Author: Take2IndieReview: Mark Lakatos
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YOU, ME & HER
As a topic that most indie filmmakers, and let’s face it, a lot of Hollywood directors tend to struggle with, the sexploration subgenre is commonly plagued with stereotypes and lousy writing. Too often, its characters are written to be taken at face value, creating a sort of taboo around seeking pleasure, both mutual and personal.…
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JABAR BAINS
Born and raised in Toronto, Canada, Jabar Bains is an international teacher turned actor. With studies at the Toronto Academy for Film and Television and ongoing work at EVN Film Studios, he’s always actively working on an ever-expanding resume of acting roles. He has starred in commercials for McDonald’s and Google, and he’s slated for…
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THE MUMMY MURDERS
Big trouble is brewing within the quaint neighborhoods of a small town. A deranged serial killer is on the prowl, leaving a trail of embalmed bodies for police to discover. Local reporter Alexis Kelly (Leila Scott) finds herself inadvertently entangled in the killer’s sinister plot. The revelations that follow turn her entire life into a…
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BROKEN CITY
There are few things more intriguing in independent filmmaking than established creatives dabbling in new genres and stories. Hot off his quirky supernatural opus Jovi & Lou, director Terry Spears now invites audiences into a world void of divine intervention as he attempts to dissect the economic recession of America. Survival is the name of…
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THE AFTER
Misan Harriman and David Oyelowo’s The After is no easy watch. It tears a life down without remorse, only to reconstruct it with grace and humility as its building blocks. The film won the coveted Best Live Action Short award at the HollyShorts Film Festival, earning it eligibility for an Academy Award nomination. A brutal…
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THE RIDE
We often hear the phrase “life dealt someone a bad hand”. It’s a very common sentence that aptly describes a person who’s had it rough in their lifetime, with circumstances outside of their control keeping them down. In Adam Marino’s The Ride, this is very nearly taken literally as the director takes a closer look…
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TRUST IN LOVE
A sentimental throwback to classic breakup movies, Trust in Love finds a now-over-the hill musician on the ropes. Though his hugely successful run in the 80’s spurred him on to find a creative spark once more, his family life remains in shambles, with the imminent threat of divorce looming large. Mick Davis’s film is everything…
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DEBT MEN
Sydney (Alex Désert) and John (Travis Myers) are two career criminals caught in a meetup gone sideways with fellow crook Marion McKay, only to begin reminiscing about their lives and the many questionable choices that led them there. The talking shifts to the families they must tend to, a part of their lives that sparks…
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A TIME FOR EVERY PURPOSE
Faith-based filmmaking has always gotten the cold shoulder when it comes to critical and commercial accolades. There’s only so many times one can attempt to push the same, time-tested message into the audience’s periphery. The consensus seems simple: if the solution is always God, why bother sitting through a foregone conclusion of a movie? Director…