Indie film returns with Los Angeles Festival of Movies
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REVIEW: Indie film Moonlight is the most beautiful movie of the year
There is a scene in Moonlight in which a small boy is taught by an older companion to float, and then swim, in the dazzling brim of the Miami shore. Both are black; the boy is Chiron, the youngest version of him the audience will see, and the older man is Juan. Though Juan feeds […]
Indie films challenge big studio pictures
Action blockbusters have habitually ruled the box office summer in and summer out, but The Avengers, The Amazing Spider-Man and The Dark Knight Rises weren’t the only films on moviegoers’ minds these past few months. In fact, many of this summer’s independent films did surprisingly well at the box office and were welcomed with […]
Flick wows with honest portrayal of love
Take This Waltz showcases the fragile nature of human emotions and experiences.
Wild Things has indie cred, not nostalgia
Saying this won’t halt any productions, but I wish Hollywood would stop co-opting my childhood to turn a profit. Coming soon to a theater near you is a slate of board game and action figure-based movies inspired by the success of Transformers and G.I. Joe — which if you haven’t heard about, gaze ye upon […]