Curious Breed: ‘Puppy Love’ – 2021 SFIFF Closing Night Film
The now-virtual festival closes on a down note with a “rednexsploitation” tale starring Sean Penn’s son.
The Image Lasts: ‘Woman of the Photographs’ – 2021 SF Indiefest
Quiet character work and stunning cinematography make a fine, small drama from Japan.
Pick up the Pieces: ‘Spare Parts’ – 2021 SF Indiefest
Grindhouse flick with four chicks whose arms are chopped off for gladiatorial weapons. What else is there to say?
Twenty-four Carat Cinema: ‘Girl in Golden Gate Park’ – 2021 SF Indiefest
An intimate story about a changing San Francisco makes for one of the best films of the still-young year of 2021.
Okay, at best: ‘Una Great Movie’ – 2021 SF Indiefest
Jennifer Sharp’s Hollywood satire is two interesting films that make up a single uneven film.
Cinema Dentata: ‘I Blame Society’ – 2021 SF Indiefest
Grace Horvat’s ultra-violent feminist-revenge satire of Hollywood deserves all the buzz it’s generating.
Not Worth the Silver: ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’
The gripping true story of Fred Hampton’s final days gets a dull adaptation that does the story no justice.
A Great Undertaking: ‘The Passing On’ – 2021 SF Indiefest
This fascinating hour-long documentary highlights the art (and necessity) of being an independent Black mortician in an increasingly gentrified world.
Feast for the Eyes: ‘The Book of Vision’ – 2021 SFIFF Opening Night Film
The 23rd annual SF Indiefest opens with a quiet fantasy drama about the line between innovation and loss of humanity.
Less than Paradise: ‘Bliss’
Mike Cahill’s pretentious “Is this world a simulation?” sci-fi drama wants to be everything, so it becomes nothing.
