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HIFF2015: Movie Review – Superior (2015)

Narrative Feature / USA Director: Edd Benda Writer: Edd Benda Cast: Paul Stanko, Thatcher Robinson This review is part of my coverage of 2015’s Heartland Film Festival in Indianapolis. Click here for more of my coverage of the festival. You can find my coverage of other Indianapolis area film and TV events here. In Superior, best friends Charlie and Derek set out on a two-week long bike ride around Lake Superior in the summer of 1969. The pair are weeks away from going their separate ways (college for Charlie and Vietnam for Derek), and they’re determined to make their final adventure count.

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HIFF2015: Movie Review – Embers (2015)

Narrative Feature / Poland, USA Director: Claire Carré Writer: Charles Spano, Claire Carré This review is part of my coverage of 2015’s Heartland Film Festival in Indianapolis. Click here for more of my coverage of the festival. You can find my coverage of other Indianapolis area film and TV events here. Embers is a Poland and US co-production about the […]

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HIFF2015: Movie Review – Homeless (2015)

Narrative Feature / USA Director: Clay Riley Hassler Writers: Anna Fields, Clay Riley Hassler This review is part of my coverage of 2015’s Heartland Film Festival in Indianapolis. Click here for more of my coverage of the festival. You can find my coverage of other Indianapolis area film and TV events here. In Clay Riley Hassler‘s Homeless, Michael McDowell plays […]

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HIFF2015: Movie Review – Monty Python and the Meaning of Live (2014)

Documentary Feature / UK Director: Roger Graef, James Rogan Writers: John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin Featured Subjects: John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin This review is part of my coverage of 2015’s Heartland Film Festival in Indianapolis. Click here for more of my coverage of the festival. You can find my coverage of other Indianapolis area film and TV events here. In July of 2014, the comedy geniuses of Monty Python reunited for a final ten show performance at The O2 in London. Monty Python and the Meaning of Live is an intimate look behind the scenes of that performance as well as a celebration of Monty Python and the incredible […]

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HIFF2015: Movie Review – Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made (2015)

Documentary Feature / USA Directors: Jeremy Coon, Tim Skousen Featured Subjects: Chris Strompolos, Eric Zala, Jayson Lamb, Angela Rodriguez This review is part of my coverage of 2015’s Heartland Film Festival in Indianapolis. Click here for more of my coverage of the festival. You can find my coverage of other Indianapolis area film and TV events here. Raiders! The Story […]

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HIFF2015: Movie Review – The Big Lonely (2014)

Documentary Feature / USA Director: David Manougian Featured Subject: Michael Nelms This review is part of my coverage of 2015’s Heartland Film Festival in Indianapolis. Click here for more of my coverage of the festival. You can find my coverage of other Indianapolis area film and TV events here. The Big Lonely opens with a statement saying it is a documentary shot entirely by its main character with no production crew present. As the film’s subject Michael Nelms sets a fire, the viewer is instantly immersed into this story of a man isolated and alone in the wilderness for almost a decade.

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HIFF2015: Movie Review – dream/killer (2015)

Documentary Feature / USA Director: Andrew Jenks This review is part of my coverage of 2015’s Heartland Film Festival in Indianapolis. Click here for more of my coverage of the festival. You can find my coverage of other Indianapolis area film and TV events here. On Halloween night 2001, a sports editor for the Columbia Tribune in Columbia, Missouri was murdered. The […]

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HIFF2015: Movie Review – Peace Officer (2015)

Documentary Feature / USA Directors: Scott Christopherson, Brandon Barber This review is part of my coverage of 2015’s Heartland Film Festival in Indianapolis. Click here for more of my coverage of the festival. You can find my coverage of other Indianapolis area film and TV events here. Peace Officer is a powerful documentary examining the escalating militarization of police forces […]

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