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REVIEW: 'Forgotten Trash', a sci-fi horror by Retro Video Pictures

"It was in the last few days of college when one of my friends brought his DV Camera into class. That sparked the original idea of...

Indie Spotlight

Alex Leptos

Jun 9, 20213 min read

REVIEW: 'Introspectum Motel' (2021), a thriller feature by Flying Mobula Films Ltd.

Introspectum Motel is a psychological thriller taking you straight to the heart of love and lust, holding up a mirror to our most...

Indie Spotlight

Alex Leptos

May 19, 20213 min read

REVIEW: 'The Lost Shoes' (2021), a documentary feature by Tomaso Aramini and Rafiqfuad Yarahmadi

We wanted to tell a submerged part of Italian history from the perspective of the toiling masses and the working class using historical...

Indie Spotlight

Alex Leptos

Mar 3, 20214 min read

WATCH & REVIEW: 'Renegade' (2020), a short experimental film by Gabby Lee

Renegade is an experimental short film that explores the exchange of matter in the universe. Everything on earth, alive or not alive, is...

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Alex Leptos

Dec 28, 20202 min read

REVIEW: 'Undercover Bike Cop' (2019), a short film by Retro Video Pictures

Set in a future where crime is the law, a former cop and his supernaturally possessed bike partner go undercover to preserve justice....

Indie Spotlight

Alex Leptos

Dec 21, 20202 min read

REVIEW: 'Hit Record' (2020), a mockumentary feature by Ethan Cvitanic

Hit Record is certainly not the first documentary style movie that deals with the rise of a star nor is it the first mockumentary to do...

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Alex Leptos

Oct 26, 20203 min read

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This looks like SO MUCH FUN! 🤜🏻💥🤛🏻

The first look at Jason Momoa as Blanka alongside Andrew Koji as Ryu showcases the iconic abilities and moves from the long-running franchise 🙌🏼

For so long, video game movies had a terrible reputation but there has been a surge in quality in recent years 🎮

And the new STREET FIGHTER looks to be embracing all the over-the-top and colourful spirit of the games- just as it should! 💪

#StreetFighter #StreetFighterMovie #JasonMomoa #AndrewKoji #FirstLook

This looks INSANE

Historical and mythological epics are making a huge comeback, and India is now creating their most expensive movie of all time

"Ramayana" an ancient epic Sanskrit poem by legendary writer Valmiki and tells the story of Rama, heir to the kingdom, who is exiled to the forest with his wife Sita and brother Lakshmana 🪷

The film is directed by Nitesh Tiwari with music by Hans Zimmer and A. R Rahman 🎵

#Ramayana #HinduMythology #IndianCinema #HindiMovie #WorldCinema

The "I Am What I Am" sequel, titled "The King Fu Kid", has been announced for streaming and physical release in the US 🇺🇸

So what better time is there to revisit one of the most overlooked animated movies of the decade so far 🐲

Directed by Sun Haipeng, "I Am What I Am" tells the story of an underdog village teenager who pursues traditional Chinese lion dancing 🦁

#AnimatedMovies #HiddenGems #UnderratedMovies #MovieRecommendation #ChineseMovies

GET INVOLVED BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE

The team behind @primitivewarmovieofficial return with DINOSAURS OF THE WILD WEST

The @kickstarter campaign is ALMOST OVER- only HOURS LEFT ⏰ ⏰ ⏰

#Western #IndieFilm #IndieMovie #PrimitiveWar #AustralianFilm

Great series of all time, hands down. Wait until the end for my number 3 👀

Mad Men was created by "The Sopranos" writer and producer Matthew Weiner and stars Jon Hamm, John Slattery, Christina Hendricks, Elisabeth Moss, January Jones, Jared Harris and ran on AMC 📺

The show won 16 Emmys, including four for Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Lead Actor 🏆

#MadMen #JonHamm #ChristinaHendricks #BestSeries #SeriesRecommendation

"His House" is a clever twist on horror by using the refugee experience to blend supernatural horrors with the horrors of fleeing war-torn Sudan 🇸🇩

Remi Weekes makes his directorial debut in this Netflix hidden gem starring Wunmi Mosaku, Sope Dirisu and Matt Smith ⭐

#HorrorMovies #HiddenGems #MovieRecommendation #NetflixFilm #FilmRecommendations

With "Spider-Man: Bread New Day" out today, let's revisit Tom Holland's debut, and arguably his best film performance 🎭

Have you seen "The Impossible"? Do you agree?

With Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts, set in Thailand during the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Based on a true story.

#TomHolland #SpiderManBrandNewDay #MovieRecommendations #FilmRecommendations #HiddenGems

If you haven't seen this movie then what are you even doing?

After watching "The Furious", I wanted to revisit this one 🫡

"The Villainess" is a 2017 South Korean action movie by director Jung Byung-gil and it is one of the slickest and most stylish action movies I have ever seen 💥

Massive set pieces, crazy camera work and high energy action that inspired John Wick 🏍️

#TheVillainess #MovieRecommendation #FilmRecommendation #ActionMovies #MartialArtsMovies

What do you think of Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige" 🪄

Thank you @aufgebenjamin for the recommendation 🫡

With Nolan's "The Odyssey" being all the rage... Let's revisit one of his earlier movies.

Starting Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansson, Andy Serkis and David Bowie.

#ChristopherNolan #ThePrestige #MovieRecommendation #FilmRecommendation #ThrillerMovies

Here are my actual thoughts on Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey."

My last video sparked quite the debate, but away from all that, is it actually a good movie? Some say yes, some are still very critical. From the casting of Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong'o and Elliot Page to the historical inaccuracies of the time it's set.

But does all that really matter for this adaptation?

#TheOdyssey #ChristopherNolan #MattDamon #MovieReview #GreekMythology

Grab a cup of tea or your favourite beverage because this is gonna be a long one.

Sit with me whilst I discuss my full unscripted, unfiltered and unedited thoughts on Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey.'

From the discourse around Lupita Nyong'o and Elliot Page to the "historical inaccuracies" and of course, whether or not I liked the film.

Link in bio.

#TheOdyssey #ChristopherNolan #AnneHathaway #MattDamon #MovieReview

Usually I give you recommendations... Now you give me some 🫡

My top 12 is quite varied- from Onibaba to Bonnie and Clyde... But I need more. Recommend me a movie from any genre, any language or any era.

Let's build a watchlist 🔥🔥🔥

#Watchlist #MovieRecommendations #FilmRecommendations #FavoriteMovies #Cinephile

Let's talk about it

Kurosawa is an all-time great director, and his final epic RAN is an incredible cinematic accomplishment... But I didn't connect with it as much as I was hoping I would

What do you think?

#AkiraKurosawa #Ran #UnpopularOpinion #Masterpiece #BestMovies

@empiremagazine I have questions. But I also bring answers 😉

Empire's "100 Best Movies Of All Time" list has some epic movies compiled with the help of the readers- and it makes for quite an eclectic list 📃🍿

So here are my Top 12 Movies of all time

#BestMovies #Top12 #FavouriteMovies #MovieRecommendations #FilmRecommendations

THE CASE FOR PHYSICAL MEDIA 💿

With PlayStation announcing that they will cease production of physical discs from 2028, many are saying that physical media is dead 🪦

Streaming is great, but it cannot be a replacement ❌

#PhysicalMedia #PlayStation #PhysicalMediaCollector #PhysicalMediaForever #MovieCollector

Stay cool out there 🫡☀️

'Kumiko the Treasure Hunter' will break your heart 💔 but remind you about belief, hope, and relentless perseverance in the eyes of doubt.

By director David Zellner and starring Rinko Kikuchi 🎭

Post partially inspired by @ultimatemoviebuff 😆❄️

#MovieRecommendation #SadMovies #RinkoKikuchi #FilmRecommendations #HiddenGems

Not that one 🙅🏻‍♂️ Michael Mann's 'Collateral' with Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx has one of the greatest movie needle drops of all time 💿

What's your favourite?

#NeedleDrop #Collateral #MichaelMann #TomCruise #MovieMusic

Cowboys riding dinosaurs?! 🤠🦖

The team behind @primitivewarmovieofficial return with the next instalment in its universe!

