Tag: indie film

SOMNIUM

“Do you ever grieve for the lives you never lived?” SOMNIUM follows aspiring actress Gemma who has left her small town and a serious romance behind in order to move to LA and pursue her goal of becoming a famous actress. Fighting against the naysayers at home and her own doubts about her talent, Gemma

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SHE IS CONANN

I am on the verge of becoming OBSESSED with French filmmaker Bertrand Mandico.  SHE IS CONANN is a fantastical re-imagining of Conan the Barbarian, time-jumping through the life of Conann, an elder who has lost all memory of who she was. Her longtime tormentor and frenemy, a dog-person named Rainer, takes her on a journey

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I AM LISA

A true indie film, made in Kansas City with a small cast and crew for a very small budget – I AM LISA is a refreshing entry in the “revenge” subgenre.  After inheriting a used bookstore from her grandmother, Lisa (Kristen Vaganos) decides to return to her small hometown to manage it. The  town’s mean

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The Beach House

The Beach House

A romantic escape for two college kids goes horribly awry in Jeffrey A. Brown’s feature debut The Beach House, a beautifully-shot indie sci-fi/horror film streaming on Shudder July 9.  Emily (Liana Liberato) heads to Randall (Noah Le Gros)’s family beach house to get away and reconnect after their relationship starts to fizzle — but surprise!

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Revenge

HolyCRAP. I was not expecting Revenge to live up to its amazing hype, but it is absolutely worthy of every single bit of praise its getting from critics and fans. Aspiring actress Jen (Matilda Lutz – who was great in the otherwise dreadful Rings, but is AMAZING here) arrives with her super-rich, married boyfriend at his lush desert estate

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