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Pandemic (2016)
This film is unforgivable in how bad it is.
A director trying every visual cliche along with every predictable zombie story twist come together for a perfect storm of chaotic mess.
This is barely a film and more of a failed video game pitch reel. The first person shooter aspect fails to engage the viewer and barely hides terrible acting. 10 minutes in and it is painfully obvious where the story is going.
Stupid character choices result in predictable outcomes. The characters are one dimensional at best and so under developed that it is impossible to feel anything other than pity for the actors getting roped into this nightmare production.
There is nothing polished in this film.
From the opening scene to an unfinished ending, it is just a waste of time.
Watch something, anything else.
After We Leave (2019)
Never gets off the ground
The ending to this film was just bad.
A twist that failed to contort into anything of worth.
It had an ok premise and lofty aspirations as an Indy film, but It just couldn't hit any of the marks. The storyline was predictable for all the bad reasons. The script lacked any punch. Visual effects were nonexistent and the acting was wooden at best.
Hossain is not a good director. He fails to bring the viewer into a future in any meaningful way. As has been noted elsewhere, the film looks set in the late 20th century. Nothing hints at when this takes place where space colonization would be commonplace.
Action scenes in this were just...lacking with subpar choreography and bad framing. So much more could have been done. The only positive is the soundtrack but even that gets bludgeoned with careless audio editing and low levels.
Watching this was a mistake. I should have read a book!
Invasion Planet Earth (2019)
Wow, this was dreadful
Thomas Dunn is having a terrible day fit for a soap opera.
Full of cliches, careless editing and continuity errors this is less a film and more of a red headed stepchild of Ed Wood.
We watch the story unfold with special effects so poor, they qualify as neither. Acting is also pretty painful for the most part with performers struggling to overcome a clunky and predictable story and a script that feels like a chainsaw lobotomy.
The value in Invasion Planet Earth is for film students looking to see how never to make a movie.
Freaks (2018)
Small budget, huge feel!
This is a true surprise.
Excellent performances all around from a varied cast.
The world has bad people in it that want to kill Freaks, but why?
The story unfolds around a young girl being kept in seclusion by her father.
There was a lot of buzz over this film and with good reason.
It feels bigger than its $330,000 budget.
Truly a contender from an Indy film that stands out.
Very worth your time.