Browsing: Movies – Indies

By Paul Salfen When Ryan Colt Levy steps into a recording booth as Denji, the chainsaw-wielding, devil-hunting protagonist of Chainsaw Man, something electric happens. The raw, unfiltered energy that once powered stages with his band Braeves now fuels one of the most beloved characters in modern anime. In this candid conversation with AMFM Magazine, the

By Paul Salfen AMFM Magazine When Kristen Stewart called, neither Thora Birch nor Jim Belushi needed to read the script. They simply said yes. That alone tells you everything about the gravitational pull of The Chronology of Water, Stewart’s long-gestating, emotionally volcanic feature directorial debut adapted from Lidia Yuknavitch’s shattering 2011 memoir. Imogen Poots delivers

This is Paul Salfen with your KLAK Movie Minute. On Netflix now is In Your Dreams, a delightful animated flick that reminds you of those classic cartoon favorites in spirit. This one follows two brothers that go into their fantastical and sometimes bizarre dreams to visit the Sandman in hopes of granting their dream of a

By Paul Salfen for AMFM Magazine It’s been twenty years since Jon Heder exploded onto screens as the ultimate awkward icon Napoleon Dynamite, complete with moon boots, tater tots, and that now-legendary dance. Two decades later, Heder is back doing what he does best: playing lovable, mullet-sporting oddballs who somehow save the day. His latest

AMFM Magazine exclusive interview by Paul Salfen When Sean Mullin set out to make a documentary about the West Point rugby team, he thought he was making a sports film. Four years later, after unprecedented Pentagon approval and never-before-seen access to the United States Military Academy, the West Point graduate and former Army captain has

By Paul Salfen for AMFM Magazine For decades, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue was either celebrated as pop-culture royalty or vilified as the ultimate symbol of the male gaze. Few people bothered to ask the woman who actually created it what she thought it was about. In Beyond the Gaze, director Jill Campbell (Jule Campbell’s

By Paul Salfen, November21, 2025 In an era where artificial intelligence is no longer science fiction but part of everyday life, a disturbing new phenomenon is emerging: AI-triggered delusions and psychosis. Award-winning filmmaker Sean King O’Grady (The Mill, Our American Family) dives headfirst into this psychological minefield with his gripping docuseries Suspicious Minds, now streaming

By Paul Salfen, AMFM Magazine November 2025 When Jeremy Xido collapsed onstage in Europe from a massive heart attack while performing his one-man show The Angola Project, the universe sent a message he could no longer ignore: go home. After eleven years touring the world as a dancer, actor, and director, the Detroit-raised artist returned

By Paul Salfen When Hulu announced that Australian actor Jason Clarke would step into the skin of disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh for the third season of the anthology series – retitled Murdaugh: Death in the Family – the reaction was immediate: “He’s perfect.” Clarke, the intense, shape-shifting leading man of Zero Dark Thirty,

By Paul Salfen In a refreshing break from the usual awards-season intensity, the new indie comedy Lost and Found in Cleveland is exactly the kind of warm, laugh-out-loud film we need right now. Directed by Marisa and Keith Cooper, this modern riff on The Wizard of Oz follows five strangers whose lives hilariously collide over