THE NOCTURNAL THIRD
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  Year Released: 2011 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 79 minutes |
Produced for under $10,000, “The Nocturnal Third” has raised the bar for low-budget filmmaking. Writer/director Benjamin Stark has helmed an impressive and entertaining thriller for next to nothing…
Posted on February 21, 2012 by Scott Knopf
RED HOOK SUMMER
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Year Released: 2011 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 135 minutes |
2012 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL PREMIERES SELECTION! Once your brain adjusts to the over-the-top, stage-styled performances, there’s a strong chance Spike Lee’s latest effort, “Red Hook Summer,” will come off as a poignant project with a lot to say…
Posted on February 6, 2012 by Scott Knopf
SHADOW DANCER
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  Year Released: 2012 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 96 minutes |
2012 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL PREMIERES SELECTION! Andrea Riseborough deserves to be one of 2012’s breakout stars. Her performance as Colette McVeigh is outstanding…
Posted on February 6, 2012 by Scott Knopf
BIG BOYS GONE BANANAS!*
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Year Released: 2012 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 88 minutes |
2012 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL WORLD DOCUMENTARY FEATURES SELECTION! Gertten spends his second banana film defending his first banana film without offering enough factual information to really defend either…
Posted on February 1, 2012 by Scott Knopf
FOR ELLEN
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Year Released: 2011 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 93 minutes |
2012 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL U.S. DRAMATIC FEATURES SELECTION! In fact, there were many opportunities for this film to take expected, clichéd turns but Kim’s taste level is strong enough to avoid them each and every time…
Posted on January 28, 2012 by Scott Knopf
FILLY BROWN
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Year Released: 2012 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 100 minutes |
2012 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL U.S. DRAMATIC FEATURES SELECTION! This will be the performance that puts Gina Rodriguez onto people’s radars. It’s hard to believe that she wasn’t an emcee before starting this project…
Posted on January 28, 2012 by Scott Knopf
MY BROTHER THE DEVIL
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  Year Released: 2011 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 111 minutes |
2012 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL WORLD DRAMATIC FEATURE SELECTION! Sally El Hosaini has produced a tremendous debut feature. All of her actors, from the leads to supporting players deliver noteworthy performances…
Posted on January 26, 2012 by Scott Knopf
BONES BRIGADE: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
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  Year Released: 2011 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 110 minutes |
2012 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL DOC PREMIERES FEATURES SELECTION! This is the coolest documentary I’ve ever seen. That’s the sentence that kept running through my head as I watched “Bones Brigade”…
Posted on January 26, 2012 by Scott Knopf
BLACK ROCK
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  Year Released: 2011 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 83 minutes |
2012 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL MIDNIGHT SELECTION! “Black Rock” is an intense thriller that does a lot of things right…
Posted on January 25, 2012 by Scott Knopf
HEART BREAKS OPEN
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Year Released: 2011 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 81 minutes |
With films like “Weekend” and “Beginners” catching the public’s eye this award season, there’s no reason why Rain’s film shouldn’t be brought up in the same discussions…
Posted on January 8, 2012 by Scott Knopf
THE DROUGHT
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Year Released: 2011 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 12 minutes |
Lyndeck’s performance as Jonas is top-notch. He’s captivating when he speaks and even more so when he doesn’t…
Posted on December 18, 2011 by Scott Knopf
HOLY MOLY
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Year Released: 2011 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 12 minutes |
‘Holy Moly” captures those post-break-up moments where all knowledge goes out the window and you keep hitting redial until the restraining order is filed…
Posted on December 18, 2011 by Scott Knopf
NOWHERE ROAD
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Year Released: 2011 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 14 minutes |
The clear cinematography is only outshined by the fantastic sound work (complete with disgusting hack and slash sound effects). The film is succinct, tightly edited and riveting from the first frame until the last…
Posted on November 19, 2011 by Scott Knopf
GENREFINITY: THE COMPLETE SERIES
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Year Released: 2011 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 32 minutes |
There are only four episodes of “Genrefinity” but I wish there were more. Despite the atrocious, circus-esque score, this is exactly what a comedy series should be…
Posted on November 18, 2011 by Scott Knopf
AFTER THE FIRE
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Year Released: 2011 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 40 minutes |
“After the Fire” is one of the most compelling documentaries from the past few years…
Posted on November 17, 2011 by Scott Knopf