Portraits is a short film anthology told in vignettes of five women, each embodying a part of ourselves we're not proud of. All of them remarkable relatable. They explore the concept of 'curated selves', the versions we show to the world versus who we really are. You'd expect to connect to one secret, not them… Continue reading Short Film Sunday: Portraits
Shadow, a short film written and directed by Nicholas Goodwin (who also plays Will), shines a light on the epidemic of sexual assault on college campuses. Jane (Revell Carpenter) is an innocent college freshman with a crush on her calculus tutor, Allen (Kumasi Hopkins). At the behest of his friend, Will, Allen invites Jane to… Continue reading Review: Shadow
Produced by Cross River Pictures and written/produced by Sean Meehan. Total Performance's narrative centers on Cori, played by Tory Berner, a struggling actress whose day job is playing the part of real living people. She works for an agency that allows disgruntled spouses and nervous bosses to rent surrogates by the hour. Taking the place of existing… Continue reading Review: Total Performance
Often hailed as one of the worst movies ever made, The Room seems like an exercise to show how NOT to make an independent film failing to meet the most basic standards of what makes a movie good. Despite plentiful shortcomings, The Room is far from unwatchable. It's actually enjoyable from an ironic point of… Continue reading Review: The Room
I found She Has a Name by chance, through our old friend, Antony Lane and was blown away by the trailer. It was immediately slated for the next possible Trailer Tuesday, after which the filmmakers were kind enough to send me a copy for review. She Has a Name is based on the critically acclaimed stage… Continue reading Review: She Has a Name
Lazer Team has taken theaters and the internet by storm over the past two weeks. Funded in part through a record-breaking $2.4 million indiegogo campaign in July 2014. This is the first feature film from Austin-based Rooster Teeth Productions (RT), best known for its long-running webseries, Red Vs. Blue. As a big fan of anything RT,… Continue reading Review: Lazer Team
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