Tag: Indie 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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Director Luca Guadagnino has reunited with actor Timothée Chalamet for his latest film, Bones and All. The two last collaborated on the Oscar winning film, Call Me By Your Name (2017). Since that film, Guadagnino has dabbled in absurdist horror with his remake of Suspiria (2018) and a documentary about Salvatore Ferragamo who is well…
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Aftersun is the first feature film for writer and director Charlotte Wells. Her first attempt is fantastic but extremely understated and quiet. The movie is told from the perspective of eleven-year-old Sophie (Frankie Corio) who is on vacation with her father Calum (Paul Mescal). Calum and Sophie’s mom are clearly not together anymore and Calum…
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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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The Novice is the first feature film from writer and director Lauren Hadaway and it’s one of the most excellent directorial debuts I’ve seen in a long while. Alex Dall (Isabelle Fuhrman) is a college freshman and decides to join the rowing team, despite the fact that she has never rowed before. When she learns…
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Every once in a while you’ll see a movie that is so wildly different than anything you’ve seen before and it will make you incredibly happy that unique stories are still being told. Sound of Metal is that type of movie. Ruben (Riz Ahmed) and Lou (Olivia Cooke) are in a band together. Lou sings…
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The Mole Agent is a documentary from filmmaker Maite Alberdi. Alberdi bends the genre and form of traditional documentaries by setting the stage as more of a slick spy thriller. Investigator Rómulo Aitken has a client who suspects that her mother is being abused at a nursing home. He places an ad for an older…
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You might have heard of Minari due to the controversy of the Golden Globes’ decision to include Minari in the Foreign Language Film category. There have been countless articles and discussions about this decision which has given Minari some additional visibility. I was thrilled to have the opportunity to catch this film, because of the…
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If nothing else, Bull proves that writer and director Annie Silverstein is someone to watch out for. This is her debut feature film and she’s able to craft a quiet but intimate portrait of an unexpected relationship. Kris (Amber Havard) is a young girl living with her grandmother while her mother is incarcerated. Kris visits…
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Straight Up bills itself as a romantic comedy drama with a twist. That is certainly one way to describe it. This fast talking rom-com follows the story of Todd (James Sweeney), a young man with OCD who is struggling to navigate his sexual identity. He meets with his therapist to talk through his issues, many…
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