Tag: indie
Fantasia 2025 Interview: KAKUKAKU SHIKAJIKA, Akiko Higashimura and Mei Nagano Talk Bringing a Mangaka's Autobiographical Work To Screen
A beloved manga artist and her on-screen counterpart discuss the live-action adaptation.
MY SUNSHINE Interview: Director Hiroshi Okuyama Talks Isolated Protagonists, Sensitive Gazes, Difficulty in Shooting an Ice Rink
The filmmaker behind a sensitive and special drama explains the considerations he made to achieve those qualities.
Busan 2025 Interview: ALL GREENS Director Takashi Koyama Talks the High-School Drug-Dealing Dramedy You Didn't Know You Needed
A lively conversation with the mind behind a daring dramedy at this year's BIFF.
New York Asian 2025 Interview: RAVENS Director Mark Gill and Star Tadanobu Asano Talk Untold Histories, Practical Creatures, Kaleidoscopic Genre
An emerging director and a singular actor discuss shining a light on the life of photographer Masahisa Fukase.
HOT SPRING SHARK ATTACK Interview: Director Morihito Inoue Talks Jaws, Bureaucracy, and Omnipotent Screen Sharks
We discuss a killer shark satire that's fun to soak in,
SXSW 2025 Interview: SLANTED, Amy Wang Talks Looking Within, Absorbing Each Other
Amy Wang, a Chinese-Australian debut director, discusses her bitingly satirical exploration of racial identity in the US.
Review: MVP, Unlikely Comrades, Off Different Fields of Battle
Nate Boyer, who also directed, and Will Phillips star in a stirring drama, inspired by real-life events.
Cinequest 2021 Review: A HARD PROBLEM Offers No Easy Solutions
John Berchtold, Catherine Haena Kim, Jennifer Hasty, and Victoria Platt star in a sci-fi drama, directed by hazart.
Review: THE INHERITANCE, An Ode to Black Resistance and a Fitting Cinematic Experiment for the BLM Era
This airy fusion of filmed experiment gives opportunity to its unsuspecting viewers the window to unseen/under seen, unheard/under heard pieces of American history that give them the proper context to understanding the current political climate.
Review: THE VAST OF NIGHT, A Superbly Accomplished and Riveting Tale
Sierra McCormick and Jake Horowitz star in Andrew Patterson's feature directorial debut.
Now Streaming: WE ARE WHAT WE ARE, Timeless Characters in a Chilling Horror Story
Bill Sage, Ambyr Childers, and Julia Garner lead the cast in director Jim Mickle's dark, dark family tale, now streaming on Shudder.
Now on VOD: STRAY DOLLS, If You Want the Rainbow, You Gotta Have Rain
Without straying too far from our mission statement -- to focus on indie and international genre films -- I believe I can say that we all want the rainbow. There! I said it! Of course, if you want the rainbow,...
UNION BRIDGE Trailer Offers Southern Gothic Twist on Old Secrets
The mood builds slowly but steadily in the first trailer for Union Bridge, self-described as a "southern gothic thriller." Written and directed by Brian Levin in his feature debut, Union Bridge appears to stoke its fires slowly. Its hero, Will...
WALKAWAY JOE Trailer: Keep Your Eye on David Strathairn
David Strathairn instantly makes anything in which he appears more interesting, merely by his always dramatic presence. His appears in Walkaway Joe, about halfway through a new trailer, and elevates what looks like a somewhat rudimentary father/son drama. Jeffrey Dean...
Now on VOD: NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS, More Than an Abortion Drama
Sidney Flanigan and Talia Ryder search for medical help in director Eliza Hittman's piercing film.
Exclusive Trailer Premiere: VAMPIRE DAD, Retro Horror Comedy
The doctor is in, and he's working from home. Good news: it's not because of the pandemic that is currently sweeping the globe! In the upcoming retro-styled horror-comedy Vampire Dad, psychologist Dr. Raymond Walenski (Jackson Hurst, from Drop Dead Diva...
Indie Martial Arts Comedy KUNG FU GHOST Soldiers On
Sparks of joy on the indie-film front are always welcome.
AMERICAN TERRORIST Trailer: Brothers Torn Apart in 9/11 Thriller
American Terrorist is a thought-provoking new indie from director Charles Kopelson and writer John Buffalo Mailer. It takes place in the aftermath of the September 11th bombings and asks hard questions about how best to cope in the wake of...
Review: Terrence Malick's A HIDDEN LIFE Beguiles and Begets
Drawn from real-life, Terrence Malick directs a gorgeous film in his own inimitable style.
Review: DANIEL ISN'T REAL, Genuinely Original Vision Makes For Exciting Discovery
Adam Egypt Mortimer directs Miles Robbins and his imaginary friend Patrick Schwarzenegger in this cosmic horror.
