Category: Independent
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“Tears Of Knowing” Navigates Childhood Loss
Director and writer, Miles Marti, brilliantly created a film that captures the story of a kid that learns a new reality all within the walls of her classroom. Tears Of Knowing lightly steps into the devastation of loss through a childhood lens, and presents a perspective that is not often acknowledged. Though grief and loss…
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“The Incomer” Might Be the Weirdest, the Loneliest, and the Most Comforting Movie of 2026
Peppered with whimsical humor, heartbreaking realizations, and heartwarming discoveries, The Incomer is surprisingly endearing through and through.
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“Line Of Control”
A masterful portrayal of a long-forgotten story that needs to be told.
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“It Ends” When You Learn to Let People Go
Disguised as a cosmic highway horror, Alexander Ullom’s It Ends is a beautiful, albeit terrifying, metaphor for learning that if you want to survive adulthood and become your own person, you have to learn to let people go.
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“Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence” is a Love Letter to the Franchise
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence is not merely the fourth sequel in a cult classic film about a delicious vegetable apocalypse: it’s a love letter to slapstick, sight gags, and the original 1978 film. It’s also a meta-comedy, spy-thriller parody taking place in a world where the original film series was a documentary…
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“The Veteran” Hits Home
A socially conscious film that draws attention to the plight of American military veterans.
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Adolescence Comes to an End in “Caity”
More than a coming-of-age story, Caity is a movie about losing the naivety of childhood before you’re ready to.
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When a Hearing Disability Becomes a Criminal Talent in “Tuner”
Although Tuner is technically a heist movie, music and sound are woven into almost every aspect of Niki’s story. That’s what made Tuner such a pleasant surprise. I expected a film about music and discovered a heist movie, only to find that music was still at the heart of it.
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“Hunter”: When Enthusiasm and AI Aren’t Enough for a Coherent Story
The Brazilian filmmaker Alexandre Alonso’s Hunter is a film with a lot of ideas, but with very little holding those ideas together.
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Comedy Pilot “Bigg County Restorations” Perfectly Parodies DIY Reality TV
Bigg County Restorations is a zany new pilot from comedians Joe Bell and Mikaela Watkins. In a spot-on parody of History Channel shows like American Restoration and Pawn Stars, Paul Bigg (John Jezior) works to restore kitschy decor for celebrities while his good-for-nothing adult children, Britney (Mikaela Watkins) and Junior (Joe Bell) go on wacky…