The @kickstarter campaign is officially LIVE- but only for 30 DAYS! Get involved 👈🏼👈🏼👈🏼

First it was dinosaurs in the Vietnam war, now it's dinosaurs in the Wild West! What a time to be a film fan! 🍿

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#Western #IndieFilm #IndieMovie #PrimitiveWar #AustralianFilm

What's your favourite jump scare? 😱

When it comes to the best movie jump scares, most people would point to The Exorcist III (which is amazing), but for me... It's from 1967's 'Wait Until Dark' with Audrey Hepburn 😨

#WaitUntilDark #ThrillerMovies #MovieRecommendation #AudreyHepburn #JumpScare

Is 'Bonnie and Clyde' a romance movie? 😅

Some of my favourite "love stories" in cinema aren't the most conventional... In the Mood for Love, Before Sunrise, Bonnie and Clyde, Love Exposure, I Origins

See the rest on my @letterboxd 👈🏼

#RomanceMovies #LoveStories #BonnieandClyde #Letterboxd #MovieRecommendation

I will not tolerate this 'The Witch' slander, even from Robert Eggers himself 😭🤣

Eggers is also very proud of aspects of his debut feature, but his criticism is harsh 😆

Counting down to Christmas for 'Werwulf' 🐺👀

#RobertEggers #TheWitch #Werwulf #AnyaTaylorJoy #HorrorMovies

Has anybody else seen this movie? 😭🌈

Ugo Bienvenu's feature debut 'Arco' evokes old-school fantasy animated classics by the likes of Hayao Miyazaki and Ralph Bakshi 🎨

#Arco #MovieRecommendation #AnimatedMovie #FilmRecommendations #FrenchMovies

Name a better ending, I'll wait 👀

Michael Mann's 'The Last of the Mohicans' has the best movie ending of all time 😭 And that score by Trevor Jones 🤌🏼

#TheLastoftheMohicans #MichaelMann #DanielDayLewis #MovieRecommendations #BestMovies

'A Night with Nathan' by writers Brent Baird (also Director) and Peter Comrie, who both star in the film is deeper than it first appears.

A character-driven indie comedy-drama about unlikely friendships, masculinity, loneliness and understanding.

Full reviews at www.outsidethespotlight and YouTube. Links in bio 👈🏼

@a_night_with_nathan @brent__baird

#IndieMovie #IndieFilm #IndieComedy #FilmReview #MovieRecommendations

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In just one week Popcorn has recommended me two movies I LOVED!

And that's entirely the point- no more movie recommendations that don't click with you, because Popcorn knows exactly what you like 🙌🏼

#Ad #Popcorn #MovieRecommendation #FilmRecommendations #MovieRecs

'Quest for Fire' is unlike anything else you've ever seen 🔥

Why aren't there more genuine early human movies? If there are, let me know!

#QuestforFire #UnderratedMovies #MovieRecommendation #HiddenGems #FilmRecommendation

Name a better piece of movie music ☠️🎵

Hans Zimmer's "Jack Sparrow" is one of my favourite pieces of film score, and 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest' is an all-time favourite movie 🏴‍☠️🍿

What's your favourite piece of film score?

#JackSparrow #HansZimmer #MovieScore #MovieSoundtrack #PiratesoftheCaribbean

How have I never heard of 'Hostiles'?!

@downloadpopcorn recommending bangers 🫡

A bleak and melancholic Western about past conflicts, grudges, the weight of our actions and the guilt we carry.

Gorgeous visuals with the landscapes of New Mexico and Colorado looking vast but in an isolating and lonely kind of way.

Christian Bale shines as always, Rosumand Pike gives arguably a career-best performance and Ben Foster in anything will always make me happy 😌

#Hostiles #MovieReview #WesternMovies #MovieRecommendation #ChristianBale

No no no no... Have you seen OBSESSION? 🪆

The story of Bear (Michael Johnston) that wishes for his friend Nikki (Inde Navarrette) to fall in love with him, resulting in horrific consequences 😬

X 'Get Out' by writer/director Jordan Peele 🎬

#Obsession #HorrorMovieScene #IndeNavarrette #NewMovies #GetOut

Steven Spielberg is quite ambitious with his latest...

'Disclosure Day' bounces around different genres but never really allows any of them to flourish. It does start to settle into itself towards the closing minutes but ends leaving much to be desired.

What do you think?

#DisclosureDay #StevenSpielberg #EmilyBlunt #MovieReview #NewMovies

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REVIEW: 'Forgotten Trash', a sci-fi horror by Retro Video Pictures

REVIEW: 'Introspectum Motel' (2021), a thriller feature by Flying Mobula Films Ltd.

REVIEW: 'The Lost Shoes' (2021), a documentary feature by Tomaso Aramini and Rafiqfuad Yarahmadi

WATCH & REVIEW: 'Renegade' (2020), a short experimental film by Gabby Lee

REVIEW: 'Undercover Bike Cop' (2019), a short film by Retro Video Pictures

REVIEW: 'Hit Record' (2020), a mockumentary feature by Ethan Cvitanic

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