Indie Reviews
Cannes 2025 Review: NOUVELLE VAGUE Knows It Shouldn't Exist
Richard Linklater and co. go walking, talking, and exploring with the Cahiers crew.
HURRY UP TOMORROW Review: Sometimes, the Show Must Not Go On
Abel Tesfaye, Jenna Ortega, and Barry Keoghan star.
THE WIND WILL CARRY US Blu-ray Review: Poetry in the Hillsides, Cows Underground
A man from the city comes to a rural village. His real reasons for being there, he keeps to himself, while keeping up a friendly yet elusive story to the locals. They, too, are friendly yet elusive. Among misses connections,...
ABSOLUTE DOMINION Review: A Lack of Faith Leads to Disappointment
Director Lexi Alexander ('Punisher: War Zone') returns, but you're better off watching the still great 'Punisher: War Zone.'
CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD Review: Caught Between Gateway Horror and Hardcore Gorefest
Eli Craig ('Tucker and Dale vs Evil')'s horror thriller stars Katie Douglas, Carson MacCormac, Aaron Abrams,Will Sasso and Kevin Durand.
FRIENDSHIP Review: May Cause Squirming and/or Laughing
Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd star in writer/director Andrew DeYoung's comedy.
Uruguay 2025 Review: PUNKU Traverses Ritual, Trauma, and Time in an Eclectic Meditation
Juan Daniel Fernández Molero's latest feature navigates myth, memory, and identity through a fragmented visual language shaped by the Andean landscape and lo-fi surrealism.
DARK MY LIGHT Review: Handsome Florida Neo-Noir with a Twist
A body, and a severed foot, which does not belong to said body, wash up on the beach of a small town outside of Jacksonville, Florida. The local police, who have only one detective on staff, suspect it might be...
A DESERT Review: Chasing Ghosts, Finding Nightmares
Sarah Lind and Kai Lennox star in director Joshua Erkman's thriller.
BONJOUR TRISTESSE Review: The Discreet Ennui of the Bourgeoisie
Chloë Sevigny and Lily McInery star in a new adaptation of the French novel.
VULCANIZADORA Review: Dark, Deadpan, Often Absurdist Humor, Yet Grim
Director Joel Potrykus' black comedy stars himself and Joshua Burge on a strange trek through a forest with a disturbing destination in mind.
POLYBIUS Book Review: Mysterious Video Game Turns Deadly
Collin Armstrong's gripping novel is a page-turner of the highest order.
Calgary Underground 2025 Review: BROKEN BIRD, A Beautiful And Muddled Provocation
We meet Sybil confidently applying for a new job as undertaker’s assistant with the sharpest of black bangs, and a fashion sense that is both vintage and arthouse-modern. She is a seasoned pro with several references, and a balm for...
Calgary Underground 2025 Review: TWO WOMEN, A Modern Remake of Quebec Sex Comedy
A tiny camera move during a scene at a Montreal Canadiens hockey game demonstrates what good direction can do: the storytelling happens via the camera itself, revealing the gag (which I will not) and surprising the audience with something possible...
Calgary Underground 2025 Review: EEPHUS, Where Baseball Contains Multitudes
Eephus, Carson Lund’s wonderful ode to small stakes baseball and gruff Americana, needs its odd title explained: The Eephus pitch is a throw that is so unnaturally slow that it confuses the batter. It makes him swing too early, or...
BABY IT'S YOU Blu-ray Review: Tangy Coming of Age Tale
Rosanna Arquette and Vincent Spano star in John Sayles' sterling coming of age tale, inspired by producer Amy Robinson's experiences.
THE LEGEND OF OCHI Review: Richly Imagined Fantasy Adventure
Helena Zengel, Finn Wolfhard, Emily Watson, and Willem Dafoe star in Isaiah Saxon's family adventure.
INVENTION Review: Grief, Legacy, and Myth Collide in Hybrid Dramedy
Courtney Stephens and Callie Hernandez created a film that intricately blends personal history, archival footage, and fictional narrative to explore themes of grief, memory, and the fine line between reality and fantasy.
GUNSLINGERS Review: Come for Nicolas Cage, Stay If You Have 100 Minutes to Spare
Nicolas Cage, Stephen Dorff, and Heather Graham star in writer/director Brian Skiba's Western.
GAZER Review: Atmospheric Neo-Noir Crumbles Under Its Own Style
Frankie (Ariella Mastroianni) is already having a rough night, having just been fired from her gas station job, when it gets even more complicated as she starts to believe that she witnessed an act of violence. "Believe" is an operative...
