Hot from reviewing Michael J. Long’s indie Baby Brother earlier this month, we at The Geek Show were approached by another Liverpudlian filmmaker with a view to taking a look at his movie. That movie is Kate & Jake and its writer/director is Jack McLoughlin. I was more than happy […]
Indie Film
Baby Brother (2023) Impressive Micro-Budget Liverpool Indie (Review)
To Nowhere (2020): Queer Coming-of-Age British Indie (Review)
Released to cinemas and Curzon Home on 30th June, To Nowhere is the unflinching feature debut of director Sian Astor-Lewis. A striking blend of arthouse and kitchen sink, this low-budget, crowd-funded British indie explores the coming-of-age travails of two queer teenagers, taking us deep into the heart of their emotionally […]
Letter to the Postman (2022) & Questions to the Filmmaker
In the final days of 2022, I happened upon an intriguing sixty-minute low-budget film. Entitled Letters to the Postman, it is an adaptation by British indie filmmaker Felix Dembinski of a short story by Robert Aickman which appeared in the author’s 1980 anthology Intrusions and proved to be his final […]
Daughter (2022) Oppressive & Impressive Micro Budget Thriller which questions the family unit (Review)
Masterfully crafting terror in vast and small spaces, Daughter seems to be an interrogation into the idealistic visions of the nuclear family. Corey Deshon (A Million Little Things, Voice, To Police), in his directorial debut, delves into horror with social issues to explore. His scathing, microscopic view of the conservative […]
Jethica (2022) A beautifully cinematic expression of loneliness and the inbetween (Review)
Set amongst the vast and sprawling landscape of New Mexico in winter, Jethica centres itself around Elena who is retreating in her grandmother’s secluded trailer. Whilst getting gas one day she runs into an old school friend Jessica, who hesitantly accepts Elena’s invitation to stay at the trailer, but while […]
Dreaded Light (2022) Modern Day Play for Today (VOD review)
One of the pieces of advice given to prospective writers across any medium, whether visually inclined or literary, it’s to write what you know. Writer/director Mark MacNicol has used that vague counsel to write his debut feature, Dreaded Light – a deeply personal drama that sashays past some horror tropes […]
The Runner (2021) The Ideal Actors Showcase (VOD review)
Independent film is full of people from other professions in the creative industries taking a turn behind the camera. Stunt men, visual effects artists, action choreographers, cinematographers, and stand-up comedians have and continue to make the leaps necessary to direct. With her latest directorial project, The Runner, Michelle Danner is […]
Most Horrible Things (2022) The curse of indie horror marketing (VOD review)
Most Horrible Things is the directorial debut of Hiroshi Katagari, and it tells the story of six young strangers who are invited to a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. An exclusive dinner party hosted by a charming and enigmatic host on the most romantic night of the year, Valentine’s Day – having nothing […]
Manifesto (2022) Forlorn yet unbowed (Cinema Review)
Manifesto, currently doing the rounds in selected cinemas, is the final instalment in the Hope Trilogy from Liverpudlian director Daniel Draper. The previous films in this series included the Dennis Skinner documentary Nature of the Beast and The Big Meeting, a documentary about the Durham Miners Gala. Slotted neatly in […]