Tag: the Independent
Movie Review: “A Christmas Story Christmas” tends to be a bit...
Yes, there are moments that feel rushed and there are certainly times when this film feels of the TV movie variety, but at the very least, the cast and crew behind “A Christmas Story Christmas” didn’t shoot their eyes out.
Tom’s 2022 Thanksgiving Thankful List
Each November. I compose a “Thanksgiving Thankful List” for the preceding year. My wife, Deb, and I enjoy our life in red rock, southern Utah
Movie Review: “Ticket To Paradise” represents the most shallow of rom-com...
To call the new romantic comedy “Ticket to Paradise” formulaic would be a gross understatement. It’s predictable beyond belief and not altogether as charming as I would have hoped, particularly given the affable nature of its stars.
Movie Review: “Feed Me” is disturbing, dramatic, horrific, and wickedly funny...
"Feed Me" finds a depressed and broken Jed Freeman (very well played by Christopher Mulvin) looking to do away with his pain following an unfathomable
Movie Review: “Pearl” is a creative and most unexpected addition to...
In "Pearl," Mia Goth is the title character, a young woman emotionally trapped in an isolated farmhouse by a domineering mother and a deathly-ill father.
Do Words Matter? Yes
The short version of the cause of this bias is that the vast majority of producers, editors, reporters and on-camera personalities live and work in an
“Beast” is a wildlife survival thriller of the been-there-done-that variety
I'm always down for a solid survival story. Especially one that involves angry wildlife. That said, "Beast" emerges as a bit of a disappointment. A real shame, particularly given the cast.
FMASU’s Halloween Edition of the Guerilla Filmmaking Challenge Returns!
The Guerilla Filmmaking Challenge is designed to give filmmakers of all ages and all skill sets an opportunity to make a short film in a limited amount
“Three Thousand Years of Longing” takes the genie-in-a-bottle concept and turns...
Based on the short story "The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye," "Three Thousand Years of Longing" finds lonely scholar Alithea (Tilda Swinton)
The Blues Comes to The Electric Theater in the Form of...
Immediately following the screening, Dick Earl will perform live and he’ll be joined by special guests Alice Ericksen, Mari Ericksen, Isaac Ericksen, and more, proving without a doubt that talent runs deep in the soul of this powerhouse family unit.