Though we aim to discuss a wide breadth of films each year, few things give us more pleasure than the arrival of bold, new voices. It’s why we venture to festivals and pore over a variety of different features that might bring to light some emerging talent. This year was an especially notable time for new directors making their stamp, and we’re highlighting the handful of 2022 debuts that most impressed us.
Below one can check out a list spanning a variety of different genres, and many are available to stream here. In years to come, take note as these helmers (hopefully) ascend.
The African Desperate (Martine Syms)
One of the most exciting directorial debuts of the year, Martine Syms’ The African Desperate is an electrifying ride through a day in the life of Palace Bryant (Diamond Stingily). An Mfa grad on her final day of academia, she navigates...
Below one can check out a list spanning a variety of different genres, and many are available to stream here. In years to come, take note as these helmers (hopefully) ascend.
The African Desperate (Martine Syms)
One of the most exciting directorial debuts of the year, Martine Syms’ The African Desperate is an electrifying ride through a day in the life of Palace Bryant (Diamond Stingily). An Mfa grad on her final day of academia, she navigates...
- 12/8/2022
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
Most romance films typically center around young love and growing old together. Less common are stories about finding love at an older age or simply being older and in love. But isn’t a romance story romantic regardless of whatever age one finds love? Max Walker-Silverman thinks so, and his film “A Love Song” proves it.
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“A Love Song” tells the story of retired Forest Service flier Faye (Dale Dickey) as she waits alone for an old flame from her past (Wes Studi) to arrive at a campsite.
Continue reading ‘A Love Song’ Clip: Love Is Patient, As Is Max Walker-Silverman’s Film [Exclusive] at The Playlist.
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“A Love Song” tells the story of retired Forest Service flier Faye (Dale Dickey) as she waits alone for an old flame from her past (Wes Studi) to arrive at a campsite.
Continue reading ‘A Love Song’ Clip: Love Is Patient, As Is Max Walker-Silverman’s Film [Exclusive] at The Playlist.
- 7/28/2022
- by Jamie Rogers
- The Playlist
"Howdy, you know me?" Bleecker Street Films has revealed an official trailer for the beloved romance A Love Song, an indie super sweet dramedy marking the feature directorial debut of Max Walker-Silverman. This was one of the most talked about films from the 2022 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, with raves from many critics across the board. It's a quirky, sweet little parable about love and loneliness, with Wes Anderson touches. Two widowed friends, Faye & Lito, spend a night together by a lake in the Colorado Mountains. It was filmed on location out near Telluride in Colorado. Starring Dale Dickey in one of her best roles and Wes Studi, with Michelle Wilson, Benja K. Thomas, John Way, and Marty Grace Dennis. If this trailer doesn't get you, nothing will. It shares the warm-hearted vibe of this lovely little film. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Max Walker-Silverman's A Love Song,...
- 7/6/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
A recent report suggests the studio is planning for a big-budget reboot of the 90's science fiction film series, which followed the escapades of a time traveling law enforcement officer. "The perfection of time travel brings with it new opportunities for criminals. The government sets up a special police force (Time Enforcement Commission) to ensure the new technology isn't abused. Max Walker, one of these timecops, learns of a corrupt politician's plot to become president using the device. Senator McComb discovers Walker on his trail and the real action begins--in Walker's own past!" That was the basic story line for Time Cop, the 1994 sci-fi/action film starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and directed by Peter Hyams. Though panned by many critics, who claimed it had both a convoluted plot...
- 9/17/2010
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
Call them "cult classics." "Guilty pleasures." "Comfort movies." We all have a mental rolodex of flicks that may not be terribly popular but, for one reason or another, they resonate in a very special way. Maybe you saw it at the right moment. Maybe you just see gold where everyone else sees feces. Whatever the case, these are the special favorites that you keep stashed away for sick days. Here are some of ours.
If I could redo my college thesis, I'd skip over the deformed-step-child-of-Hemingway creative writing project and undertake a comprehensive analysis of the time travel movie genre in Hollywood. In lieu of some assistance from a Flux Capacitor-equipped DeLorean or a George Carlin-provided phone booth, I think my only viable option is to devote my first Sick Day Stash to an underrated gem of the field: Jean-Claude Van Damme's bundle of schlocky goodness, "Timecop."
Here's...
If I could redo my college thesis, I'd skip over the deformed-step-child-of-Hemingway creative writing project and undertake a comprehensive analysis of the time travel movie genre in Hollywood. In lieu of some assistance from a Flux Capacitor-equipped DeLorean or a George Carlin-provided phone booth, I think my only viable option is to devote my first Sick Day Stash to an underrated gem of the field: Jean-Claude Van Damme's bundle of schlocky goodness, "Timecop."
Here's...
- 9/23/2009
- by Eric Ditzian
- MTV Movies Blog
The cliches fly faster than the bullets in "Vice," a B-movie with loftier affectations and all the gritty authenticity of Cheez Whiz.
Shot on the mean streets of Vancouver, the 41 Inc. presentation in association with Arcview Entertainment opens today in limited release before staking out the DVD shelves.
The gruff and gravelly Michael Madsen is Detective Max Walker, a standard-issue racist, sexist, dirty cop with an itchy trigger finger and a weakness for booze and hookers. But hey, he's also haunted by the memory of his late wife and pays frequent visits to his dear old mama, so ...
Shot on the mean streets of Vancouver, the 41 Inc. presentation in association with Arcview Entertainment opens today in limited release before staking out the DVD shelves.
The gruff and gravelly Michael Madsen is Detective Max Walker, a standard-issue racist, sexist, dirty cop with an itchy trigger finger and a weakness for booze and hookers. But hey, he's also haunted by the memory of his late wife and pays frequent visits to his dear old mama, so ...
The cliches fly faster than the bullets in "Vice," a B-movie with loftier affectations and all the gritty authenticity of Cheez Whiz.
Shot on the mean streets of Vancouver, the 41 Inc. presentation in association with Arcview Entertainment opens today in limited release before staking out the DVD shelves.
The gruff and gravelly Michael Madsen is Detective Max Walker, a standard-issue racist, sexist, dirty cop with an itchy trigger finger and a weakness for booze and hookers. But hey, he's also haunted by the memory of his late wife and pays frequent visits to his dear old mama, so ...
Shot on the mean streets of Vancouver, the 41 Inc. presentation in association with Arcview Entertainment opens today in limited release before staking out the DVD shelves.
The gruff and gravelly Michael Madsen is Detective Max Walker, a standard-issue racist, sexist, dirty cop with an itchy trigger finger and a weakness for booze and hookers. But hey, he's also haunted by the memory of his late wife and pays frequent visits to his dear old mama, so ...
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