Tag: Independent Spirit Awards

The 39th annual Independent Spirit Awards ceremony will be hosted on Sunday, February 25th. Best FeatureAll of Us StrangersAmerican FictionMay DecemberPassagesPast LivesWe Grown Now Best First FeatureAll Dirt Roads Taste of SaltChronicles of a Wandering SaintEarth MamaA Thousand and OneUpon Entry John Cassavetes AwardThe Artifice GirlCadejo BlancoFremontRotting in the SunThe Unknown Country Best DirectorAndrew Haigh,…
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The Independent Spirit Awards have kicked off the 2023 awards season with their nominations. A24 led the way with 24 noms. As for individual movies, Everything Everywhere All At Once (one of my favorites this year) led with eight nominations. Check out the nominees and make sure to tune in to the awards ceremony on…
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Zola has such an interesting backstory it almost seems like it was made up to promote the movie. The story was inspired by a popular Twitter thread containing 148 tweets in 2015. The tweets and the story itself came from a Detroit waitress by the name of A’Ziah “Zola” King. The Twitter thread quickly went…
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FILM Best FeatureA ChiaraC’mon C’monThe Lost Daughter – WINNERThe NoviceZola Best DirectorJanicza Bravo, ZolaMaggie Gyllenhaal, The Lost Daughter – WINNERLauren Hadaway, The NoviceMike Mills, C’mon C’monNinja Thyberg, Pleasure Best First Feature7 Days – WINNERHollerQueen of GloryTest PatternWild Indian Best Female LeadIsabelle Fuhrman, The NoviceBrittany S. Hall, Test PatternPatti Harrison, Together TogetherTaylour Paige, Zola – WINNERKali…
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Support the Girls takes place over the course of one day. Lisa (Regina Hall) manages a sports bar that mimics the vibe of Hooters. The waitresses are scantily clad. The restaurant serves burgers and beer and has a myriad of televisions that are always set to whatever sporting event is happening that day. Lisa runs…
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John David Washington is everywhere. Literally everywhere. And I’m not too mad about it because I think he’s fantastic. He’s one of three main characters whose lives intersect when an unarmed African-American man is shot by the cops. So this isn’t a happy one obviously. It’s a hard look at systemic issues. Washington plays Dennis,…
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I watched this trailer and said nope. Then I had to watch the film because it was nominated for the Independent Spirit Awards and I was really glad I did. It was written and directed by Quinn Shephard who wrote much of the screenplay when she was a teenager. She also stars in the film…
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Alice Rohrwacher wrote and directed this beautiful film and it’s on Netflix currently so if you’re low on shows to watch check it out. This one is a little trippy and it’s really hard to write about without spoiling a very important part in the middle. It’s got a lot of biblical references and touches…
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Holy cow. This was one of my favorite films this year. Director Bing Liu is either a genius or he got really really lucky. The film follows Liu and his friends Keire and Zack as they grow up and become adults. The three friends are bonded by their love of skating. At first it seems…
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I love to check out the Independent Spirit Awards. They usually feature some neat films that tend to get overlooked by the bigger, more mainstream award shows. I like to see all of their nominees because they help me get to know up and comers. The 34th Independent Spirit Awards are set to broadcast on…
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