Tag Archives: Indie Films

TrailerWatch: “The Bet”

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Denise

Indie films.  So proper.  So staid and serious.  SIKE!  Just because something’s indie doesn’t mean it can’t be fun.  Case in point; this trailer for the indie comedy The Bet.  Synopsis! A down on his luck man gets into an … Continue reading →

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Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza: Sing Street

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Denise

The 80s were awesome.  Not just because I could rock my frizzy-ass hair and call it style.  But because of the music.  Ah, the music.  (And also the horror movies…but I’m making a point here.) So Sing Street, the latest … Continue reading →

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“Stomping Ground” – a backwoods horror story that’s off the beaten track

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Denise

Nutshell: tired of the same-ol’, same-ol’ when it comes to spooky stories set in the deep woods?  Stomping Ground is a film that digs into mythology and interpersonal dynamics to amp up the suspense, rather than the ol’ run-run-slash.  Big … Continue reading →

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TrailerWatch: “Stomping Ground”

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Denise

“Little lady, these woods is dangerous.  You don’t come out here with a pack’a guys you can’t trust.” Living in a suburb that backed to woods, my sisters and I always figured something was going on back there.  But we … Continue reading →

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“The Witch” ups release date to February 19th

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Denise

I got word on The Witch last year, and it caught my eye; pre-Salem Witch Trials hysteria, with plenty of of religious obsession, isolation and paranoia in the trailer.  Now they’re pushing up the release date — prime winter chills … Continue reading →

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Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza: Anomalisa!

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Denise

Time for the cool kid movies y’all — and since you’re all cool kids, I’m sure you’ll be chomping at the bit for this one.  It’s Charlie “OMG Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is awesome” Kaufman’s new film, Anomalisa.  … Continue reading →

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Elsewhere Review: Birdman

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Denise

Nutshell: I’d give Birdman a B+. This film razzes it’s subject, cinematic and theatrical cliches, and occasionally the audience. But if you can get past the posturing and navel-gazing of it’s characters, it’s an arresting look at how fame can … Continue reading →

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