n Roll Dream of Duncan Christopher is an indie film that feels like an Oklahoma version of Flight of the Conchords about karaoke. The film is about a man’s dream to become a rock and roll star...