Tag: Indie Spirit Awards

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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This is the first offering from writer and director Cory Finley. And this is an odd one. I’m still sort of processing how I feel about it. It centers on childhood friends Amanda (Olivia Cooke) and Lily (Anya Taylor-Joy) who come from rich families. They rekindled their friendship because Amanda’s mom hired Lily as a…
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The last Wash Westmoreland film I saw was Still Alice and I’m still crying over it. Luckily Colette is not so devastatingly sad. Here, director Westmoreland explores the story of Colette (Keira Knightley) who marries Parisian writer Henry Gauthier-Villars AKA Willy (Dominic West). She moves with Willy to Paris which is the hub of everything…
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Nancy is a weird psycho-drama that keeps you guessing. It stars Andrea Riseborough as Nancy Freeman, a somewhat damaged woman who goes online and pretends to be someone she’s not in order to connect with people. She has a mundane life where she temps at a dental office and cares for her sick mother. When…
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There’s been a lot of talk about BlacKkKlansman this year but Blindspotting?? People you need to see this one. I liked it much more than BlacKkKlansman and I wish this was getting more buzz. Director Carlos López Estrada hasn’t done a whole lot of work other than shorts but this is a great first film.…
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This is a gimmick movie that’s been done before. BUT it works really really well so I’m willing to accept it. The whole movie takes place as if you’re viewing a laptop screen. David Kim (John Cho) is the father of 16 year old Margot (Michelle La). When Margot goes missing, David uses her laptop…
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If you’re not into experimental styles of filmmaking this will not be the film for you. Director Josephine Decker has a unique style of filmmaking that is not traditional. The story is very very loose and the film doesn’t adhere to strict narrative rules. Madeline (Helena Howard) is a teenager dealing with mental illness. She…
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Jeremiah Zagar provides a really fascinating look at childhood in his latest film We the Animals. Three brothers Jonah (Evan Rosado), Joel (Josiah Gabriel), and Manny (Isaiah Kristian) are growing up in a violent household. Their mom (Sheila Vand) and dad (Raul Casillo) have a turbulent relationship and struggle to make ends meet in blue…
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So, this one reminded me a lot of Captain Fantastic. And I really enjoyed Captain Fantastic so it makes sense that I enjoyed Leave No Trace too. Will (Ben Foster) and his daughter Tom (Thomasin McKenzie) live in the woods in Oregon. They survive by living off the land but they have a few modern…
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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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