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‘Saturn’ Review: This Indie Sci-Fi Asks, ‘Will You Answer the Call?’
Nov 18, 2024 · A father is faced with making the ultimate sacrifice in director Eric Esau’s intergenerational and intergalactic sci-fi film, Saturn.Torn between saving his family and saving the world, Saturn is an intimate drama that reckons with both deep-rooted trauma and family secrets. With a highly cinematic aesthetic made on an independent film budget, Saturn proves that its Marvel-level quality ...
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Established in 2013, Cinemacy is the destination for discovering the latest in independent, documentary, and arthouse films. Founded by Morgan Rojas, a former broadcast journalist and music coordinator, Cinemacy is considered an industry tastemaker for what's worth watching in our current state of choice overload.
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Check out all of our original reviews of indie and arthouse cinema, where we break down the originality, craft, and impact of every film in each review.
‘Wicked’ Review: Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande Bring The Magic
Nov 25, 2024 · Runtime 2h 40m Genre Fantasy, Musical, Romance Directed by Jon M. Chu Written by Winnie Holzman & Dana Fox (screenplay), Winnie Holzman (musical book), Gregory Maguire (novel) Starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jeff Goldblum Distributed by Universal Pictures MPAA Rating Rated PG for some scary action, thematic material and brief suggestive material Release Date November 22, 2025
'American Meltdown' Review: A Fun Joyride Into Anarchy – Cinemacy
Nov 1, 2024 · Filmmaker Andrew Adams ‘ riotous ‘coming-of-rage’ story about a millennial woman trying to make it in America is the indie movie of the moment. A funny yet topical take on the desperation some people revert to when they feel they’ve been slighted by the system, American Meltdown is a fun joyride into homegrown anarchy. A Millenial Coming-of-Rage Story
'Piece by Piece': Pharrell's One-of-a-Kind Cinematic Journey – …
Oct 9, 2024 · I’ll admit, I was apprehensive about watching Morgan Neville’s Pharrell Williams biopic Piece by Piece.I’ve been a fan of Morgan’s work since he blew me away with 20 Feet From Stardom, so I did not doubt his capability to construct an emotionally charged music doc.My hesitation came from questioning how Pharrell wanted his story told; doing so exclusively through GCI Legos seemed nuts.
'What Remains' Review: A Dark Story of Murder and Memory – …
Jun 25, 2024 · Inspired by true events, What Remains tells the harrowing story of a mentally ill Scandinavian man who confessed to, and was convicted of, more than 30 murders of young boys. Based on the life of Sweden’s most notorious serial killer Thomas Quick, filmmaker Ran Huang avoids turning this emotionally fraught story into a showy spectacle.It can be argued that the true crime genre, as a whole ...
'Things Will Be Different': On the Run Through Space and Time – …
Oct 2, 2024 · Sidney (Riley Dandy) and Joseph (Adam David Thompson) are siblings on the run from both their past and current reality in writer/director Michael Felker’s upcoming sci-fi film, Things Will Be Different.Playfully pitting dark forces against each other in a game of metaphysical cat and mouse, the film is an engaging and suspenseful watch from start to finish.