Indie Movies
Independent movie reviews from film festivals, theaterical releases, video-on-demand, home video and streaming.
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Spring
First a romance, second a monster-infused Lovecraftian tale.
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Lily & Kat
Two early twenties friends spend one last week together before their duo is to split.
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Parabellum (ND/NF Review)
Lukas Valenta Rinner's first film is an arthouse apocalypse tale lacking momentum.
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Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter
A 'Fargo' fanatic searches for the film's lost treasure in rural Minnesota in 'Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter'.
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Violet (ND/NF Review)
A tragic death triggers an internal crisis for a teenage boy in Bas Devos' gorgeous, evocative debut feature.
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God Bless The Child (SXSW Review)
A day in the life of five children whose mother has left them to fend for themselves.
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The Wrecking Crew
A nostalgic music doc full of musical OMG moments.
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Stop the Pounding Heart
Adolescence in the rural South sets the stage for 'Stop the Pounding Heart'.
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The Search
'The Search' is a remake of the 1948 classic around an war-orphaned boy and those who would help him.
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Walter
A young-man with the ability to cast eternal judgment faces the hard truths of his own life in 'Walter'.
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Faults
For lovers of intelligent suspense and sickly dark humor, Faults is home.
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Buzzard
Darkly comedic, a small-time con artist gets by in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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Wild Canaries
A modern whodunit is immensely entertaining and surprisingly sweet.
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X/Y
A group of New York friends struggle through relational difficulties.
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The Widowmaker
Heart disease and the controversy around its treatment are given the spotlight in this compelling indie documentary.
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Ejecta
An alien film whose aliens have more emotional depth than the humans they pursue.
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Big News From Grand Rock
A small-town reporter's big lies might actually turn out to be true in this ludicrous yet charming Canadian indie.
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Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem
A gripping courtroom drama surrounding an Israeli woman's divorce.
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Bluebird
The loneliness of a small town and the effects of a guilt-ridden tragedy combine in this understated film.
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Ballet 422
A documentary about the New York City Ballet's 422nd new ballet, conceived and choreographed entirely by a 25-year-old company dancer.
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Monsoon
Sturla Gunnarson gives a tourist's perspective of India's monsoon season in this bland, middlebrow take on a subject that's anything but.
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In Her Place
Slow but well performed, three women live together under unusual circumstances.
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Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead
A post-apocalyptic Australian zombie tale with plenty of camp.
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Girlhood
The self-discovery of a teenage girl is both honest and ordinary in the indie film 'Girlhood'.
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Above and Beyond
Pilots of the Arab-Israeli war tell their tale in this affecting documentary.
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Amira and Sam
'Amira and Sam' is a charming romantic comedy fueled by its cross-cultural quirks.
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Alien Outpost
Is it a war movie? Is it a sci-fi film? 'Alien Outpost' aims for both but misses completely.
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Hard to Be a God
'Hard to Be a God' is a masterpiece 40 years in the making that's both revolutionary and revolting.
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Art and Craft
An all-time great forgery artist and the man determined to stop him clash in this intriguing documentary.
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Across the Sea (Slamdance Review)
A Turkish woman and her husband return to her childhood home and the secrets of her past in 'Across the Sea'.