2fer review: Settlers and Cousins
I watched these two indie films back to back. Both of them deal with a girl growing up with just about every kind of obstacle thrown in her way. One…
Review: Pig
Pig is a quest film and a really good one at that. Nicolas Cage plays Rob a self-exiled hermit in the Oregon wilderness whose beloved truffle-hunting pig is violently abducted,…
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Arty Chick’s Seven Flicks: Week 15
What a group of films I have for you this week! There’s an end of the world love story set in Los Angeles and a twisted sister rivalry in old…
Review: Les Nôtres
In the small town of Sainte-Adeline, Quebec, 13-year-old Magalie (Émilie Bierre) seems like the quintessential teenager - sullen, social media addicted, smitten with a secret boyfriend she won't even tell…
Review: Take Me Somewhere Nice
First time writer/director Ena Sendijarević is a Bosnian refugee raised in Holland and her coming-of-age road trip movie is informed by that detached perspective. It's the story of Alma (Sara…
Review: Two Lottery Tickets
This little comedy is one of the biggest box office hits of all time in its native Romania. And it's easy to see why. It's the story of three friends…
Review: Drunk Bus
Slacker comedies aren't usually my thing. So I approached this little indie with a dose of skepticism about being its target audience. But it's not at all what I feared.…
Review: The Independents
There are no big stars in this musical dramedy. It's a total indie flick. And it's a lot of fun. It tells the tale of three singer/songwriters all struggling to…
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Arty Chick’s Seven Flicks: Week 9
Week Nine of films that I remember fondly. It's amazing how many great films come to mind when I go down my cinematic memory lane. A lot of this week's…
Review: Saint Frances
Written by and starring Kelly O'Sullivan Saint Frances is a small dark comedy that centers on the expectations women live with and one young woman's choices. Bridget (O'Sullivan) is in…
Cinema Clash Podcast Reviews: Holidate, Come Play, The True Adventures of Wolfboy
Happy Halloween and Pre-Election Day Weekend! On this quaranstream edition of the Cinema Clash, I chat about Holidate, the bawdy holiday romcom now on Netflix, Charlie talks about the horror…
Quickie Review: Synchronic
Synchronic is the type of film (a horror sci-fi drama) that I would have likely skipped if not for the appeal of its two stars Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan.…
Quickie Review: S#!%HOUSE
Okay, so maybe the title piqued my curiosity more than it deserved to. But I simply had to know if a little indie called Sh*thouse might be worth a sh*t.…
Review: The Glorias
There is a line near the end of The Glorias about going in circles – as women, as a society, as a nation. A reminder, underscored in recent days by…
Review: The Cuban
The Cuban started life as a short film script. But when they couldn't get the money to shoot it they expanded it to a feature and crowdfunded to get started.…