The Cult Club: Six-String Samurai (1998)
[The Cult Club is where Flixist’s writers expound the virtues of their favourite underground classics, spanning all nations and genres. It is a ...
Tag: Indie
Creating the score for Beasts of the Southern Wild
As the awards season looms, many have been wondering where Beasts of the Southern Wild will fit into the mix. Directed by Benh ...
Reviews
Review: Overtime
I love independent action movies because of how gritty and cheesy they can be. They don’t rely on big budget explosions or special ...
Flix for Short: Breezeblocks
It’s that time of year when I catch up with music that slipped passed me in the last 11 months. I recently ran ...
Trailers
Trailer: In Our Nature
In Our Nature stars Zach Gilford (Friday Night Lights) as Seth, a young New Yorker escaping the city for the family summer home in ...
Flix for Short: Labrador and Charmer
I’ve been a big fan of Aimee Mann since the late ’90s after a chance encounter with the song “I Should’ve Known.” With ...
Trailers
Teaser: Upstream Color
Just last week we shared a poster and some stills from Upstream Color, the new film from Shane Carruth, the writer/director of Primer. ...
Interview: Logan Lerman (The Perks of Being a Wallflower)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower was an honest surprise when I watched the film a few months ago. Not only was it a ...
Upstream Color, the new movie from the director of Primer
Shane Carruth’s Primer remains a great example of limitless creativity despite a limited budget ($7,000). It’s a wonderfully intelligent mindbender that I still ...
Reviews
Review: The Dead Inside
The Dead Inside is an independent musical horror film by writer/director Travis Betz about two artists finding themselves burnt out with their art. Betz ...
Colin Trevorrow in line for Star Wars Episode VII?
Last time on “Star Wars Episode VII Rumors”, Matthew Vaughn was supposedly in talks with Disney to direct the next Star Wars film. But since ...
Reviews
Review: The Loneliest Planet
There’s a lot going on in The Loneliest Planet that goes unstated. Long stretches are spent with small talk, chit chat, the intimate ...