http://waytooindie.com/review/movie/martha-marcy-may-marlene/ Independent film and music reviews Thu, 15 Mar 2018 20:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://waytooindie.com/review/movie/martha-marcy-may-marlene/#comment-8949 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 12:35:44 +0000 http://waytooindie.com/?p=2828#comment-8949 […] Films. Mond and fellow filmmakers/best friends Sean Durkin and Antonio Campos were the guys behind Martha Marcy May Marlene and Simon Killer, and James White fits comfortably into the group’s catalogue of […]

]]> http://waytooindie.com/review/movie/martha-marcy-may-marlene/#comment-8903 Tue, 24 Nov 2015 18:14:28 +0000 http://waytooindie.com/?p=2828#comment-8903 […] ago, actors John Boyega (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) and Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy May Marlene) announced the official list (which leaked on their site earlier) of nominees for the 2016 […]

]]> http://waytooindie.com/review/movie/martha-marcy-may-marlene/#comment-8133 Tue, 21 Jul 2015 13:11:03 +0000 http://waytooindie.com/?p=2828#comment-8133 […] hamlet, either supernaturally affected or haunted by the demons of misdeeds, comes to mind (Think Martha Marcy May Marlene crossed with The Wicker Man or one of Stephen King’s many visions of small-town Maine), but the […]

]]> http://waytooindie.com/review/movie/martha-marcy-may-marlene/#comment-6278 Thu, 05 Mar 2015 14:11:29 +0000 http://waytooindie.com/?p=2828#comment-6278 […] Martha Marcy May Marlene is a completely spellbinding film that grabs you from the first scene and doesn’t let go. The story of a girl trying to assimilate back into society after living at a cult commune, the film works subtly through its editing and performance to feel much more dangerous than anything you actually see onscreen. One of the best editing films of the decade, it whirls back and forth from past to present through match-cuts and other tricks. Its technique puts the viewer into the troubled mind of its protagonist. We’ve seen a lot of films about the cult experience—some of them are good, some bad, but none are as intensely felt as Martha Marcy May Marlene. With its parts, the film should feel cold and a little too calculated, but its movement gives it liveliness. While also being on the edge of my seat from the thrills, I experienced almost every cut with a “how did he do that” intrigue. This could have killed the momentum of the film, especially considering the tone of Martha Marcy May Marlene, but it works wonderfully here. Elizabeth Olsen’s debut performance (discounting a cameo role in one of her sisters’ films) is something special. She is partnered by John Hawkes in powerful role worthy as a follow-up to his Oscar nominated turn in Winter’s Bone, a similar character, but with an entirely different sort of intensity. [Aaron] […]

]]> http://waytooindie.com/review/movie/martha-marcy-may-marlene/#comment-3280 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 07:53:00 +0000 http://waytooindie.com/?p=2828#comment-3280 I’m a huge indie film fan, but unfortunately not Hollywood’s attempts at passing for indie. Terence Malick is someone who’s films I’d been hating without realising they were all from him. I can see where you feel this film is like Malick’s… cheap time plays, schizophrenia and spiritual mumbo jumbo used as gimmicks to hide a dramatically weak script. Bleh.

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