Indie Essentials: Mia Wasikowska
What makes a performer magnetic? What rarefied talent must a person possess in order to draw an audience into their inner world? Whatever it is, Mia Wasikowska has it. Boy […]
Author Archives: Indie Outlook
Indie Outlook Talks Sports Movies on Nothing But Net
In honor of Oscar Sunday, let’s chat about…sports movies! What’s the Academy Awards if not a competition that causes fans to root for their prized “team,” and what’s the real […]
Mark Dujsik on Oscars 2013
Ah, the Academy Awards…that ratings driven, self-important novelty that never fails to grab my attention each year, despite the fact that I have no respect for it. The winners are […]
Top Ten Performances in a Christopher Guest Film
Watching Christopher Guest’s comic masterpiece “Best in Show” with my high school theatre troupe was an experience akin to a little league team watching their baseball heroes triumph in a […]
Pat McDonald on Paul Giamatti
There are few character actors in the business as versatile and engaging as Paul Giamatti. Even his weakest vehicles have been bolstered by his sheer presence. Just look at the […]
Sam Shapson and A.J. Sheeran on “The Treehouse”
Co-chairing the Chicago Film Critics Association’s festival of student-made short films has been a nostalgic experience for me, since the submissions all come from my alma mater, Columbia College. It’s […]
Sadie Rogers on “The Wise Kids,” “The Skriker”
Sometimes an actor delivers a performance so vivid and indelible that it transcends the boundaries of screen time. That’s precisely what Sadie Rogers does in Stephen Cone’s masterpiece, “The Wise […]
23 Films to See in 2013
Though 2013 has barely begun, a slew of hotly anticipated titles have already materialized on the calendar, including a handful destined to generate Oscar buzz prior to next year’s ceremony. […]
Indie Essentials: Laura Dern
When it comes to polarizing audiences, Laura Dern is absolutely fearless. She has no qualms with picking roles that refuse to fit within a studio’s rigid standards of accessibility. She […]
Alec Pinkston and Steve Shields on “Sick Day”
Morning news programs certainly provide fertile ground for satire. When anchors aren’t plugging their network’s latest reality TV sensation or gossiping about a recent celebrity break-up, they’re taking part in […]
