Authors: Jimmy Martin
Indie Game: The Movie
Directors Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky follow multiple independent game developers as they feverishly work in their home offices to meet demanding deadlines set by large gaming distributors.
Room 237
Room 237 is Rodney Ascher’s experimental cinematic exploration into the mysterious theories and underlying messages buried within Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 horror film, The Shining. … read more
Black Rock
When three childhood friends who’ve grown apart over the years decide to spend a weekend camping together on a remote wooded island, it would appear their lives may have taken a turn for the better. But when an accident results in the death of a random acquaintance, the girls find themselves fighting for their lives far away from civilization. … read more
V/H/S
A group of pranksters who document their lives are hired via email to break into a home and steal a much desired VHS tape. Not ones to shy away from filming their illegal antics, the crew bring the audience along to witness the crime. However, upon arrival, a scattered collection of tapes are found, so, in order to locate the correct item, the criminals (and the members of the audience) must watch one horrifying tape after another. … read more
The D Word: Understanding Dyslexia
Director James Redford explores the myths and facts revolving around dyslexia in this enlightening documentary. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Muscle Shoals
You may have never heard of the rural village known as Muscles Shoals, Alabama, but I can guarantee you’ve heard countless tracks of the magnetic musical masterpieces that have surfaced from the wetland region. Pressed up against the Tennessee River, Muscle Shoals was the birthplace of Rick Hall’s legendary FAME record studios. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Sound City
Foo Fighters front man and former drummer of Nirvana, Dave Grohl, takes audiences on a wild journey of sex, drugs and rock n’ roll as he energetically recounts the origins of one of the most influential recording studios of all time. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Dirty Wars
Director Richard Rowley shadows investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill into the secretive world of covert military operations in the Middle East as the United States attempts to win the war on terror no matter the means or consequences. It is a documentary about “the seen and the unseen” according to Scahill’s monotone and dreary narration. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Halley
Beto (Alberto Trujillo) is a security guard for a gym in Mexico who has an unusual health condition that forces him to resign from his post, even at the discretion of his flirtatious employer (Luly Trueba). Unbeknownst to her, Beto’s illness causes his skin and physical abilities to deteriorate to a gruesome degree unless he injects himself with an embalming fluid concoction. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Virtually Heroes
In the fashion of Disney’s “Wreck-It-Ralph”, G. J. Echternkamp’s “Virtually Heroes” trails a video game character who begins to question his pre-programmed lifestyle, but, unlike the children’s animated feature, gamers can find vulgar pop culture references embedded throughout this R-rated live-action creation. … read more