Thursday, March 17 2011
SXSW Film Festival Day 4: Another Earth and The Dish & The Spoon
Another Earth is an absorbing sci-fi drama/romance that the less you know about, the better. If you were lucky enough to have seen Moon without knowing anything about it, this is like that.
Tuesday, March 16 2010
Alexander the Last
Swanberg continues to explore the perils to young love that lurk around every corner.
Thursday, March 19 2009
Alexander the Last
In this collaboration between IFC and SXSW starring Justin Rice from indie rock band Bishop Allen, questions of what's real or fake color the characters' experiences.
Wednesday, December 3 2008
Hannah Takes the Stairs
The 'mumblecore' approach may alienate those expecting a glossy indie, but it's a welcome respite from the typical costume dramas and crime epics.
Friday, October 10 2008
Nights and Weekends
In brief scenes, lovely or tense, mostly unresolved, Nights and Weekends indicates a slow, almost imperceptible evolution in the relationship.
Thursday, June 12 2008
Baghead
The Duplass brothers' Baghead is a mumblecoreish meditation on the increasingly permeable boundaries between movies and life.
Thursday, September 13 2007
LOL
Born out of ideas batted back and forth via computer, Blackberry, cellphone, video, etc., and then filmed in the same sort of manner that people use webcams or their cellphones, LOL emerges.
Tuesday, September 4 2007
Quiet City
This may be the most remarkable thing about Aaron Katz's Quiet City, its patience.
