Cinequest Review: Shorts 2, when less is more
With all of the high quality independent feature films now playing at Cinequest, it’s easy to overlook the shorts. These guys try twice as hard…
Film Reviews
Film reviews covering indie, arthouse, and mainstream cinema.
Film Review: ‘The Ferrari Dino Girl’
In 1968 Russian tanks rolled through the streets of Prague and Jan Nemec was in the streets filming. The Ferrari Dino Girl tells the dramatic…
Film Review: ‘Bank Robbery’ (Pangaroov)
Can a man really change? Or is he destined to be who is he, despite the best of intentions? In Bank Robbery, Madis dreams of…
Film Review: ‘The Escape’ (Flugten)
Highly recommended. It's intense, but you may be surprised where this movie goes; it's unexpected, and unique.
Film Review: ‘Peepers’ a bare butt buffet of laughs
A Fight Club for voyeurs, Peepers takes us into the secret world of roof-top hopping “peepers,” where we join alongside a rag-tag group armed with…
Film Review: ‘Applause (Applaus)’
Thea (Paprika Steen) can only seem to find acceptance and respect on the stage. Off it, her life is unraveling. She’s a recovering alcoholic out…
Film Review: ‘Life in One Day (Het leven uit een dag)’
What if you lived your entire life in one day? And you’d have, but one time, to enjoy each moment: the first kiss, going to…
Film Review: ‘Kill the Habit’
You know you’re in trouble when a relentless drug addiction and a discovered stash of dirty money are the least of your problems. Oh, yes,…
Film Review: ‘The Bone Man’ an Austrian Fargo with German cars and a twist
What is it about great European indies that make them so endlessly fascinating and watchable? The Bone Man is another example, and I think it’ll…
Film Review: ‘FrICTION’ a clever “fourth wall” film
What if you were scripted to behave badly? Breaking down the fourth wall—the unseen barrier between actor and viewer—has become somewhat of an interesting trend…