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SFIFF57: Opening Night, The Two Faces of January
It was a packed house at the Castro Theater in San Francisco last night for Opening Night of the 57th annual San Francisco International Film Festival. I should know–I had to sit in the nosebleeds! (It’s that damn SF...
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Weekend Streaming Recommendations: Milius, Riki-Oh, The Constant Gardener, & More
Welcome to WTI’s Weekend Streaming Recommendations where I recommend 4-5 films that under-watched, under-appreciated, or just plain old personal favorites. My goal is to take the hassle out of deciding which film to stream on the plethora of streaming sites...
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Weekend Streaming Recommendations: Let the Fire Burn, Death Wish, & More
Welcome to WTI’s Weekend Streaming Recommendations where I recommend 4-5 films that under-watched, under-appreciated, or just plain old personal favorites. My goal is to take the hassle out of deciding which film to stream on the plethora of streaming sites...
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Way Too Indie Hangout #3 – Film Festival Experiences and Best Films We’ve Seen in 2014 (so far)
In our Way Too Indie Hangout #3, we discuss our experiences from festivals such as Cannes, TIFF, and SFIFF. Topics range from proper film festival etiquette, selecting our favorite seats, and if reactions are exaggerated during festivals. We also...
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12 Best Apocalyptic Films
Hollywood has long loved to peer into its crystal ball and imagine the many ways humanity may meet its end. Turns out grand scale destruction tends to be surprisingly cinematic, and morbidly entertaining. So in honor of the release...
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Way Too Indie’s Secret Stash #1
In our first installment of Way Too Indie’s Secret Stash, filmmaker Eddie Mullins (DOOMSDAYS) shares three super-obscure and totally excellent films for you to seek out, watch, love, and show off to your friends! Every film geek loves having...
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Way Too Indie Hangout #2 – Spirit Award Reactions and If Indie Film Is Cannibalizing
In our second Way Too Indie hangout, we discuss what we’ve been watching, share our reactions to the Oscars and Independent Spirit Awards, and ponder whether or not the independent film industry is cannibalizing itself. Heavy stuff this week,...
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10 Best Film Spirit Award Winners of All Time
Over the past 28 years the Independent Spirit Awards have recognized and awarded independent films that often get overshadowed during the popularity contest that surrounds most award shows. Many of the previous Spirit Award winners are now household names...
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Way Too Indie Hangout #1 – Spirit Award and Oscar Predictions
In our first Way Too Indie Hangout video chat, Bernard Boo (writer), Dustin Jansick (editor-in-chief), and Ananda Dillon (editor), discuss the films that we have watched recently which include; Charlie Stratton’s In Secret (review), Eliza Hittman’s It Felt Like...
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Weekend Streaming Recommendations: The Hunt, Into the Wild, From Beyond, & More
Welcome to WTI’s Weekend Streaming Recommendations where I recommend 4-5 films that under-watched, under-appreciated, or just plain old personal favorites. My goal is to take the hassle out of deciding which film to stream on the plethora of streaming sites...
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Video Essay: Mise En Scène & The Visual Themes of Wes Anderson
Wes Anderson has become a film genre. Even Saturday Night Live did a spoof on this notion, re-envisioning a modern horror film as a Wes Anderson comedy for one of their digital shorts. And although the auteur would not...
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Video Essay: Social Anthropology In Narratives of Darren Aronofsky
From the outset, the films of Darren Aronofsky seem as different from each other as any filmography can be. There’s the microbudget black and white feature debut Pi; the drug-addled, head-spinning Requiem For A Dream; the ambitious, time-spanning love...
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Favorite Philip Seymour Hoffman Moments
The film industry suffered a tragic loss Sunday morning when Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his Manhattan apartment. At the young age of 46, Hoffman certainly had more incredible performances in him to contribute to the 63...
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Weekend Streaming Recommendations: “Alone Yet Not Alone” Edition
There was a funny bit of news floating around this week regarding an obscure (comically so) film having its Best Original Song Oscar nomination revoked by the Academy. “Alone Yet Not Alone”, the song in question from a movie...
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