Category: Independent
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I Feel The Weight of “The Weight”
The Weight is highly recommended, will transport you back to its Great Depression-era setting and will have you rooting for the protagonist harder than most films this year
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“Where Fireflies Dance”
An indie production of a romantic drama with a country-western feel meant to explore lost love.
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“Not My Dog,” But It Should Be
Not only can viewing Not My Dog inspire people to adopt a dog that may be facing tremendous odds, but even that simple action of watching has a social effect.
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“Dreaming Whilst B\@*k”
Masterful satire that shines a light on the struggles of Black creatives.
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“Buddy” and Analogue Horror
Upon first watch, Buddy feels like it should have been aired on Adult Swim at four in the morning.
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“Nightborn” and Why We Need More Feminist Horror
Coralie Fargeat once said that “Being a woman is body horror,” and when you think about the ways we are taught to experience our own bodies, it becomes almost impossible to argue with her.
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“On the Road” (2026) is A Neon-Noir Western on Mexico’s Desert Highways
On the Road captures the bleak, hyper-masculine world of long-haul trucking in Northern Mexico, where anything can and will happen. A hard-boiled, neon-noir romantic thriller, it shows the gritty reality of roadside diners, truck stops, and truck cemeteries alongside the expansive, breathless beauty of the Mexican desert highways.
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“The Sun Never Sets” on Male Fragility
The concept of male fragility is explored (interestingly, by a male director) in The Sun Never Sets
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Jamie Foxx Brings Swagger To The Courtroom In “The Burial”
As legal dramas go, we rarely see an African-American actor in the lead role. “The Burial” has several.
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Experimenting with Swimming, Trauma, and Poetry in “The Chronology of Water”(2026)
The Chronology of Water is a raw, honest, and unforgiving portrayal of how an abusive childhood ripples throughout one’s life. It is definitely the best movie I’ve seen Imogen Poots in. And even though Kristen Stewart has a long acting career for her young age, her directorial skills in this film show a lot of…