Four years ago, I was blown away by Ink, the second feature from Colorado-based filmmaker Jamin Winans. Ink was not without its flaws, but ultimately, I found it to be a stunning and thought-provoking fantasy film. Or, as I wrote in my review: Ink definitely wears its heart on its sleeve, and is packed with themes of redemption, guilt, […]
One of my favorite movie review quotes comes from Chris Vognar’s review of Donnie Darko, in which he writes that Donnie Darko “may be too ambitious for a debut feature, but ambition and imagination still trump mediocrity any day of the week.” Over the years, that has become my “go-to” phrase to describe movies that […]
Back in January of 2009, I came across a trailer for a low-budget indie sci-fi/fantasy film called Ink. I was immediately intrigued by the trailer’s Gilliam/Jeunet/Gaiman vibe, but it wasn’t until last week that I finally got to see the film. I’ll be posting my full review of Ink here at Filmwell soon — Spoiler […]