Cinemacy – Your Guide to Independent Film
Cinemacy is your source to discover the latest in independent and arthouse film. Curated by siblings Morgan and Ryan Rojas.
Passages – Cinemacy
2023年8月4日 · Passages, the new film by acclaimed American director Ira Sachs, has the potential to be one of my favorite films of the year.A love triangle of sadness set in Paris, the film explores the intricacy of modern relationships and how sticky they can become when a sexual awakening threatens to disrupt the dynamic.
Review – Cinemacy
Check out all of our original reviews of indie and arthouse cinema, where we break down the originality, craft, and impact of every film in each review.
‘Meanwhile on Earth’ Review: A Sonic-Driven Sci-Fi Stunner
2024年11月7日 · A smart sci-fi thriller makes landfall in theaters this Friday and you won’t want to miss it. Writer/director Jérémy Clapin’s latest experimental feature, Meanwhile on Earth, combines the best of arthouse adventure and big blockbuster drama to create a singular story of hope against all odds.Heavily dependent on the score and sound design, in the same vein as Sound of Metal, Meanwhile on ...
Cinemacy – About
Established in 2013, Cinemacy is the destination for discovering the latest in independent, documentary, and arthouse films. Founded by Morgan Rojas, a former broadcast journalist and music coordinator, Cinemacy is considered an industry tastemaker for what's worth watching in our current state of choice overload.
'The Whale' Is an Empathic Tale of Isolation, Shame, and Saving
The first thing you’ll notice in Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale is its unexpectedly compact format. With a screen ratio of 1.33:1, the frame is nearly square on all sides. Intriguingly, there won’t be any extra width for this story.
‘Nickel Boys’ Review: An Experimental Filmmaking Triumph
2024年11月5日 · By far the most stunning film I saw at AFI FEST was RaMell Ross ‘ spellbinding immersive feature Nickel Boys.Two years after debuting his documentary, Hale County This Morning, This Evening, the Academy Award-nominated director shifts into the scripted space with a beautiful sense of purpose and finesse.Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Nickel Boys” by Colson Whitehead, Ross ...
‘My Old Ass’ Review: A Mushroom Trip Leads to an Uncanny …
2024年9月18日 · In 2021, Megan Park made her directorial debut at SXSW with The Fallout.The drama, starring Jenna Ortega and Maddie Ziegler, went on to win the festival’s top honor, the Grand Jury Prize for Narrative Feature.
'Piece by Piece': Pharrell's One-of-a-Kind Cinematic Journey – …
2024年10月9日 · I’ll admit, I was apprehensive about watching Morgan Neville’s Pharrell Williams biopic Piece by Piece.I’ve been a fan of Morgan’s work since he blew me away with 20 Feet From Stardom, so I did not doubt his capability to construct an emotionally charged music doc.My hesitation came from questioning how Pharrell wanted his story told; doing so exclusively through GCI Legos seemed nuts.
Kokomo City – Cinemacy
Winner of the 2023 Sundance Film Festival NEXT Innovator Award and the NEXT Audience Award, Kokomo City is a fireball of energy and truth that is ready to burst into theaters. Directed, produced, edited, and shot by filmmaker D. Smith, Kokomo City proves that a documentary is only as good as its subjects, and what we have here are …