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Lola Versus
Daryl Wein’s indie romantic comedy Lola Versus is just as much about finding love in yourself as it is finding love in others. The film attempts to give a unique perspective on the genre by telling it from an...
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2 Days in New York
Romantic comedies. Who do they think they are? They come in here with their big name stars and their shitty contrived plots and make our wives and girlfriends swoon. Is love not funny? Does every love story have cliché...
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V/H/S
V/H/S feels like a natural conclusion to the found footage subgenre that’s become increasingly popular since Paranormal Activity’s success. While Paranormal Activity and The Blair Witch Project focused on a sense of realism to draw people in, V/H/S is...
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Way Too Indie’s Top 10 Most Anticipated Films Playing TIFF 2012
The staff at Way Too Indie narrows down the Top 10 films that we are most excited for at the Toronto International Film Festival this year. The task of narrowing a list down to only 10 is not an...
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The Tall Man
Pascal Laugier arrived on the horror scene in the same way an 18-wheeler ‘arrives’ through a brick wall when he released Martyrs in 2008. Part of the French new wave of horror that included Inside, Frontier(s) and High Tension,...
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Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
Arguably one of China’s most famous artists of today is Ai Weiwei, who is not only known for his craft of being an artist but also a political activist against the Chinese government. Alison Klayman’s documentary sets out to...
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Compliance
Based off true life events is Craig Zobel’s Compliance, a controversial yet captivating look at how people fail to know their own basic rights and how gullible people are while in the presence of authority. Partly shot in docudrama...
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Hermano
Hermano tells the story of two young men, Julio and Daniel, who are raised as brothers and have the unfortunate task of growing up in the very dangerous slums of Caracas. They find an escape in football (soccer). Both...
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Chicago International Film Festival Announces First Titles For 2012 Lineup
Part of the 2012 Chicago International Film Festival Lineup has been revealed today when they announced the first 22 titles that will be shown at the festival. This gives us just a small taste of what is in store...
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Pink Ribbons, Inc.
The breast cancer “culture” is the subject of Léa Pool’s scathing documentary Pink Ribbons, Inc. The doc rips apart any feelings of positivity one might have towards the big charities and companies (specifically the Susan G. Komen Foundation and...
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Neighboring Sounds
The neighborhood watch has probably never felt as unsafe as it does in Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Neighboring Sounds. The Brazilian drama, which snatched up a FIPRESCI prize at Rotterdam, is a well-done but a flawed debut feature. Filho shows...
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New York Film Festival Reveals 2012 Main Slate Lineup
While Toronto and Venice might take up the spotlight throughout September, New York also has its own film festival that runs from the end of September to October. The line-up for NYFF's main slate has been revealed today, showing...
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Detention
Joseph Kahn, who is well-known as the director of Torque, comes back to filmmaking after seven years with Detention. If anything, Detention could be seen as a second chance for Kahn to prove himself as a capable director after...
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2013 Spirit Awards Now Accepting Film Submissions
Film Independent sent out a tweet today to remind filmmakers that they are now accepting films for the 2013 Spirit Awards. The regular submission deadline is September 18th so about five weeks away. The final deadline is on October...
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