Giuseppe Makes a Movie Movie Review
Title: Giuseppe Makes a Movie Director: Adam Rifkin A lot of independent filmmakers talk a good game about sacrificing for their art. Then there’s Giuseppe Andrews, who in “Giuseppe Makes…
Echo Park Movie Review
Title: Echo Park Director: Amanda Marsalis Starring: Mamie Gummer, Tony Okungbowa, Maurice Compte, Ricky Rico, Gale Harold, Helen Slater Indie film “Echo Park” is named for the Los Angeles neighborhood…
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story Movie Review
Title: I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story Directors: Dave LaMattina, Chad Walker A warm-hearted documentary look at the man behind one of the most beloved and iconic “Sesame…
Exclusive: Clif Prowse and Derek Lee Talk Afflicted, Indie Genre Filmmaking
Given its fairly reliable audience base, the horror genre affords burgeoning filmmakers the chance to showcase their skills in inventive fashion, which the fresh, technically accomplished “Afflicted” surely does. A…
DVD Column: That Awkward Moment, Non-Stop, Pompeii, Falling Skies
“That Awkward Moment,” another bro-tastic laffer which attempts to thread the needle between twentysomething sexual exploration and acting out and relationship comedy (read: accepted “male” and “female” genres) is an…
Supremacy Movie Review
Title: Supremacy Director: Deon Taylor Starring: Joe Anderson, Dawn Olivieri, Danny Glover, Derek Luke, Evan Ross, Lela Rochon, Robin Bobeau, Anson Mount, Nick Chinlund, Julie Benz A polished technical package…
The Only Real Game Movie Review
Title: The Only Real Game Director: Mirra Bank A stirring nonfiction sociocultural curiosity that taps into the power of sports to bridge divides and develop kinships across incredible distances, director…
The Signal Movie Review
Title: The Signal Director: Will Eubank Starring: Brenton Thwaites, Beau Knapp, Olivia Cooke, Laurence Fishburne, Lin Shaye Several years ago, in 2011, multi-hyphenate director Evan Glodell and a group of…
Evolution of a Criminal Movie Review
Title: Evolution of a Criminal Director: Darius Clark Monroe When one talks about personal filmmaking as a pathway to something special, they’d be hard-pressed to come up with a better…