Lunamancer

This was so slow. There were way too many protracted, self indulgent, pondering shots that added absolutely nothing to the mood or story. If you strip out all the naval gazing filer there is about ten minutes where things actually happen, unfortunately these things make no real sense. I can only presume there was a story and a point to it all. There was zero characterization, the dialogue was stilted and there was no narrative structure worth a damn. Just because it's an indie film doesn't mean it should be poorly written, badly realised or poorly paced. I saw a description of it that apparently compared it to wolverine, taxi driver and the matrix, believe me it has nothing in common with any of them.

Lunamancer swoops you up into its dreamlike, elusive world and doesn't relent as you journey with our broken hero to unravel the mystery of his sister's whereabouts and prepare for the pinnacle showdown against the archetypal, ancient-yet-of-the-present-moment, godlike, Lunamancer, who's Achilles Heel, once uncovered, leads our hero to dawn an iconic monster-slasher getup worthy to stand alongside Ripley's mecha suit in Aliens, or Ash's chainsaw arms used against the Army of Darkness, though don't be mistaken, there has never been a movie quite like Lunamancer, so this wild ride is not one to be missed.

Terrific visuals, atmosphere, and emotional depth throughout this debut feature film, which won Best Feature at the 2021 Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival. Very excited to see where this director goes from here.

Wonderful cinematography creates the dreamlike mood keeping the viewer on the edge their seat. Every shot is carefully crafted and tells a subtle yet dramatic and otherworldly tale.

You can feel the bleak grey where winter seems permanent and hope is hard to find as Isaac searches for his sister. Noah Mucci and the full cast are in sync crafting this story of of family, loss and redemption. It is remarkable how much narrative and feeling is told and expressed with such sparce, yet well placed, dialogue.

The action sequences are also well choreographed and produced....rarely seen in similarly budgeted films.

Highly recommend.

Pretty rad scifi flick! It's a solid story with drama, mystery, and great characters. Made even more impressive by the fact that it was made with so few resources. True indie film making!