Hollywood-produced films don’t always mean good quality movies. Sometimes, because there are too many people wanting to get a say in how a film is made, it comes out crappy (I’m looking at you ‘Fantastic 4.'). But then there are indie films that work with a limited budget and are produced independently, hence the name. These films almost always come out good, sometimes better than their Hollywood counterparts.
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Here are my favorite indie films that you might want to check out.
1. American Beauty
“American Beauty” was one of the many fantastic movies of the ‘90s. Director Sam Mendes captures the struggles of Lester Burnham, a father caught in a serious midlife crisis, his daughter Jane, who finds love for the first time, and her beautiful yet lonely best friend Angela, played by the stunning Mena Suvari.
2. The Blair Witch Project
This horror movie terrifies its watchers because of the amateur filming that makes it seem like a real story. Three young movie-makers set out into the woods to produce a documentation of the myth of the Blair Witch. Little do they know that the legend is still alive and waiting for its next victims.
3. Pulp Fiction
This movie is a cult film. In Quentin Tarantino’s masterpiece, John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, and Uma Thurman create a funny and exciting gangster comedy. The movie has many long dialogues, but Tarantino makes it work and ties all the different plot lines together for a spectacular finale. Seriously, if you have never watched this movie, do it now.
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4. The Witch
Written and directed by Robert Eggers in his directorial debut, the film follows a Puritan family encountering forces of evil in the woods beyond their New England farm. “The Witch” is an atmospherically driven, religion-coated film that is, at times, both beautiful and terrifying.
Joe Cianciotto here. I’m an architect by profession and draw heavily from modernist, postmodernist, and neo-futurist influences and mostly focus on the construction of commercial and multifamily residential developments. I am also an indie film enthusiast. Follow me on Twitter for more indie movie updates.
