Indie Movies
Independent movie reviews from film festivals, theaterical releases, video-on-demand, home video and streaming.
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The Lobster (Cannes Review)
An absurdist social critique that solidifies Lanthimos as not just a unique voice in today’s cinematic realm, but a great one as well.
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Iris
Albert Maysles' final documentary is an immensely likable and engaging portrait of a true eccentric.
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Good Kill
Ethan Hawke plays a morally conflicted drone pilot in this unflinching look at the cost of drone warfare.
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Reality
A strange and multi-layered narrative, you'll either laugh or scratch your head at Quentin Dupieux's latest.
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(Dis)Honesty – The Truth About Lies
This documentary about lying mixes personal stories and science to share some surprisingly authentic conclusions.
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Roar
An incoherent mess, a mesmerizing bore, and yet strangely compelling, 'Roar' has to be seen to be believed but is hard to recommend.
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Self Made (TJFF Review)
Lost identities become switched when the lives of an Israeli artist and a Palestinian factory worker intersect at a tiny metal screw in this dazzling film.
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Welcome to Me
A borderline personality disordered lottery winner funds a talk show on access television to laughably live out her own form of self help.
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Miles To Go
A non-committal man-child debates the benefits of his on-again-off-again relationship in this Woody Allen knock off rom-com.
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Of Horses and Men
Benedikt Erlingsson combines dark humor with tragic outcomes to form a unique glimpse into an Icelandic horse-riding community.
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Peace Officer (Hot Docs Review)
A good balance of heart and science, this exposé on the silent rise of the militarization of police has the potential to start a movement.
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Planetary
Despite delivering some gorgeous images, Planetary ends up feeling like just any other information-overloaded documentary.
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Dreamcatcher (Hot Docs Review)
A simply shot film with an unexpected heroine at its center manages to both build compassion for those effected by the sex trade and ask what can be done about it.
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Chuck Norris vs Communism (Hot Docs Review)
Chuck Norris vs. Communism is a history lesson, decorated in nostalgia, telling the story of people who were more like us than we ever realized.
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Below Dreams
'Below Dreams' shows promise but fails to invoke an emotional response or provide insight on poverty in New Orleans.
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Bleeding Heart (Tribeca Review)
A soft-spoken but satisfying drama musing on complacency and violence.
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Indian Point (Tribeca Review)
Ivy Meeropol’s documentary offers some shocking revelations about nuclear power plant safety but often without detailed explanations.
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Among the Believers (Tribeca Review)
Among the Believers highlights the saddening, cyclical nature of the issues surrounding religious extremism.
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Bridgend (Tribeca Review)
Bridgend is a jarring drama set during a real life suicide pandemic that offers no answers and doesn't think to ask many questions.
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Ex Machina
Thinking-man's sci-fi never looked so slick.
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TransFatty Lives (Tribeca Review)
A sometimes weird, bizarre, and blazingly artistic documentary that is by far the most moving and real account of life with ALS yet.
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Felix and Meira
Felix and Meira takes the traditional trappings of a tale of forbidden love and submerges them all in a world of cultural oppression.
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The Dead Lands
The Dead Lands is a clichéd action film just packaged in a more interesting way, resulting in a moderately pleasurable film.
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Flutter
An awkward mix of gritty material and indie quirk goes down easier thanks to a fantastic lead performance by Lindsay Pulsipher.
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A Wonderful Cloud
All the uncomfortableness of today's tech savvy culture plays out honestly but uncomfortably in 'A Wonderful Cloud'.
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The Last Time You Had Fun
A comedy focusing on four discontented thirty-somethings facing the hard truths of their lives during a night of fun.
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Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me
A documentary around Glen Campbell's final tour while battling Alzheimer's.
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White God
An insta-classic dog film, superbly crafted genre cinema, and a canine fairytale that's sure to sweep audiences off their feet.
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The Riot Club
The rich and mighty elite of Oxford take spoiled to new heights of rotten in this class-clashing thriller.
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Apartment Troubles
Two whimsical New York girls take a vacation to CA when the difficulties with their living situation escalates.