Posted by Vance Garrett in New Release DVD on 04. May, 2010 | No Comments
It’s odd when life becomes a wheel, where you tread on ground already worn by your forging footsteps years before. Six years ago while working for a relatively young publication I reviewed this small film from then Edmonton based IDIOM Films entitled Reroute. I had been familiar with the company, having seen Lyrics To Dying, [...]
It’s not often I get to watch a movie that feels like it has been written, produced and directed deliberately for me, a wannabe independent film critic. Spoiler Alert is a real gem with an incredible script and very solid acting from start to finish.
The movie is centered around a passionate film [...]
Somebody knows their Hammer films. The British juggernaut production house, founded in the 1930’s by William Hinds, created a distinctly unique brand of horror film and defined the genre globally through the mid to late part of the last century. The breadth of the company’s impact still reverberates cinematically to this day with one of [...]
You can blame Rob Reiner. True the idea of mock documentaries (mockumentaries) had been around since the 60’s with the seminal A Hard Day’s Night but it wasn’t until 1984 and This Is Spinal Tap that the genre as we know it today was defined. That film lay the blueprint for the rhythm of the [...]
It is surprising how much of our entertainment is compared to meat; the central plot point is referred to as “the meat of the matter”; a work that’s relentless is considered to be “all killer, no filler”; becoming highly involved in a piece makes it a “visceral” experience all of which aptly sum up the [...]
Posted by Sy in User Submitted on 05. Apr, 2010 | No Comments
There is more than enough trouble in a prison to keep a man worried, but sometimes the problems outside become bigger than those inside. When that is the case, the only course of action is to escape.
Not even halfway through the movie’s opening song (Leonard Cohen’s ghostly version of “The Partisan”) we [...]
Posted by Vance Garrett in New Release DVD on 02. Apr, 2010 | No Comments
There is nothing more amazing to watch than a wonderful children’s film. Getting the balance just right is not only tricky, but a skillful tightrope walk akin to Philippe Petit traversing between the two World Trade Centre towers in 1974. If the filmmaker nails it they create a film that transcends time, culture and generation [...]
Posted by Sy in Independent Films, User Submitted on 31. Mar, 2010 | No Comments
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It’s Giuliani’s New York. Peep shows are being cleaned out of Times Square; boom boxes and graffiti have become public enemies. Luke Shapiro (Josh Peck) has just graduated high school. In the span of this one summer between his parents’ apartment and his college dorm room he will [...]
Posted by Sy in General News on 01. Jun, 2009 | 6 Comments
Hey Folks, as some of you may know we recently went through a major overhaul here at Independent Film Reviews, We made a brand new site, got rid of over half a Million spam comments and introduced some new advertising partners.
Well, phase 2 of operation IFR relaunch is to ask you, our loyal readers and [...]
Posted by Serina in Independent Films on 25. Sep, 2008 | 1 Comment
All right anime fans! the time has finally come. Yes that’s right Ichigo and the gang have decided to come back with a powerhouse of a movie. Bleach the Movie 2: The Diamond Dust Rebellion gives you everything you’ve come to expect from one of our favorite Shonnen Jump mangas. Now I’m not exactly sure [...]
