Indie Film Reviews

I recently had the pleasure of hosting a special video interview with Canadian filmmaking duo Mark Wolfe and Kerry McArthur, the directors and writers behind the indie feature The Orchard, which we recently reviewed on the UK Film Club podcast.

You are back with a new film, Noblestone. What's it about, and what made you want to return to the quirky caretaker character of Karen, and how did you approach evolving her story this time around?

Claudia Dzienny is an Australian writer-director and comedian whose work blends character-driven comedy with emotionally grounded storytelling.

Lunar Sway follows Cliff (Noah Parker), a young man living in a desert town called Mooncrest, as he struggles with his sexuality and unexpectedly connects with his estranged birth mother. After learning of his mother’s numerous secrets, he embarks on a wild adventure and a trail of secrets, while also spending time with his love interest, Stew (Douglas Smith). The piece is a coming-of-age story about self-discovery and seeking longing in a world that has treated you harshly your whole life.

It is a weekend that feels uniquely British in its distribution, offering a balanced diet of intellectual stimulation and visceral thrills. Here is what you can expect to find at your local multiplex and independent arthouse next week, or some home releases too.

Meadowlarks, directed by Tasha Hubbard, follows 5 siblings who are reunited after being separated from their parents during the Sixties Scoop of 1955-1985, in which over 200,000 Indigenous Canadian children were forcibly taken from their families and adopted by white families or placed under foster care.

Directed by Blake Ridder, Manor of Darkness (2025) is a feature-length horror film which plays on satirical horror, borrowing from cliches within the meta-horror genre. Containing effective scares and well-built characters, the film grips viewers' attention both visually and narratively.

Pursued is one fascinatingly mixed bag of a film. Following the sudden death of her father, teenager Lark (Madison Lawlor) begins to suspect her mum’s new boyfriend, whom she’s never met, of being a murderer... until she doesn’t. When it comes to narrative intentionality, this is a truly confusing movie, and therefore slightly difficult to reckon with. What is set up here is not entirely understood until the payoff of the movie, and this is the result of screenplay and pacing inconsistencies. Th

It was a pleasure, as always, to join my co-host Brian and cover some of the best movies out right now. As always, Brian gives his coveted "Film of the Month" award to one of the cinema releases, and this month it was for the new Stephen King adaptation, The Life of Chuck.

Little Deaths by UK film critic Lawrence Bennie. Written & Directed by Brian Follmer. Starring Kerri Romeo & Adam Leotta.

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