Sicko
Posted by Serina in Independent Films on 12. Nov, 2007 | 3 Comments
The latest Michael Moore installment does not disappoint. The average American has a lot to learn from this movie. The health care in our country is appalling and the insurance companies are fully to blame by my measure of it all.
As I am married to a British citizen I already knew much of what was [...]
Everything’s Gone Green
Posted by Serina in Independent Films on 05. Nov, 2007 | 4 Comments
“Everything’s Gone Green” is a 2007 independent Canadian film by Douglas Coupland. I must say that visually, he used his landscape well. The settings of this film were done nicely, however the writing was way off.
Our story starts off with our main character Ryan (Paulo Costanzo, “40 Days and 40 Nights”) who in the [...]
Outsourced
Posted by Sy in Independent Films, New Release DVD on 10. Oct, 2007 | 6 Comments
Wow – this feel-good Indy film that for me, has delivered more than every movie of its genre to date this year. Grab some popcorn and get comfy because this is going to be a long review.
When asked to check out this new independent film, obviously we jumped at the chance, a free DVD screener, [...]
The Riddle
Posted by Sy in New Release DVD, User Submitted on 20. Sep, 2007 | 7 Comments
An enigma inside a conundrum. The Riddle is a multi layered film intertwining dual periods in time and a story within a story. The transitions between the Dickension London and that of today, nicely integrating the politics and corruption of the relevant times. The camera work achieves the period distinctions with smart use of filters, [...]
This is England
Posted by Sy in Independent Films on 13. Sep, 2007 | 5 Comments
Quite possibly the best British film in years. The acting, plot, script everything works, and works very well. I wont go into the story too much but outline the basic premise of the film. It’s centered around a young boy dealing with the recent death of his father, bullied and abused in school who [...]
