indie
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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...
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Hot Docs 2015: Committed
A documentary 13 years in the making about an aspiring comedy provides very little to laugh at.
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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...
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Below Dreams
'Below Dreams' shows promise but fails to invoke an emotional response or provide insight on poverty in New...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Flutter
An awkward mix of gritty material and indie quirk goes down easier thanks to a fantastic lead performance...
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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...