Lonesome Jim (2005)

Charming indie movie (that took three years to get a UK release..) from Mr Pink, starring Casey Affleck as the depressed loser Jim, who somehow manages to win you around (drinking from a jar helps) to his unique style of sadness.

Janck 4 stars (Aug '08)


Interesting premise of the broken washout who faces up to family life and some home truths. Intentional or otherwise, this occasionally gets lost in its own dreariness, and the sub-plots are largely uninvolving. Good black comedy for the most part though, just not a memorable indie classic.

Mitch 3 stars

Away We Go (2009)

Hard to review this one. On one hand, Sam Mendes breaks from his usual genre and tries his hand at an Indie movie. Some nicely constructed scenes are peppered with forced, cliched, 'kooky' characters, however. This is big budget trying very hard to appear charming and low-budget. This is not a bad film; I've just been a bit spoilt having seen better 'real' Indie movies. Mixed feelings.


3 stars

Junebug (2005)

Beautifully understated, and avoiding many caricature cliches of 'quirky indie' movies, this endearing North Carolina drama showcases independent cinema as it should be, and lingers surprisingly long in the memory. Great breakthrough performance from Amy Adams, who earned an Oscar nomination. Indie gem.


4 stars