MARS AND VENUS
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  Year Released: 2011 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 9 minutes |
“Mars and Venus” would have thrived with a much longer running time. Nine minutes was not enough time to effectively give the organization’s history, establish their present-day role in society, and detail their beliefs and worship structure…
Posted on August 13, 2011 by Scott Knopf
AWESOME OUIJA BOARD
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  Year Released: 2010 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 6 minutes |
While it’s fun to play dress-up and make a quick little video for you and your buddies, sharing it with the world as an “independent film” is something different…
Posted on August 13, 2011 by Scott Knopf
WAKING EYES
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Year Released: 2011 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 13 minutes |
Director Sarah R. Lofti tackles a difficult undertaking in portraying a subconscious journey yet she does it with confidence and competence…
Posted on August 12, 2011 by Scott Knopf
COMPANION
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Year Released: 2011 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 24 minutes |
Ruderman’s beautiful protagonist, played by Australian-born actress Faye Kingslee, remains sympathetic thanks to a nuanced performance that steps right up to the line of melodrama but never crosses over…
Posted on June 21, 2011 by Scott Knopf
IN THE NAME OF MY PEACE
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  Year Released: 2011 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 23 minutes |
Rolando Felizola’s twenty-minute project has a So Bad It’s Good quality that inspires a lot of laughs, headshaking and groans, in the best sort of way…
Posted on June 20, 2011 by Scott Knopf
SENNA
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Year Released: 2010 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 104 minutes |
2011 LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL SELECTION! Composed entirely of archive footage, the film, in a way, allows Senna to tell his own story…
Posted on June 18, 2011 by Scott Knopf
HEAVY TIMES
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Year Released: 2011 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 90 minutes |
Technically, the film thrives. The cinematography is clean, the sound levels are all mixed well, and the soundtrack is surprisingly kick ass…
Posted on June 17, 2011 by Scott Knopf
LYING NEXT TO LARRY
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Year Released: 2010 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 10 minutes |
Writer/Director John Franklin has made a capable film with a strong production value. His two protagonists, played by John Byford and Kent Kasper, play their respective roles well…
Posted on June 17, 2011 by Scott Knopf
TYRANNOSAUR
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  Year Released: 2010 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 91 minutes |
2011 LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL SELECTION! “Tyrannosaur” is not a subtle film but it makes no claims to be. At points, it’s difficult to watch but the viciousness has its purpose…
Posted on June 16, 2011 by Scott Knopf
BLIND DATE
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  Year Released: 2011 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 12 minutes |
2011 LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL SELECTION! It’s cute, quirky, and wholly unpretentious. The story is taut and the performances are stellar. The film sounds great and looks even better. Even the opening titles are great…
Posted on June 16, 2011 by Scott Knopf
OPEN 24 HOURS
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Year Released: 2011 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 8 minutes |
Enough things worked in Francis’ first directorial effort to hint that a string of successful films might be what’s coming next…
Posted on June 16, 2011 by Scott Knopf
HALF A BEE
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Year Released: 2008 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 60 minutes |
Busko deserves a lot of credit for presenting an image of his subject that remains non-exploitative–with no sense of mockery–that allows Morder to speak for himself…
Posted on June 15, 2011 by Scott Knopf
FOLLOWED
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  Year Released: 2011 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 20 minutes |
The film ends on a beautiful song by London-based singer-songwriter, Essie Jain. Her track “Glory” is by far the most understated and impressive aspect of the film…
Posted on June 14, 2011 by Scott Knopf
THE CAR WASH
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  Year Released: 2010 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 10 minutes |
Writer/Director James Kicklighter has unfortunately created an overly dramatic, sappy short film that tries too hard to teach us a lesson on civility and kindness…
Posted on June 13, 2011 by Scott Knopf
I HATE
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Year Released: 2011 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 6 minutes |
The filmmaker attempts to explore ideas of self-image, self-loathing, and complicated psyches and even though the film overall comes up short, the core of the film is worth investigating…
Posted on June 13, 2011 by Scott Knopf
