Obsessed with Independent Film Since 1976
Latest Highlights
-
SEX SELLS
About The Independent Staff:
-
‘Drunken Noodles’ Review: Lucio Castro’s Quaint Second Feature Threads the Needle Between Drama and Fantasia
In his sophomore feature ‘Drunken Noodles,’ filmmaker Lucio Castro captures a plethora of these quiet moments, contrasting them with euphoric tableaus of various gay dalliances. The film spiritually evokes a space between two worlds: the hushed atmosphere of a cruising site and the unburdened revelry of one of Sal Salandra’s canvases (the real-life artist who inspires a crucial character in the film). Inside of this delicately drawn world, protagonist Adnan — a graduate student house sitting for his uncle in New York City while working at a small art gallery — seeks to fulfill his desires.
-
Interviews | TV
Inside ‘Closet Space,’ the Sapphic Dating Show Fighting Against Shallow and Heteronormative Dating Culture with Community and Authenticity
As queer dating culture bleeds into mainstream culture at a heightened rate — with the current crazes surrounding “Heated Rivalry”…
-
Magical Girl Transformation: Alice Maio Mackay’s ‘The Serpent’s Skin’
For all that feels familiar about “The Serpent’s Skin” — a horror film featuring demonic possession, witchcraft and characters connecting…
-
Liz Sargent Talks Emotional Authenticity and Systemic Fragility for People with Disabilities and Their Caregivers in her Feature Debut, ‘Take Me Home’
Following the film’s festival run, “The Independent” spoke with Sargent about the deeply personal origins of the project such as the risks of building a film around her own sister’s lived experience and the larger questions around disability, autonomy and care that emerged throughout her filmmaking process.
-
New Directors/New Films April 8-19
In a world where most film directors start by making shorts, just one New York fest shows them all to…
Editors’ Picks
-
Rendez-Vous With French Cinema – March 5-15
Unifrance serves up a delicious new edition of art cinema to Film at Lincoln Center patrons Surprises galore pop up…
-
Staff Picks: The Stories of Immigrants
Following recent disturbing events in which American Immigration and Customs Enforcement continue to violently target peaceful immigrants and U.S. citizens…
-
The New York Jewish Film Festival Jan. 14-28
An uptown museum and Lincoln Center fest offer unbending Jewish support in a time fraught with peril in the worldwide…
