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Muscle Beach: An Indie Film Set in the Faded Bodybuilding Mecca

Muscle Beach: An Indie Film Set in the Faded Bodybuilding Mecca

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekMay 27, 2026Muscle Beach, Indie, Drama, Jacob Hurwitz-Goodman, Ike Catcher, bodybuilding, California, Farley Jackson, Kirk Baltz, Lindsey NormingtonComment

Showing Up: Funny, Contemplative Indie Has Heart to Spare, Plus Michelle Williams

Showing Up: Funny, Contemplative Indie Has Heart to Spare, Plus Michelle Williams

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekApril 12, 2023Showing Up, Kelly Reichardt, Jonathon Raymond, Michelle Williams, Hong Chau, Maryann Plunkett, John Magaro, Judd Hirsch, IndieComment

Major Arcana: Minimalist Gem Tells Very Human Story with Care and Honesty

Major Arcana: Minimalist Gem Tells Very Human Story with Care and Honesty

By Thom Ernst

Review, PreviewJim SlotekNovember 6, 2020Major Arcana, Drama, Indie, Josh Melrod, Lane Bradbury, Ujon Tokarski, Tara Summers, Addiction movies Comments

Before You Know It: Indie Dramedy Aims for Kooky/Clever Sweet Spot, Skids Left

By Liam Lacey

ReviewSeptember 19, 2019Before You Know It, Judith Light, Alec Baldwin, Mandy Patinkin, Hanna Pearl Utt, Jen Tullock, Sundance, Indie, Oona YaffeComment

Sundowners director Pavan Moondi, a no-experience-necessary auteur

By Jim Slotek

InterviewJim SlotekAugust 23, 2017Canadian film, Millennials, Comedy, Indie