Indie

The Kids are All Right (2010)

The Kids are All Right is an indie film from Lisa Cholodenko starring Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, and Mark Ruffalo.  It is about two kids raised in a lesbian family that want to know their biological father a.k.a. the sperm donor. This was a decent movie.  It was a standard indie flick that was well [...]

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Gigantic (2008)

Gigantic is a movie starring Zooey Deschanel and Paul Dano. This movie is about nothing.  Sometimes that is not so bad, but this time it is.  It tries too hard to be indie style, all small and quiet, and it gets lost in its own tiny thoughts.  This is proof that quirky does not equal [...]

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The Extra Man (2010)

The Extra Man is a comedy from Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini.  They are best known for their debut, American Splendor.  It stars Paul Dano and Kevin Kline.  The story is about a young teacher who moves to New York where he rooms with very eccentric extra man. Not a very entertaining or enjoyable [...]

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Visioneers (2008)

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Visioneers stars Zach Galifianakis and is basically an abstract movie about the dangers of corporations and the American dream. This movie was pretty out there.  Our main character says next to nothing the entire movie.  The movie has a point that I completely agree with, but it is a little muddled in scenes that feel [...]

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